Review: Daytripper #1
Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon have been lauded for their older work, and the prerelease excitement for their newest creation, Vertigo's Daytripper, has been no exception. And When you read their original story, this sibling collaboration shows that it's well worth the praise. The reader is treated to a day in the life of obituary writer Brás Domingos, a wealthy socialite's son living in São Paulo. The Brazilian setting plays a large part of the story, contributing a language and style to the narrative that creates a distinct foreign flavor without being alienating. Though my schooling in Portuguese was doubtlessly somewhat of a help, you don't need to know the language to grasp from context that "Genarinho" is the diminutive form of "Genaro", and you don't need a successful writer for a father to sympathize with Brás's paternal conflict. The writing is smartly crafted with its allusions to Shakespeare's daddy drama and social commentary of Brazilian city life. The art has been compared to Paul Pope's bold strokes, which is neither a negative statement nor wholly true; The coloring lacks Pope's polished values in favor of solid blocks of color that suit the on-again/off-again grittiness of the page. The big-wig reviewers who've seen issue 2 swear that the story has a workable continuation despite the one-way ticket found in the ending here, though the Brazilian due didn't need the hook at all to make me beg for more. Daytripper speaks to common themes in human experience, and there's no reason why it shouldn't be universally enjoyed. 5/5.
Rubber Justice
Posted to Comics, Review on 16 December 2009
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