Sojourn, Swing

One of this week’s new comics:

Swing Vol. 2

The second volume is as excellent as the first.  Matt Hawkins continues the story of a couple exploring the swinging world in a thoughtful, respectful, playful, and sexy manner.  The art by Yishan Li and Linda Sejic is beautiful and hot. The Sunstone/Sugar/Swing universe is one that I’m always happy to return to.  

Sojourn 1-12

Ron Marz writes as standard of a fantasy story as you can imagine - The hero seeks revenge on the big bad for killing her family.  She’s joined by a wise-cracking sidekick and her dog. A mysterious sage directs her to collect five quest items that will allow her to kill the bad guy.  

I bought this back in 2002 for the Greg Land art, of course.  I wouldn’t have made the same decision today. His Arwyn is still gorgeous, but the blatant photo referencing is always a bit disconcerting.  And there isn’t enough to the story to make me want to read it again. But at the end of it all, it’s still too pretty to cut from my list.    

Land's goal for this image was to draw something "that wasn't too over-the-top."  Okay...

Regret buying: No

Would buy again: No

Would read again: No

Rating: Didn’t suck for the first trade, Fine for the second