5th Review

Lancaster: The Ghost Detective

Art

Lancaster is written and drawn by P. Gibson. The art is clean and cartoony with furry inspired designs. Pages begin with only 2 or 3 panels and lots of splash pages making this a fast read as I browse through the archives.The low panel count has the effect of drawing out the tension as Lancaster finds and fights the ghosts, this is a format I feel more webcomics should be using. The artist isn't afraid to experiment a little and you see variations in style and playful coloring here and there. His coloring is solid but personally I like his black and white work, as it shows off his rendering skills.

Writing

The writing is generally light hearted, featuring a likable hero in Lancaster. There are gadgets galore and it's always amusing when Lancaster excitedly revels in his own cleverness. He insists that he's a ghost DETECTIVE not a hunter, and he does all he can to come up with a peaceful solution. There are a lot of funny elements that make each story unique. The constantly nasty turtle spirit that was Lancaster's first case and for a time resides in a jar (read the comic to figure that one out). Later on there's an impromptu Freestyle Rap Battle that is really amusing too.

Overall

Lancaster proves to be a unique webcomic, with nice art and an amusing story. It's not perfect but it generally doesn't make the mistakes of the armies of high school dramas and manga wannabes. The constant "what's going to happen next feel" is a nice touch and people looking for a real comic should enjoy this.

-Wrong