Author: Erik Radvon

LadyDarke #4 This is an extremely comic book-y comic book page. The banter, the pacing, the action…I love it. Our cast of characters really mix it up here, literally colliding after running to and from each other throughout the issue. Samir did a great job with all the technical details here- the facility, the catwalks,…

LadyDarke #4 We now do a quick cut back to Shadow Shot. He’s dazed and confused from the sudden door strike from Wulf earlier in the story. This page is all military ops style dialogue – he’s a mercenary, and his clients are well versed in his line of work. His status updates here are…

LadyDarke #4 This page is all about momentum. The pace quickens, with action across each panel. I like how Samir structured this, with the bottom 3 panels making for quick cuts. We’re in a frenzied chase scene as our heroes try to plow through the opposition and make their way to their goal. You’ll notice…

LadyDarke #4 Here we go. Page 8 marks a turning point and sets the tone for the remainder of the issue. As the issue title “Night Raid” implies, we’re raidin’ and it’s dark. I really tried to loosen my scripting and plotting this issue, thinking in bigger sweeps and bigger action. This allows for larger…

LadyDarke #4 The tables (or in this case, the doors) have turned. ShadowShot is knocked off his assassin’s perch by DarkWulf’s sudden and unexpected moves. This shifts the momentum for both LadyDarke + Wulf and for ShadowShot. Both parties were attempting to approach their respective situations with stealth, agility, and concealment. Now all bets are…

LadyDarke #4 Three big panels on this page as the action starts to escalate. Last page introduced the lurking ShadowShot, and here we pivot the POV through his scope. The assassin ShadowShot is used to having the advantage against most his adversaries, but not so fast this time! DarkeWulf’s supernatural instincts key him into something…

Enter: ShadowShot! The mercenary bounty hunter introduced in LadyDarke #3 enters the fray in a big way this issue. I love what Samir has done with the trees and shadows in these opening pages. Also props to letterer Micah Myers for deftly handling the different layers of dialogue, radio chatter, and sound effects needed here….

Here’s pages 2-3 of LadyDarke #4. I love following the pattern of full-page splash (see page 1 here) and then double-page splash. Kirby. TMNT. It’s just so…comics. A way to grab a reader and throw them into another world, totally unique to the comic book medium.

The unreleased “lost” issue #4 of LADYDARKE, releasing serially here page-by-page over the next few weeks. Without further ado, here’s page 1! Page 1 LadyDarke #4