Writer/Artist/Creator/Publisher: Debi Hammack
16 Pages/Color Cover/B&W Interior
$2.50 per copy plus shipping
It looks like our long-tailed friend Cel has let his mouth get ahead of him again in the beginning of A’Pertua #3. The first panel has a human holding a gun to Cel’s head. Of course, it doesn’t take the hot-head long to escape injury, at least until he runs into his fairy friend Dom’ra who punches him in the nose, purportedly by accident. The two unlikely remaining heroes of the Uprising against the humans plot to rescue their friends from the enemy. Can they do it, or will they become the latest captives of the brutal humans?
With a plethora of necessary characters moving throughout the book, Debi manages to have each of them grow and come into their own with an amazing juggling-act of intriguing personalities and a continually engaging plotline. A’Pertua is a story where humans invade a planet full of strange and magical creatures. In issue #3, the creatures remain prisoners of the humans, who seem all but ignorant to the plight of the indigenous population. The prisoners, although defiant, have much of the fight taken out of them. Caged and beaten physically as much as emotionally, they despair at ever recovering their loss.
A’Pertua is Debi’s debut series. With unusual confidence, she has gone forward to write, edit, and publish an excellent book all by her lonesome. Her artwork is fantastic, and A’Pertua is an unexpected surprise. I’m quite certain we’ll be seeing more from Debi in the future-including the upcoming Eerey Tocsin in the Cryptoid Zoo (EereyTocsin.com) by the reviewer (apologies for the shameless plug). Debi’s dedication and that will make her a force to be reckoned with in the future.
A pleasure for fans of sci-fi and fantasy alike, A’Pertua offers a broad range of appeal supported by a solid foundation of excellent artwork and storytelling ability. Not quite like anything I’ve ever seen, A’Pertua is an entirely worthwhile read. Debi makes the best possible use out of each page.
For more information or to purchase A’Pertua, visit DebiHammack.com/Apertua or ComixPress.com.
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