3 Story: Secret Files of the Giant Man

3 Story: Secret Files of the Giant Man
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Matt Kindt
Art by Matt Kindt

This book is kind of a different spin of a character study and can only be told in comics. There are three stories written about Craig Pressgang, a man born in 1945 who grows to be three-stories tall. One story is his time in France, the second is when he goes to Egypt and the third when he goes to the Philippians. Now, these first came out in My Dark Horse Presents #24, #25 and #32. Each of these stories talk about how he effected how the US was either viewed by the international community, how he affected the war or just being out in the world.
This was kind of different for me. The art was done with basic pencils and colors, nothing real fancy or detailed, but with the stories that were being told I think it worked and added to them. As for the paneling there wasn’t much to it, basic squares and nothing connecting them, again this complemented the story. It wasn’t forced or missing anything. Now, once again there’s the writing. I understand that these were written for an anthology book, but each of the characters you meet, including Craig. I want to know more of who’s in the story and why is it happening. But again, that’s me.

Reading this, it felt like an artsy type comic. Something that people who delve into that area would really get. I’m not one of them. Now, I’m not saying it was bad; it did get me to think a little more about what the writer wanted. There are a few other areas that I read into this and said, “Ok, I get it.” but not that much. The story for me was the first part, a three-story man and everyone doesn’t know where he is at all times, and I’m not just talking about his size. In my opinion, if you like to put more thought than normal into a comic, get this, if not, don’t. I give it 3 caps out of 5.