Jennifer Blood is the newest work from writer Garth Ennis, the man behind Preacher. The story is about a house woman who leads a double life. One of her lives, she is a loving house wife with a husband and two kids, but the other life she is the leather clad, gun wielding killer, Jennifer Blood.
When it comes to Ennis’ writing there are pros and cons. The biggest pro is that he can create and write a story like no other, mystifying the reader when the story actually reveals the underlying plot. The one thing that is really detrimental to his writing is the fact that he can sometimes be long winded, his writing becoming the focal point of the comic, no relying as heavily on the art to tell the story. When it comes to Jennifer blood, you see both the pros and cons of his writing, but so far in the first issue they have seemed to pan out.
The art of Adriano Batista took awhile to grow on me. I started reading the comic and thought that his art seemed kind of muted, and dull, but as the story progressed and the transitioned from one part of Jennifer’s life to the other, that is when his art began to shine and he really did a great job conveying the story through his art.
Many readers, when they think Garth Ennis they think violence, blood, and profanity. Readers will be disappointed with the book for about the first 6-8 pages, but after that, the true Ennis shines through and the story becomes both violent and gory not only in the art, but in the writing as well, which is no easy feat whatsoever. But lets face it, this is Garth Ennis we are talking about here.
I was happy to learn that Jennifer Blood is only going to be a mini series because the story as it is right now could really only stand as a mini series and I feel would become old fast if it was stretched to become a ongoing. The story so far is interesting and should prove to become better and better as the issues come out, another thing Ennis is great at is leaving the reader wanting more, is that a pro or a con?
8.5 out of 10
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