Point of Impact is a four-issue limited comic series created and written by American Jay Faerber with art by Turkish Koray Kuranel published through Image Comics. The first issue was released in October 2012.
| Point of Impact | |
|---|---|
 Cover to "Point of Impact" #1, art by Koray Kuranel | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | Crime comics |
| Publication date | October 2012 – January 2013 |
| No. of issues | 4 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Jay Faerber |
| Written by | Jay Faerber |
| Artist(s) | Koray Kuranel |
The story follows three characters as they lead separate investigations into the murder of a woman.
Publication history
editFaerber and Kuranel were introduced by their mutual friend Yildiray Cinar, who had worked with Faerber on the comic Noble Causes.[1] Despite speaking different languages, they had no trouble communicating.[1][2] Faerber made the decision to print the book in black and white, partly because "not having a colorist is one less mouth to feed".[2] Kuranel was happy with this decision, as "black and white is the most impressive form in comics for [him]".[1]
The first issue was printed by Image Comics on 10 October 2012. After the completion of the series in 2013, Faerber has no plans to revisit the characters.[2]
Plot
editAfter a woman is tossed off a building, her murder is investigated by her husband, who is an investigative reporter, her lover, who is a former US marine, and her friend, who is a homicide detective.
Critical reception
editOrders for the first issue exceeded the expectations of both Faerber and Image publisher Eric Stephenson.[3] Based on 18 critical reviews, Point of Impact received an average score of 7.7/10 according to review aggregator website Comic Book Roundup.[4] Geeksunleashed called it "a gripping, provocative four-part crime series".[5] Comicbastards praised the consistency of Kuranel's art, and gave the first issue a 4/5 rating.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bradley, Drew, "Artist August: Koray Kuranel interview", Multiversity Comics, 13 August 2012
- ^ a b c Bradley, Drew "Jay Faerber Talks Near Death’s Hiatus And Point Of Impact’s Arrival-Interview, Multiversity Comics, 25 September 2012
- ^ David Harper, "Eric Stephenson talks the World of Comics, Future of Image at NYCC -Interview", Multiversity Comics, 23 October 2012
- ^ "Point of Impact Comic Series Reviews", Comic Book Roundup. Retrieved September 6, 2016
- ^ "Review: Point of Impact #1 Archived 2013-02-19 at archive.today", Geeks Unleashed, 11 October 2012
- ^ "Review: Point of Impact #1 Archived 2013-01-19 at archive.today", Comic Bastards, 12 October 2012