TRICKED tells the story of a disparate group of people from different walks of life, showing each character in a short segment before moving onto the next. As Robinson cycles through his cast of six, their lives move closer to each other's. At the start, they know little of each other. However, by the shocking climax, the entire cast stands across a two-page spread, brought together by a violent act none of them foresaw.
TRICKED nearly defies summary any effort would either fall short, or unravel the entire story. However, to give you a taste, know that one-time rock legend Ray Beam has found his soul mate and his muse in Lily a girl that works in his office. At the same time, Caprice, an insecure and slightly overweight waitress, meets a young man that values her deeply. And yet, she feels attracted to Nick a sports autograph counterfeiter that tells his wife he works in an office. Caprice waitresses at a diner owned by Richard, a gay man in a long term relationship with Frank. Only, Richard doesn't know that Phoebe his daughter from his first marriage just boarded a bus to travel across the country and meet him for the first time. All the while, Steve has stopped taking his medication and he's convinced that Ray Beam (the rock star, remember?) has sent him a message encoded in an old album. It sounds fractured and confused, but I promise that it all comes together in the end.
In the true spirit of independence, Alex Robinson drew, inked, and lettered TRICKED himself (except for the cover, which Brett Warnock and Bwana Spoons helped with). Eschewing realism for cartooning, Robinson's simple, elegant, black and white art serves the material perfectly. Books like this work best in black and white and I couldn't imagine coloring it. It'd be like colorizing CLERKS sacrilege.
TRICKED flexes the muscles of the comics medium with a brilliant, engaging narrative format. You'll probably read it in one sitting. Then, you'll want more. Go buy this right now.
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