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Snap Flash Hustle #1-4
Snap Flash Hustle
In this stylish crime thriller, Haley Mori, a downtrodden alternative-model, happens upon a secret society of elite models in NYC that are using their platforms to sell narcotics. Seeing a possible escape from a lifetime of crushing debt, Haley becomes involved and works her way up the rank, making new alliances and enemies alike while getting a taste of a power she never knew she craved. Collects issues #1-4.
113 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 10, 2019
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Pat Shand
660 books90 followersPAT SHAND writes comic books (Robyn Hood, Family Pets, Charmed, Angel) and pop culture journalism (Sad Girls Guide, Blastoff Comics). He lives in San Diego with his girlfriend and their veritable zoo of cats.
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June 18, 2020
I love women doing crime, so this was right up my alley. The artwork was super pretty and in a lot of ways this reminded me of Snotgirl, Vol. 1: Green Hair Don't Care, in terms of the story's unreliability mixed with influencer culture. I would love to see this series continue, but this totally stands as a wild few issues on its own.
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December 22, 2020To be charitable, it walks the line between empowerment and gratuitous.
Also, a bit rushed and disjointed.
I didn't notice till after I'd read that a man wrote this, but that was not a huge shock.
Nevertheless, I will continue to be interested in Black Mask's stuff.
Also, a bit rushed and disjointed.
I didn't notice till after I'd read that a man wrote this, but that was not a huge shock.
Nevertheless, I will continue to be interested in Black Mask's stuff.
February 18, 2020
A cool little crime story in the world of internet models. The soft art was nice.
March 17, 2020
A lady with pink hair and very, very dangerous lavender eyes offers a dead-ass broke alt-model the chance to get out of debt and definitely not be six feet under. How could Haley say no?
SNAP FLASH HUSTLE is weirdly clever and funnily pragmatic. Haley Mori is a model with zero life skills. Well, one life skill: talking her way out of getting killed by professional drug peddlers in New York City. Models exchanging pics for bricks of coke (and coke for cash) mixes young women like Haley in with the city's underbelly . . . but if it pays the bills and keeps their lives running smoothly, why rock the boat?
The DEA might have something to say about that.
Haley gets in over her head. Fast. But she can't give up the game and she knows it. She is, to a good extent, addicted to her own success. She's greedy. She wants a good life for her husband and their lover. But she's greedy. Is it possible to be greedy and climb to the top without getting too dirty? Too immersed in the garbage? Haley isn't quite sure yet.
The reader, however, finds out rather quickly. The woman who let Haley into the business of quick cash while serving as a mule for narcotics -- the lady with the pink hair and lavender eyes -- is a monster. Coral will kill a photographer for not following protocol when picking up a girl who misused the company hashtags. She'll kill her money manager because he's not an "idea" guy. She'll sit for a police interrogation in black lingerie, monologue her pretty face off, and still walk away without being charged for so much as jaywalking.
Haley hews close to doing the wrong thing so many times one wonders if her luck will run out. Coral is a bad influence, sure, but Coral is Haley when taken to the logical extreme. "I want to be rich," Haley says, when asked why she's sticking around the business even when shit hits the fan. Good thing for her, Coral's got her back. Bad thing for her . . . Coral's got her back.
SNAP FLASH HUSTLE is fun because it's a little unpredictable. It's a wild ride such that the cast is small but the stakes grow very quickly. The writing is tight, and while a few characters are ungodly annoying, the book's continuity is good. Pearson's art takes some getting used to. Most significantly, the artist relies too strongly on using one or two brush settings. The art gets the job done, but the limited variation in line work, occasionally stiff characters, and intermittently awkward/indecipherable panel composition hold the title back.
SNAP FLASH HUSTLE is weirdly clever and funnily pragmatic. Haley Mori is a model with zero life skills. Well, one life skill: talking her way out of getting killed by professional drug peddlers in New York City. Models exchanging pics for bricks of coke (and coke for cash) mixes young women like Haley in with the city's underbelly . . . but if it pays the bills and keeps their lives running smoothly, why rock the boat?
The DEA might have something to say about that.
Haley gets in over her head. Fast. But she can't give up the game and she knows it. She is, to a good extent, addicted to her own success. She's greedy. She wants a good life for her husband and their lover. But she's greedy. Is it possible to be greedy and climb to the top without getting too dirty? Too immersed in the garbage? Haley isn't quite sure yet.
The reader, however, finds out rather quickly. The woman who let Haley into the business of quick cash while serving as a mule for narcotics -- the lady with the pink hair and lavender eyes -- is a monster. Coral will kill a photographer for not following protocol when picking up a girl who misused the company hashtags. She'll kill her money manager because he's not an "idea" guy. She'll sit for a police interrogation in black lingerie, monologue her pretty face off, and still walk away without being charged for so much as jaywalking.
Haley hews close to doing the wrong thing so many times one wonders if her luck will run out. Coral is a bad influence, sure, but Coral is Haley when taken to the logical extreme. "I want to be rich," Haley says, when asked why she's sticking around the business even when shit hits the fan. Good thing for her, Coral's got her back. Bad thing for her . . . Coral's got her back.
SNAP FLASH HUSTLE is fun because it's a little unpredictable. It's a wild ride such that the cast is small but the stakes grow very quickly. The writing is tight, and while a few characters are ungodly annoying, the book's continuity is good. Pearson's art takes some getting used to. Most significantly, the artist relies too strongly on using one or two brush settings. The art gets the job done, but the limited variation in line work, occasionally stiff characters, and intermittently awkward/indecipherable panel composition hold the title back.
April 28, 2021
The beginning was great but I didn't like the last 2 issues at all. The artwork was great though!
November 26, 2024
Unlikeable leads and not enough nudity to cover that fault.
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