Well, Tommy Roddy and his artists are on a roll, and Pride High comes out more frequently than some supposedly monthly mainstream super-hero comics.
That issue might be my favorite, besides the first one. This time, Kid Mischief has learned names seemingly related to the death of Mindsweeper, his boyfriend, and he’s more and more convinced that death wasn’t an accident. Besides interesting scenes showing various characters talking about all of that (including adult heroes who know more than they say, and the teenage ones from the Pride High group, determined to help their friend find out the truth about the death of one of their own), we get to see the teenage group in real action, as they face a female mercenary shapeshifter linked to Mindsweeper’s death, as well as other super-powered people pursuing her. While I’d found the balance between action and characters to be a bit off for me in the previous issues (again, it’s only a question of taste), this one works very well in my opinion.
Kid Mischief and his lab partner
A new art team replaces Brian Ponce, the co-creator of the series, with Shaun Piela on pencils and Lynx Delirium (who also writes and draws a back-up with his own characters) on inks and colors. They give us more cartoony characters, who look a bit younger, and action scenes which work very well. I’m not completely convinced by the use of a gray background for the night fight scene, since it looks a bit dull to me, but otherwise, the colors are distinct and bring energy to the art, which is already quite alive.
This fifth issue is a success, with engaging art and the advance of the storyline around Mindsweeper’s mystery death.
You can find where to buy this comic on the official site.
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