Victor Santos’s new comic Paranoia Killer is a dark thriller with an cartoon look.

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Sometimes the art and the narrative of a comic go hand-in-hand. A horror story can be filled with lots of black and red, while a superhero comic is bright and clean. Paranoia killer Goes in a different direction. The series is a dark thriller, full of violence and serious themes, but reminiscent of a Nickelodeon cartoon with a visual style. Somehow, it still works.

What is this? Paranoia killer There is a new series – so far, the first of only four parts available – that centers on Nathalie LaRates, an FBI agent forced to do a very strange undercover work: impersonating her twin brother. It turns out that his twin, whom she considered to be just a slightly troubled brother, was actually one of the world’s most notorious hitmen. Surprise!

Nathalie realizes all this when her brother is dead, and her boss forces her to force him to infiltrate a criminal organization. Part of it is that they are identical twins, so he has looked down. But they clearly share some sort of “aura” that makes the whole switch possible. The first issue ends as soon as things start getting really hot, as she leaves for a criminal training facility in the middle of the desert.

The thriller setup has a lot of potential, and I’m just hooked after the first issue. But part of what makes Paranoia killer In contrast in very interesting genres. The story is R-rated material; You’ll see characters shooting in cold blood, and this seems to be a torture order. But it is coupled with a surprisingly attractive art style, with flat colors and lots of clear, simple shapes.

The later producer of the first issue, Victor Santos, states that this contrast of styles originated partly from persistence. “I went for the more exaggerated cartoon style in this book, I think because I’m so stubborn, and I keep saying to some critics from time to time that you can’t do ‘serious things’ with that genre,” ” He writes. Well, by now, he has made his point; In one issue, art does not distract, but gives Paranoia killer A very distinctive vibe.

who is it by? Paranoia killer The brainchild of Victor Santos, a Spanish comics producer who handled every part of the project: story, art and design. He is probably the most famous for the series Polar, Which also happens to be about a hitman.

Where can i read it? Paranoia killer The latest release is on Panel Syndicate, a creator-driven digital platform for comics. So far, it has featured like an excellent series The private eye – A story about the future without internet from Brian Kay Vaughan, Marcos Martin, and Muntasa Vicente – and even one Walking Dead By-product. This is a great place to find some offbeat stories like Incredible Umami From Ken Nimura, which may not have room for more traditional publishers. It also works under the pay-what-you-want system, allowing you to support creators however you feel comfortable.