REVIEW: Eyesis - The Untouchable #1

Straight from my hometown of Denver, Colorado, comes the stunning first issue of Eyesis the Untouchable. Writer, and editor, Alex Delia teams up with artist David Espy to take us into the life of Eyesis Rodriguez, as she spirals into the life of a serial killer. Alex“s laconic script for this issue was inspirational, and the way that David interpreted them was outstanding.

Unlike most comic books these days, this book is defined by what isn“t said. Alex“s decision to keep the main character mute for the story was ingenious, and showed a lot of confidence in his collaboration with David. This was such a huge contrast with the rest of this fictional world, that it was almost easier to see Eyesis overcome personal challenges without her narrating every little step she took withÂ the little dialogueÂ being used forÂ mainly an action, rather than exposition; either using a weather forecast as a poetic description of Eyesis“ life, or a shouting match between two men on the street as a source of inspiration for her to overcome her deepest fears.

It was in this aspect that Alex excelled at developing a story with depth and purpose. His main character wasn“t merely just walking through the world popping pills and chain-smoking, but learning and developing. This is a facet of storytelling that is scarce in today“s spandex wearing comic book industry.

In addition to Alex“s writing, David was a definite crutch to solidify the tone of the issue. He did a great job of keeping each panel clean and free of clutter, which gave an uneasy feeling of comfort before, and after, the action scenes, whichÂ contrast with the rest of the book, quickly become more dark and sporadic, with highlights of red to really bring out the devastation.

Another big part of the story, since Eyesis was silently suffering for 21 pages, was in David“s facial features. Each saddened face, or expression of pain and anguish, gushed with emotion. Flipping through each page, you didn“t even need dialogue or narration to know what was on her mind, you could just see it.Â This impact wasn“t onlyÂ a strongÂ featureÂ with Eyesis either. David did a stellar job showing the hate in the eyes of the two strangers fighting in the street, the rage in the husband“s veiny hands, or the botox smile on the newscaster.

All together, this little book surprised the hell out of me. Meeting these guys at a local con downtown, I had no idea what kind of stories were hiding just below the radar of the mainstream industry. Alex and David“s collaboration is incredible, and honestly better than most books you“ll see raining down from the Big Two. Alex holds nothing back, and treats his readers like the adults they are. And in turn David lays it all out on the page, for the world to see. I absolutely insist that you head the this site here, https://gumroad.com/eyesiscomic, and spend the $11 for the whole collection. You will not be sorry. I give Eyesis the Untouchable 5 out 5 stars.

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Writer:Â Alex Delia
Artist: David Espy
Publisher: Puncture Press

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Dylan Hicks

I just graduated from MSUD with my BAS in Mathematics. I live in a small 1 bedroom apartment with my girlfriend, and our two cats. I work full time for NTIA-ITS as a Computer Scientist. All I really do is engineer mathematical models and write code all day. I took up this second job at Comic Crusaders as a way to become more involved with the comic book community. Since I was a child I have loved comics. I grew up reading Spider-Man, Shi, New Mutants, Spider Woman, and Gen13. As I got older, however, my tastes started to shift from almost exclusively Marvel to various independent labels. Now I read a huge variety of comics: Valiant, Black Mask, Aspen, Avatar, Image, Dynamite, Boom, Aftershock, etc.. If anyone wants to know, my favorite publisher, hands down, is Valiant.
I am also working on writing a few comic books myself. I have about 4 ideas in the fire, but only 1 of them is really getting anywhere; I have 6 of the 10 books finished. In addition to writing, I am also a practicing colorist. If you want to checkout any of my writing samples, or coloring samples, please check out my DeviantArt and let me know what you think.
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Some more about me? I love black metal and video games. I usually spend most of my time hanging out with my girlfriend. We have been together for 6 years, so at this point she is basically my best friend. But when I am not with her, I get together with my friends to drink some beer and play some Magic, the Gathering. And, as pretentious as this is, I am also working on starting my own engineering firm. So that involves me reading a lot of textbooks on Mathematics and Computer Science.
So yeah, if you have made it this far thank you very much! I am crazy excited to start my career in writing. Let's see what I can do with this.