Comic Heartbreak. (Black Rain review)

Part of reading comics is heartbreak (to be dramatic about it). In the '90's it was especially bad for Marvel fans. Marvel was putting out a ridiculous amount of books for some time. Instead of letting things atrophy, Marvel decided to cancel all the books that were not top sellers, even if they were still profitable.
Many people who didn't read top selling books no longer had a reason to go to the comic shop. Fast forward to the internet era when anyone can put up a webcomic but very few are being paid to do so. Many people start up comics but comics are hard work and they take longer to draw than it takes to come up with a new more exciting idea (Yes I'm guilty of this).
Which brings us to Black Rain. I hesitate to review a comic that seems to have stopped at 18 pages (and not a complete story at that), but there are a lot of cool things going on visually. The writing doesn't get in the way and is smart enough not to get too deep with the subject matter. But the art is different than anything else I've seen.
The author (who goes by Blue Harvest) shows that it doesn't take a skilled draftsman to create beautiful art. The panels consist of simple hand drawn characters over photo backgrounds.
Most comics are judged on their longevity and consistently. But when someone does something as interesting and differently as Blue Harvest, we should all take note if we expect the medium to continue to mature and innovate.
check it out at http://blackrain.thecomicseries.com/comics/1/