New review of Oni Press’ Spontaneous posted this week to PopMatters.com.
Last May on Free Comic Book Day, Oni Press gave away the entire first issue of its new mini-series Spontaneous. As they had done with The Sixth Gun the previous year, Oni’s hope was to stir interest in the new title. It was another brilliant marketing move. Nothing warms an audience like free. Now issues one and two are out: could the follow-up sustain whatever momentum the Free Comic Book Day issue gained?
The comparison between The Sixth Gun and Spontaneous ends there, as the two books couldn’t be fundamentally more different. The Sixth Gun is a rip roaring Western-Horror adventure; Spontaneous is a character-driven mystery, really an enigma wrapped in a conundrum. It’s the type of book that calls to mind TV shows like The X-Files, Kolchak: The Night Stalker and Scooby-Doo, with the sensibilities of an indie movie. It’s a shock to the system both figuratively and literally.
Read my full review: Spontaneous Presents A Burning Enigma Wrapped in a Conundrum
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