Sanity & Tallulah: Plucky Teen Girl Space Detectives #1 Review

Molly Brooks~ writer~artist /Comixology I came across this adorable comic when I jumped on Comixology last night to buy and read the newest issue of Wonder Woman (Wonder Woman #38, SIGH). I was drawn in by the title, the cover and three page preview you can view on the site. Teen girls in comics? [icon_check] One of them is brownskinned and also rocking afro puffs?[icon_check] Female creator, writer and artist? [icon_check] Set in outer space with space ships and asteroid belts and lost things needing to be found? [icon_check] Girls piloting space crafts, because of course, girls can do anything![icon_check] Did I mention that it’s a dollar?[icon_check]   So far so good and I hadn’t even bought it yet! But I did purchase it, read it a few times and I wasn’t disappointed.  We are introduced to one Sanity (yes, that’s her name) and one Tallulah who are teen but I’d say tween to be precise girls who are dropping off packages towards points to their learning permits at a docking station.  We quickly establish that Tallulah who is the short haired and bare foot girl is also the free spirited one who has an mischievous air about her. I was instantly reminded of  my fave: Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV, better known as “Ed” from the legendary Cowboy Bebop anime and I have to wonder if she was an inspiration in any way? Sanity is the much more grounded member of the duo who follows safety procedures to a “T” and doesn’t necessarily like to stray from the designated objective…