Written by Trina Robbins
Art by Silvestre Szilagyi; Gaspar Gonzalez; James Brown; & Bernie Lee
Cover Art ‘A’ Credited to ‘Marat Mychaels’
SUMMARY:
Published in 2012 by Moonstone, the second half of the medieval fair-themed Murder, Forsooth storyline is entitled “The Queen is Dead; Long Live the Queen.” At the fair’s crime scene, L.A.P.D. Lt. Mark Storm questions rival private eyes Honey and Rick re: the homicide of strangled 18-year old Felicity Golden. Honey ponders two potential suspects: stalker Angela LaFarge, who is harassing Honey’s client; and Felicity’s boyfriend, Gary Winter, before calling it a night. Despite Lt. Storm arresting LaFarge, Honey goes undercover at the fair’s beauty pageant to find the killer. After a dinner date with smarmy Rick, Honey’s pet feline, Bruce, offers fitting payback.
Note 1: ‘Cover A’ below indicates three artists whose signatures aren’t recognizable. Moonstone’s sole cover credit is allotted to ‘Marat Mychaels,’ who might be the image’s model.
Note 2: Though the images aren’t available here, two variant covers exist: ‘Cover B’ is credited to model Hollis Mclachin and ‘Cover C’ depicts actress Anne Francis from the Honey West TV series.
REVIEW:
This undemanding murder-mystery is the comic book equivalent of a formulaic TV episode. Writer Trina Robbins plausibly spices the dialogue with a few profanities and innuendos, so this comic wouldn’t qualify as kid-friendly. A spot-on likeness of actress Anne Francis transcends the otherwise ordinary artwork. For her fan base, Honey West # 7 is a relatively solid read.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
Except for obligatory ads, there is none.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 6½ Stars
