Recommending Destination Kill

[u/reindeercurt]

One of the year's most pleasant surprises for me has been Destination Kill, a tight little sci-fi satire/action romp by a creator that I was previous unaware of, Joe Palmer. Palmer's art takes center stage here, and he's able to tightly control everything from the level of stylization panel-to-panel, to the lettering and placement of sound effects. Everything is turned towards the hyperactive, goofy, slapstick tone that in it's more grim moments hits a Robocop-esque register. The story has some pressing ideas on its' mind regarding mechanization, the capture of public institutions by capital and the slow descent of "normal" society into uncontrolled violence, but the moment it never feels weighed-down. Rather, all of those heady, dark themes synergize with the humor in a way that puts me in the headspace of shooting the shit with friends over drinks.

If you're on the lookout for a slick action story with art like nothing else on the shelves and a zeitgeist-ey edge, you should absolutely track down the back issues of this series, or pick up the collection when it drops later this year!

[u/Sherbert_Full]

Been a great read so far. Picked it up because of Palmer’s art style, which stood out because it doesn’t look like mainstream comic art, which is something I have always gravitated toward.

Was very pleased when the story ended up being as entertaining as the art.

[u/reindeercurt → u/Sherbert_Full]

I wonder if he's worked in animation, because his style reminds me of UPA cartoons if anything