By: Nicole D'Andria
William Harms wraps up his four issue mini-series Shotgun Wedding. Will heads role in this
final part? Will vows finally be exchanged?
Years ago a spy, Mike, ditched his psychotic ex-fiancée
Chloe the day before their wedding. Now Chloe is out for revenge, and if Mike
doesn’t make it in this final issue of Shotgun
Wedding, his new fiancée Denise will pay the price.
The opening cuts to a fairly predictable flashback.
However, predictable or not, it showcases how tragic the whole situation is in Shotgun Wedding. It makes Mike more
sympathetic. I just wish it wasn’t so predictable, but considering that is my
biggest complaint, that’s pretty good.
Then we cut to the most action this series has had so
far. The focus has mostly been on dialogue up to this point, but I was looking
forward to an explosive conclusion, and I wasn’t totally disappointed. My one complaint is that it felt like this
issue rushed by too quickly. I really enjoyed these characters and would’ve
liked them to be developed even more, but with the constraints of four issues I
think writer William Harms did a great job. This issue made Chloe’s history
much more tragic, showed how Denise could be more than just a damsel in
distress, and made Mike into a better man.
Artist Edward Pun really wants to show off Chloe in this
episode and almost immediately shows her in some sexy lingerie. It does make
sense in the scene and I’m glad he didn’t linger on it too long. She and the
rest of the characters are drawn well. The emotions on their faces are still
great, like Mike’s sweat dropping face when his world is turned upside down.
Because of the action and a quiet moment at the end, more focus is put on Pun’s
artwork than the dialogue. While the grey and black backdrops can become dull
after a while, they do set the mood. It’s good sequential art with lots of
shading. It’s not beautiful, but it serves its purpose.
Overall, this was a solid mini-series. There are a few
problems. It has a predictable pattern and everything is wrapped up in a neat
little bow at the end so there’s little chance this will ever continue. The
story isn’t revolutionary or award-worthy. However, that doesn’t mean this
isn’t an enjoyable mini-series with sympathetic characters that make you feel
something for them, and I recommend checking it out if you have some extra cash
to spend. Personally, I would like to see this get turned into a movie. I feel
like it could be a lot more fun on the big screen.
I give Shotgun
Wedding #4 a 7.0/10.
The overall Shotgun
Wedding series receives a 7.1/10.
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