Advance Review: Don’t Bother With ‘Don’t Spit In The Wind’ #4

Don’t Spit in the Wind – as well as pretty much all the Earth – comes to an end in this fourth issue.

Consider that a blessing.

The limited series started off in an interesting way, by introducing Travis, a specialized garbage man. In other words, this poor guy’s job was to clean up the toxic waste on Earth – specifically around New York City. Most of humanity has abandoned the planet to live in an orbiting space station, ironically called Hope.

But writer and artist Stefano Cardoselli let the story get away from him. Instead of building on that story, which would have been at least mildly interesting, he introduced new characters and situations. Kind of. There’s the overlord of the space station, who doesn’t care about the people he’s supposed to be protecting. There’s the missing garbage collector. There’s a crazed fanatic bent on destroying the world. And there’s a love story.

Yet all of that gets lost in a mishmash of confusing imagery and plot points that are never developed. Cardoselli is clearly trying to make a point about human nature and the irreversible damage we are doing to this world. Those are legitimate and noble ideas that deserve better than what is being presented to readers.

Cardoselli’s artwork is at least entertaining. It’s fairly impossible to follow given the storyline – or lack thereof – but it gives you plenty to look at. The illustrations, though, like the writing, give the impression that Cardoselli is more interested in shocking his audience than trying to tell a story. Again, that’s a pity, given the subject.

Wasted potential – whether it’s a story that could have been impactful or an artist who squanders an opportunity – is a real shame. That’s why Don’t Spit in the Wind is better left in the garbage can.

Don’t Spit in the Wind #4 will be available for purchase tomorrow.