Fatherhood

When a father sets out to get the doll and make his daughter smile, he fails miserably.  The pressure makes him crack and he enters an imaginary 'noir world' where he is strong enough to handle the problems that crush him in everyday life.  FATHERHOOD is an emotional tale about how much love your heart can hold, how much love it takes to break a man, and what happens when you lose your grip on reality because you are clutching that love too tight.

I’m not going to lie, as a father myself, this was both a wonderful and tough book to read.  As you would expect, stories like this are some of the strongest emotionally written.  So right off the bat, I have to praise Ryan Lindsay for putting his heart into giving us this story of Fatherhood.

The concept of the book itself is pretty straightforward, but certainly very powerful.  What I really enjoyed about it was how well it still managed to present such a topic in the comic medium.  The story may largely intend to focus on playing your heart strings, but one can still expect a good amount of action and grit as well.

Visually, I was quite pleased with how the comic was done.  The artistic team comes together to give us good, clean artwork to lead us through the tale.  In particular, I was a big fan of the color changes in the darker scenes which really helped give an almost film noir feel to it.

Regardless of whether or not you can relate to what it feels like to be a father, everyone can appreciate this kind of story.  The emotional side coupled with the intense journey of the primary character are definitely worth the read.  Whether or not I had the personal bias of being a father, this is one I would suggest to pick up.

For more information on the Fatherhood comic or other content, check out Challenger Comics.

 

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.