Cameron Arthur is the master of the slow burn, and with Broken Wires being divided into three issues, he can really stretch out.  In the 81-pages that make up the three Golden-Age-comic-sized issues – each laid out in a four-tier grid that ranges from four to twelve panels per page – we go  through a classically paced story arc from set up, through an action set piece, to denouement and fade out.

This arc moves at staggered paces – think contrapuntal choral parts in a polyphonic arrangement – as it weaves through the POVs of four characters – Marcy, Ben, Ruben and Artie.  All four are met in medias res, in Texas – on the job, on the road or in the home – and each is given two to twelve pages at a stretch in which their portion of the plot – along with their individual characteristics – are revealed – and dissected – in page after page of tightly controlled, well-paced comics.

The story’s primary focus is on the family of Ruben, Marcie and their young, school age son, Artie.  The arc centers on a Christmas pageant in which out of town guest, Ben performs.   How their stories intersect, both in time and space, constitutes the weft and the warp of the work; the melody and the harmony; the pattern of life.

GONE!  However, PLEASE NOTE: All the remaining sets have been reserved for BUBBLES CON, on June 6 & 7 in Richmond, VA – where Cameron will be selling them in person!