This took quite a few reads before I was quite sure of who's who and what exactly was taking place, which isn't exactly a good start.
Jay Bonney's wild west story, this has the thematic elements of your average Hollywood popcorn film - a murder. a will to be settled, a young priest with a questionable past, a ranch up for grabs and a feisty young heroine who gallops off to settle things at the 11th hour.
It has the bare bones of a script, it cuts straight to the story, there's no little set up narrative or character introductions which might have helped the story and enriched things somewhat.
George Bailey's artwork is more sucessful when rendering backgrounds. These are pretty good and establish the mood of the story very well. The characters are less successful. Spiky and stylized drawings that lack confidence (you can feel the fear in the final backshot of the heroine's arse!).
Having said that, for a no-brainer, Sins of the Past isn't that bad a stab. Fans of westerns or anyone who's enjoyed Jay Bonneys/George Bailey's previous work may want to give Sins of the Past a go.
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24 pages B+W
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