Year Three of the Indie Comix Dispatch

3.95/5.0 StarsRating if the Book Were a Movie: PG-13

Creative Team:

Writer: Andrew Oh Artist: Andrew Oh Letters: Andrew Oh Cover: Andrew Oh and Daniel Cervantes Editor: Andrew Oh

Ratings:

Story: 3.9 Stars Artwork: 3.5 Stars Cover Artwork: 3.7 Stars Dialogue: 4.3 Stars Mechanics: 4.3 Stars Editing: 4.0 Stars

About the Book:

“Day and Age” is Andrew Oh’s autobiography series. Every page in each volume is from his web toon strip and covers the current events in his life. Over the past few years we’ve gotten to see Mr. Oh’s experiences regarding the pandemic, relocating from Texas to Los Angeles, and ending a long term relationship. In the third volume of “Day and Age” we get to share Mr. Oh’s experiences and frustrations with the medical system in our country as well as getting a glimpse into the life of being an extra for Hollywood productions.

Reader’s Notes:

The majority of comic book stories either take place in a fictional universe, focus on a character with powers of some sort, or feature a conflict involving some form of military or police force. Sometimes we get all of these things rolled into one title. That’s terrific if the reader wants to escape.

The drawback to those titles is that sometimes it can be difficult to relate to the characters. I can appreciate the range of emotions that the Hulk goes through. I’ve never found myself thinking, “That could be me” though. Nobody is ever going to confuse my physique with big green’s.

Mr. Oh’s story, on the other hand, is extremely relatable to me. We both work in interesting fields that we are unable to fully discuss due to legal reasons. Both of our households have had ongoing medical issues that doctors seemed to be perplexed with. If you change a handful of specifics it could be a lot of us.

I found the peek into the life of a movie extra to be fascinating. It never occurred to me how much work goes into it. Repeating a dance sequence without music to ensure all of the actors’ dialogue can be picked up for recording sounds difficult. It makes one hope for Mr. Oh’s sake that the cast members got their lines right on the first take. Otherwise that could get exhausting.

I loved how this cover was done. We get to see the film crew in the background. Mr. Oh is making small talk at a table with a fellow extra. These are key parts of this chapter in the autobio series. It makes the cover artwork relevant to the story.

The artwork on the interior pages is solid. It meshes perfectly with the story. It moves the story along at a perfect pace. That steady pace makes “Day and Age: Year Three” very easy for the reader to submerge themselves in the story.

If you are looking for an action/adventure story. “Day and Age:Year Three” may not be your jam. If you need a break from superheroes teaming up with the military in space, this could be exactly what you’re looking for. This geek on a budget loved getting a break from the norm. Hopefully you will, too.

You can get your copy of “Day and Age: Year Three” at:

www.Andrew-Oh.com