Sometimes I read comics to go on huge fantasies. Sometimes I read them to be in the boots of a superhero. And SOMETIMES I read them to get a bit of slice of life stories. Sometimes I can't connect but I'm glad to say Royal City hits all the right marks.

Royal City is really about a shitty little town that connects a family in different ways. Patrick is the "main" character, and I say main because his whole family gets a good amount of character development, and he comes back to town after his father has a stroke. See, each member of the family sees their little brother Tommy in different forms. Forms they remember him best by and they all talk to him as if he was there. At first it's slightly jarring but once you get into what each family member is dealing with it all makes sense.

Good: I fucking LOVED Patrick. His internal struggle + conversations with everyone came off so well done I can't help but connect. Especially since he's a writer and he's stuck on what to actually write. So true. Also, love the sister in here and her fight with her husband was near perfect. The mom storyline is also tragic and watching her slowly breakdown is cry worthy.

Bad: I didn't love the last family member's storyline. Just a typical fuck up who owes some local gang money and now is in trouble. I just couldn't connect to this one character.

Overall Royal City hits on almost every note. To have multiple interesting characters and pick up steam as it goes really is something special. I hope this series continues to be as good as it started. A 4 out of 5!