The Last Delivery is too obscure in its story and too confusing in its dialogue to garner enjoyment.
The Last Delivery is a confusing, somewhat morbid, extremely odd tale of a person from an unknown business making a delivery to a residence. Unfortunately, this delivery has a steep price as residents talk about little else outside of their party and the rules for it. Although the artwork is arresting in a doomed way, the story drags. Violence is senseless and pointless. With too little that works in the comic, it’s hard to care. While some readers may get more out of the series than others, The Last Delivery is a niche tale that will not land for everyone.
Created by Evan Dahm, the story features a variety of sentient creatures. At its center is a delivery creature whose sole purpose is to deliver a package. From Iron Circus Comics, the world looks like a dark dystopian world akin to Dark City or, even better, City of Lost Children. As the deliverer enters a vast, dim, and sinister home, he requests someone sign off on the package. Thus begins a revolving door of suffering as he’s thrown from one problematic situation to the next. Readers can only pity the delivery man and wonder what the comic’s point is.
The Last Delivery Has Dystopian Visuals But Convoluted Dialogue
While the art style is unique, with characters similar to older cartoon characters like Betty Boop, the visuals offer a creep factor. It looks like a hellish Alice in Wonderland. It seems more like hell. Moreover, it’s a hell where he’s doomed to repeat this last delivery for eternity. Arguably, this also encapsulates capitalism. But the story is tragic and bleak. Everyone he approaches either yells or curses at him, or even worse, they abuse him. So, this tale is not for the faint of heart. It is a miserable read. Still, aside from the artwork, there is too little here to entice readers.
However, the dialogue between characters is clunky and lacks flow. Some readers might understand the conversations and the way characters talk. However, others might feel it’s a waste of time as they attempt to decipher it. The only character that is straightforward with their words is the delivery man. Yet even he seems stuck. His words repeat over and over as he moves from one individual to the next. The delivery man delivers his own demise, albeit unknowingly. While there are arguably parallels between this character and the masses stuck in a capitalist workforce; clarity would make more of an impact.
It Drags as Much as the Delivery Man
The Last Delivery is too obscure in its story and too confusing in its dialogue to garner enjoyment. Fans of Dahm’s work might rejoice. However, given the befuddling dialogue, it’s a comic that is more a slog than anything. As such, it’s difficult even to bother deciphering the meaning behind the tale. If a reader cannot even engage with the conversations, artwork alone cannot save it. Because the dialogue detracts from the story, The Last Delivery might engage some readers, but too much about the story does not work.
