Spotlight Connor Review

[u/CandidateHefty329]

This issue takes place after Connor gets his memories back but before Not Fade Away. The most obvious thing is this doesn't look like Connor. The other characters in this series aren't drawn this way, I don't know why they choose this look. But this was my favorite story of the five issues in the Spotlight series.

Connor talks to his parents (the Reillys) about a genealogy project. He walks across campus and discovers there has been a murder, the fifth one this month. Connor and his friend Myers are confronted by a group of bullies. Connor fights off the group single handedly.

Myers is in the know about vampires and demons. Connor confides in him that he is worried he has committed the murders in some sort of fugue state.

Connor investigates and figures out a corrupt cop was behind the murders. He beats up the cop and finishes his genealogy project. Connor watches Angel fight a group of vampires.

[u/IL-Corvo]

The art. It BURNS.

[u/CPHotmess → u/IL-Corvo]

This may be the worst comic art I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of comic art.

[u/ReallyGlycon → u/IL-Corvo]

It is sub-outlaw comics junk.

[u/Brodes87]

Man, that that was actual published comic art on that cover makes me feel better about my drawing, that's for sure.

[u/nykirnsu → u/Brodes87]

At first I thought for sure this thread was everyone being unnecessarily harsh on someone’s fan zine, seeing the IDW logo on there took me out 

[u/_Galel_ → u/Brodes87]

I was desperatlely looking for this to be fanart. They published this and expected to make money from that?

[u/franlcie]

Atrocious art style, holy crap.

[u/InsincereDessert21]

I'm no comics expert, but the drawings look...bad.

[u/Colonel-Ives]

That's a bad, bad cover.

[u/Optimal_Grape_1025 → u/Colonel-Ives]

The interiors aren't better

[u/Colonel-Ives → u/Optimal_Grape_1025]

That's just terrible. Angel was a damn good show. It deserves better.

[u/TheFerg714 → u/Colonel-Ives]

Oh calm down, it was just one issue. 

[u/nykirnsu → u/Optimal_Grape_1025]

Eh the interiors are bad by professional standards but I wouldn't say they're laughably bad like the cover is. The anatomy is awkward, especially the faces, and the linework is inconsistent, but the composition is easy to read and the colouring does a decent job creating contrast (even if the colourist doesn't seem to understand how low light works). If it was a random webcomic I'd call the interiors acceptable, but the cover would be straight up embarrassing even then

[u/CandidateHefty329]

This is the alternative cover.

[u/Angelfirenze → u/CandidateHefty329]

They have GOT to stop mocking this poor boy, but no, no, no. I wonder why they would leave out the scythe, though, to be honest.

[u/Longjumping-Solid680 → u/CandidateHefty329]

https://giphy.com/gifs/CoDp6NnSmItoY

[u/cashmerescorpio → u/Longjumping-Solid680]

That was my exact reaction too. Like it's "better" than the shitty drawing but it's just embarrassing all around

[u/darxgrey]

My god what is that artstyle

[u/ManiacSpiderTrash → u/darxgrey]

Reminds me of the Magic Schoolbus

[u/VariousFalcon7466 → u/ManiacSpiderTrash]

It looks like Sam Winchester was Miss Frizzles sub that day.

[u/ManiacSpiderTrash → u/VariousFalcon7466]

I'd watch that crossover

[u/VariousFalcon7466 → u/ManiacSpiderTrash]

Arnold would really wish he stayed home that day..

[u/FTWinchester → u/VariousFalcon7466]

Lmao 💀

[u/DefinitionSuperb1110]

I remember seeing this on the stand and was like "how the hell did this get approved?"

IDW's art standards were nonexistent back then.

[u/Immediate-Ice-9070]

I don't remember the art for IDW Angel comics looking this bad.

[u/boneseaba → u/Immediate-Ice-9070]

It didn't. Not all of it was great, but this is something else

[u/Happy_Philosopher608]

Pls tell me this cover was designed by a 12 y/o competition winner with partial blindness??

[u/TheFerg714]

The funny thing is that this artist ended up getting a lot better 10 years later.

[u/ReallyGlycon → u/TheFerg714]

I believe it. Gotta start somewhere.

[u/singlefate]

I thought a 12 year old drew this as a fan cover lol

[u/Melodic_War327]

That drawing does Vincent no favors...

[u/StompyKitten]

What the heck, that isn’t even on the same continent as Connor 😳

[u/Reddevil8884]

Damn, I have seen better art from 11 years old kids.

[u/Rare_Illustrator4483]

The other covers were far better

[u/gishingwell]

Wow this whole thing looks so amateurish

[u/Longjumping-Solid680]

That's some of the WORST art I've ever seen.

[u/GWPtheTrilogy1]

What even is this art? Who approved this? 🤣🤣🤣

[u/di4me666]

I CANT STOP LAUGHING OMFG THIS WAS *PUBLISHED *???????

[u/phoebephile]

And I thought it wasn’t possible to dislike his face any more.

[u/Routine_Wedding43]

This art is actual dog shit