War Journal
A suburban housewife by day, female "Punisher" by night. Another super bloody, super gory title by Garth Ennis.
The Good: The first thing that I notice myself really enjoying is the internal monologue that Jennifer Blood has throughout the issue, which in fact is actually her writing in her diary. Now, while the idea of this book isn't the most original thing I've read, Ennis does a really good job keeping you entertained. In this issue, we go through Jennifer's first night out, and let me just say, it is a bloody one. The issue itself was fun to read, however, not so much the last couple of pages.
The Bad: Like I said, while the issue was entertaining, the ending kind of fell flat for me.
Artwork wise, I didn't enjoy it so much. Since Garth Ennis is know for his over the top blood and guts type comics, which this certainly is, I was hoping for an artist who would put in a lot more details. The art in this book doesn't really do it for me because it is too sketchy. There are some scenes of gore, but again, not as detailed as I'd like it to be. I'd like a Ryan Ottley type of artists when it comes to drawing the details that he does, but with the same type of edgy, dark feel this book has.
If the artwork was better, I would think that this issue would have been great. If you're going to pick this up, do it for Garth Ennis' writing. It seems interesting enough to have hooked me in, even with artwork that I don't necessarily love.
