A teenage girl goes missing, and when her older sister is found dead after what appears to be a gruesome attack, the police realise that they’re in a race against time if they want to find the younger sibling alive. So they call in Jan Westron, a private detective with near-superhuman powers of observation, as well as experience of unconventional cases.

Westron is like Fox Mulder crossed with Sherlock Holmes, and he’s the star of this comic, with this first issue doing a fantastic job of setting up the grisly mystery (though we, as the readers, are privy to much more of the details of what led up to the murder than the investigators, there’s plenty of questions that remain), along with giving us some insight into who Westron is, and what he can do.

The art deliberately switches styles around halfway through the issue, with a flashback that gives us further insight into Westron’s past; Nicolás Nieto’s more naturalistic style gives way to a more stylised approach by Matiás De Vincenzo in the sequences taking place many years ago. Carla Somoza’s more muted colour palette pairs well with Nieto’s style, and De Vincenzo colours his own artwork in a more vibrant fashion, in such a way that it complements the change in the aesthetic approach.

It’s truly compelling stuff, brilliantly written by Shawn McBee and Maciej Jankowski, drawing inspiration from Polish folklore to tell its supernatural noir story. One of the coolest things about it for non-Polish readers is that the threat, whatever it may be, is unlikely to be a familiar one, so the mystery remains gripping right the way through to the final page.

And those dangling, unresolved threads definitely make the reader want more… immediately. Sadly, this first issue is all there is of Westron for now, and it’ll be launching on Kickstarter soon.

You can sign up to be notified of  Westron #1’s Kickstarter campaign launch here.

Many thanks to creator Shawn McBee for providing me with a digital copy of Westron #1 for review purposes.

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