BLACK TAPE #3 (OF 4)
AWA STUDIOS
STORY: Dan Panosian
ART: Dalibor Talajić
COLORS: Ive Svorcina
LETTERS: Steve Wands
COVER: Dan Panosian
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Dave Johnson; Chris Ferguson; Dan Panosian (B&W)
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (April 2023)
Rated: “Teen+”
Black Tape is a four-issue comic book miniseries from writer Dan Panosian and artist Dalibor Talajić. Published by AWA Studios, the miniseries follows the widow of a rock'n'roll god who is dealing with her grief, even as dark forces conspire to obtain her late husband's last album, which supposedly has special powers. Colorist Ive Svorcina and letterer Steve Wands complete the series creative team.
In Black Tape, Jack King, one of the most influential rock 'n roll musicians of all time, suddenly dies on stage. Jack's mysterious death causes his widow, Cindy, both to grapple with grief and to ask some very important questions. For instance, was his death an accident or was it something far more sinister? And now, malevolent people are seeking the master tapes for the album Jack produced shortly before his death. Entitled “Black Tape,” it just might open a doorway to hell.
As Black Tape #3 opens, Cindy is searching the home she shared with Jack. With her friend, Deveney, by her side, she hopes to find answers. Instead, what she finds should not only worry her, but also should make her run away. But Cindy won't leave, and the party is about to begin.
THE LOWDOWN: AWA Studios' marketing recently began providing me with PDF review copies of their comic book publications. The third PDF received is Black Tape #3.
I have not read the first two issues of Black Tape, but AWA Studios' marketing department has written up some perfectly detailed and aptly intriguing summaries for them. The publisher certainly knows how to sell Black Tape, and after having just finished my first and only issue, Black Tape #3, I find myself really into the narrative.
Writer Dan Panosian, who is also a hugely talented illustrator and comic book artist, has cast a devilish spell with Black Tape. In turn, Dalibor Talajić has transformed Panosian's story into powerful comic book and graphical storytelling. Black Tape looks and feels hoary and diabolical, and Ive Svorcina's colors creates a sense of shifting realities and nightmares. The cherry on top is Steve Wands' patient and matter-of-fact lettering, which carries this penultimate chapter to its shocking end.
I look forward to the fourth and final issue of this series. Although I have only read one issue, I think Black Tape will make a … helluva read in trade paperback form.
I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of fiction about people who sell their souls to the Devil and the subsequent consequences will want some Black Tape.
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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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