![]() ![]() Tavarez’s characters fall on a slightly more cartoon style, but that does not take away from the darkness of the story being told. I wasn’t aware of Ryan Tavarez’s art before, but I have become an immediate fan. ![]() I won’t go into how this plays out, because experiencing it is the best way to take it all in. A Game of Doubles also has two endings (pushing the double theme to an almost meta-level), and it feels less like a gimmick and more like a natural part of this deeply layered story. In just a few short pages and panels we get everything we need to get immersed in this story. ![]() Something that is further highlighted by cutting back and forth between a very defining match in Jackson’s tennis career. The back and forth and banter between brothers Jackson and Teach feels natural and its rhythm is much like a tennis game. This is layered writing) and yet it does not feel expository at all. Not only has the party already started, it’s also the literal mid-life of the character’s life. This is a story that literally starts in medias res (in more ways than one. The dialog not only snaps, but it also feels realistic and tells you a lot about the people speaking. Thompson uses a variety of techniques to keep the story bouncing. Riffing on Hitchock and locked room mysteries, you would think a story like Doubles would be a hard read in the comics medium. Thompson has jumped around in genres, but the constant has always been a strong narrative that pushes you right till the end. I have read (and loved) every book the prolific scribe has put out himself. While doing lines of cocaine they talk about the past, the future, and the double-sided life to their present.Ī Game of Doubles is not the first comic I have read by Jonathan Thompson. In A GAME OF DOUBLES, Jackson and Franklin Teach enter the bathroom during their 50th birthday to have a party of their own. ![]()
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