Four Eyes #1

Written by Joe Kelly
Art by Max Fiumara

This is an original premise. The story centres around a young boy living through the Depression. He has had his father die, has had to drop out of school to work, and has at times had to steal food. Kelly does an excellent job of conveying the desperation of people living through those times.

It looks from the set-up in this issue that the protagonist is going to have to seek work from the New York gangsters that employed his father.

Oh - and the gangsters hold illegal dragon fights the same way some people fight pit bulls.

This is a very well-drawn book, reminding me a little of Adam Pollina's work (but not everyone is 7 feet tall), and Kelly is taking his time with the build-up. I think this is an on-going series - not sure that there's enough for a long run, but I'm curious to see where he takes this concept.