Broken Pieces #4 Review

BROKEN PIECES #4
Mark Roslan – Writer / Cory Smith – Art / Beth Sotelo - Colors
 What is lost in life is found in…death!

Aspen Comic’s newest original series, BROKEN PIECES, continues!

The fight between mortal and monster could very well shatter the pieces of their existence altogether! As Gabriella attempts to regain any semblance of focus after the heart-wrenching loss of her husband following the accident inside their lab, her work within Trinion dutifully presses on. Meanwhile, Trinion director Damon Ludas has his own sights set on putting an end to the unrestrained amalgamation of a man wreaking havoc on his security forces. And Ludas’ plan calls for unleashing his own form of pain and punishment upon the monster—the ruthless mercenary known as Harrick, and an ensuing clash that only one can possibly survive!

Written and created by Aspen’s own Mark Roslan, BROKEN PIECES will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish!

BROKEN PIECES #4 is in stores October 3rd, 2012!

This is my first look into the mini series Broken Pieces and I must say I was pleasantly surprised with the content after I finished the last page. I looked up a little overview of the past issues online to get a general idea of what has been going on in the previous three books. This is a series that I now want to go back and read each issue because there is plenty to enjoy from just this one, the others must be in the same basket of goodness.

Mark Roslan has used a dual narrative with his own original story which follows the past of a doctor and his wife while interweaving the current journey of the same man who's mind was transferred into another body. Early on he was found to have a malignant brain tumor, so his wife worked to find anyway to keep him alive.

I like that he is struggling to get back to his wife after being separated and the choice to have a young girl tagging along as sort of a sidekick helps keep this title from being a very grim story with no sense of light-hearted moments. The choice of jumping between past and present gives a really interesting dynamic that I've been a fan of even before reading the issue. Roslan has quite a talent with this being his first stab at writing and his partner doing art, Cory Smith, is a strong compliment in helping bring the visuals that fit the tone.

The last issue is almost upon us so if you want to go back and try to get the previous issues, I'd certainly recommend this to anyone reading as I am considering the trade when its released.