By Chris Doherty
Six and Two Threes is an issue zero Preview. It's easy to follow. Evan, a bittersweet fat kid is going to get wrongly arrested for murder. And here's how it all began.....
It's hard to know what to say about Six and Two Threes. For what it is (Grange Hill promising to be the Green Mile), it's fine. Chris Doherty renders the kids in a chunky, kinda-manga style, and for a first comic the standard's above par. There's a harmonious mix of narration and diaologue and Doherty knows how to visually tell a story.
Whilst displaying an ease of style and graphic confidence, my only reservation is that it's all a little bland. Evan's best friend, we're told 'rocks.Rocks hard'. But there's very little punk spirit in evidence. C'mon kids, shock me! Or at least try...
Still, I don't want to be unfair on Six and Two Threes as it's okay. And the world of small press (hell, even the big press!) needs more okay comics.
And who knows, by the next issue Chris Doherty may have started hanging 'round the local Spar asking elders to buy him that bottle of Mad Dog 20/20.
Six and Two Threes could just get interesting.
£1.50
from Millenium Comics, Northwich
or email:
bittersweetfatkid@hotmail.com
