by Paul Tobin and Colleen Coover

Bandette #2 is taking us on a lighthearted, mischievous adventure of a young lady who uses crime to fight crime. This new series from Monkey Brain Comics is exciting and brilliant. As I said, it is a lighthearted read on the surface, but beneath is bubble some dark plots.

Bandette is an interesting character with an obsession with crime. She likes to rob people, but has turned her love of thieving to help (?) the police catch criminals. She also deploys a group of “friends” to cause delays and help her make escapes. The concept of the comic is really fun. But as I got to the end of the issue I found that it may not be as fun as I thought, as a fiendish coup starts to unravel itself.

Paul Tobin is a quality writer. He made sure we knew what kind of person Bandette was right from the start. She’s bubbly and completely full of herself. Besides her, though, the other characters also have that familiar quirkiness. The entire comic felt like something I should recognize, but like nothing I have ever read.

Collen Cloover branded this series with a unique water-color feel. Everything looks great and portrays the chipper mood of the comic. And when it was time for the mood to change, she showed she can roll with the punches. A very unique looking comic that looks like it could be for kids, but will prove to be otherwise.

Overall I did enjoy reading Bandette #2. It was uplifting and made its own identity. It’s nothing like comic series these days. Over serious, full on themselves, dark and gloomy. But Bandette is none of those things. I can’t say that Bandette is really my cup of tea as far as reading goes, but it was a really good read nonetheless.

Story: 7/10
Art:8/10
Overall: 7/10

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Tommy Lutz, born in Michigan, moved to Alberta at age 1. Raised on a farm, worked on a farm, and you won’t ever get the farm out. Trained in musical theory on guitar for over 8 years, played in 4 bands, always lead guitar and lead vocals. He got married at age 19, and is a family man to 3 boys and a girl. Although he is passionate about his hobbies, family is always first for Tommy Lutz. Even though Tommy’s review and editorial writing career started in video games, it quickly lead to his next geek hobby, comic books. Writing wasn’t a new thing for Tommy, having written songs for his bands and poems and stories with high grades in high school. He started reading Sonic the Hedgehog when he was 6, but gave it up by age 10, only to return to the hobby at age 23 at the advice of his best friend. He enjoys a wide variety of comics from a wide variety of publishers, and has fully immersed his wife in the process. When he’s not reading or writing, he’s playing RPG video games, the longer the better.
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