Mind the Gap #8 – Review

By: Jim McCann (story), Rodin Esquejo (art), Arif Prianto (colors)

The Story: It’s going to take some marriage counselor to tackle Mr. and Mrs. Peterssen’s issues.

The Review: Image is producing a lot of very fine series these days, and of course Saga’s getting a lot of attention from both the critics and masses, but I have to admit that of all the Image titles, Mind the Gap may be my favorite.  It’s hard to explain why.  Unlike Saga or The Walking Dead, you can’t really pick out an obvious appeal with this series (except for consistently lush, gorgeous art from Esquejo).  Its virtues, like its story, are esoteric in nature.

Reading through this issue, though, I think it’s that very conceptual quality that keeps me attached to the story.  I just have to admire the craft McCann puts into it.  When you really examine Mind the Gap, it functions not unlike a Tom Stoppard play,* where everything takes place on one set, with all the characters coming in and out in various combinations at precision-timed cues to keep the energy of the scene moving even if the setting does not.