Hot off the press it's Part One (of Three) of Broken Wires, the first continuing series from the Texan comics creator who we are happy to say is currently living and working here in Pittsburgh, allowing us to bestow the "Made in Pittsburgh" honorific upon this production, the first of his to be so designated. Cameron Arthur is the master of the slow burn, and with Broken Wires being divided into three issues, he can really stretch out. This 24-page, Golden-Age-comic-sized issue is pretty much all set up, but a great set up it is. Four characters – Marcy, Ben, Ruben and Artie – are all met in medias res, in Texas, – on the job, on the road or in the home – and each is given six pages in which their situation is laid out and their characters – along with the barest hints at the plot – are revealed, in page after page of tightly controlled, well-paced comics, leaving you waiting in anticipation for the next issue, just like a good comic book should.
We posted some panels and pages on the Copacetic Tumblr, HERE.