 The Candle Man, “Part of You” is the third issue in the Candle Man series. The Candle Man is a legendary figure thought to be just folklore, a story about a trapper in the 1700s who was caught up in a blizzard. The legend is that to keep himself alive, he takes pieces from the living to replace that which is dying inside himself. So when he needs a heart, he takes the heart and puts it inside him. All the while carrying a candle to light his way. The story opens up with a nice splash page of the Candle Man, who is once again roaming around looking for body parts to fix whatever is broken on him. This time, he needs a new neck. The Candle Man comes across two lovers in the middle of a heated argument. In the argument, Oliver is trying to convince Sherry, his girlfriend of three years, that it was really no big deal that he slept with one of her much-younger coworkers. Besides, he’d only slept with the coworker once, and in his mind, that makes it a non-issue. When Sherry says it’s over, Oliver turns into an even bigger jerk by accusing her of being irrational and downplaying her feelings as simply insecurity due to her recently tuning 45. Sherry leaves the scene in tears, and the Candle Man soon makes his appearance. After all, if Shelly wants no part Oliver, maybe the Candle Man will! I really liked the story and script here. It takes a familiar scene - a couple fighting bitterly when they think they’re alone and unwatched - and brings in a legendary character with physical needs that must be met through a level of violence. The Candle Man is a creepy character who needs to murder in order to survive, but he’s forgivable because he has a noble way of choosing victims. His stories of harvesting body parts from people who do wrong things should serve as a cautionary tale for those who wrong their loved ones. The graphics of this issue are phenomenal. You can really see the solidification of the Candle Man’s characterization in each new issue. Drama and gore are expertly depicted in this issue, and the dialogue is pretty easy to follow, even within the couple’s heated argument. I like the way color is used as well. I’m really starting to like the comic book genre. I think about the amount of work that must go into each issue to make it so that a complete story arc can be expressed with drawings, colors and limited wording. It’s neat to see how people work together to make such a neat product. Kimberly Full credits: Story & Script - Don Everett Smith Jr. Pencils - Denis Pacher Colors - Andrew Pate Letter - James Burton Artistic Consultant - Rusty Gilligan Owned by Pinion Comics and Don Everett Smith Jr. www.pinioncomics.com https://www.facebook.com/PinionComics/ This comic can be purchased here     Comments are closed.
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