Godkillers #1
Aftershock Comics 2020
Created & Written by Mark Sable
Illustrated by Maan House
Coloured by Hernan Cabrera
Lettered by Thomas Mauer
Abdul Alhazred is an Arab-American folklore professor turned soldier whose fear of death stems from uncertainty about the existence of an afterlife. Then he joins THE GODKILLERS, a special forces unit tasked with fighting insurgents who use mythological creatures as weapons of mass destruction. Now that he knows the supernatural exists, he'll have to decide which is worse—death or the nightmarish monsters he thought were mere legends.
When I picked this up to read it I wasn't really sure what it was all about. Now that I have read it I am completely and utterly amazed by the concept and what we see. This totally rocks the way that it feels, or reads, for the reader is crazy because it has this kind of pull that is felt and it doesn't register right away. The opening is great and it really kind of shows us the man that Abdul was going into all this and I like that defining moment we see. Then when we get into main story and once again the way that Mark is able to tell the story is—god I can't find the words that are apropos. This is an experience and whether or not you believe in gods and monsters is not relevant as this will shake your beliefs.
The story & plot development that we see through how the sequence of events unfold and how the reader learns information is presented bloody effin beautifully. This is Abdul's story, at least for now, and that we see this mainly from his point of view is something I am liking. The character development we see is completely open and what the characters encounter and the situations and circumstances as well are going to continually change the shape of who they are. It's like Play-Doh and it's utterly brilliant as it's being told. The pacing is amazing and as it takes us through the twists, turns and a huge revelation is deceptively calm though the ebb & flow of the book. The way this is structured is superb and there is that intangible component to this that you'll understand and get when you read the book but won't be able to convey that accurately.
The interiors here are killer. I will say this, you gotta use backgrounds here. Whether they are in a tent of the plane we need to feel that space as being restrictive instead the blank that makes it feel like they are out in the open. I like how the page layouts are utilised they have some variations in them and then nothing so maybe something other than colour, like perhaps where they are the outdoors something to give us more perspective. The linework is great and how the varying weights are utilised to bring out the attention is marvellous. Seeing the buildings, the tents and the transport these are what we need more of. The utilisation of the angles and perspective in the panels show a solid eye for storytelling. The colour work is beautifully rendered. We see how the various hues and tones within the colours are utilised in the shading, highlights and shadow work that we see.
So I loved seeing Solomon's ring, I want one for myself, and then the other religious tokens or practices being shown. This kind of diversity is interesting and from a unique standpoint this squad of folks can truly be seen as Godkillers. The story is brilliant as the story moves through the pages with quality depth in the layering and characterisation. Tighten up the interiors to really bring this to life and this could be one most unique and intriguing books on stands.
Aftershock Comics 2020
Created & Written by Mark Sable
Illustrated by Maan House
Coloured by Hernan Cabrera
Lettered by Thomas Mauer
Abdul Alhazred is an Arab-American folklore professor turned soldier whose fear of death stems from uncertainty about the existence of an afterlife. Then he joins THE GODKILLERS, a special forces unit tasked with fighting insurgents who use mythological creatures as weapons of mass destruction. Now that he knows the supernatural exists, he'll have to decide which is worse—death or the nightmarish monsters he thought were mere legends.
When I picked this up to read it I wasn't really sure what it was all about. Now that I have read it I am completely and utterly amazed by the concept and what we see. This totally rocks the way that it feels, or reads, for the reader is crazy because it has this kind of pull that is felt and it doesn't register right away. The opening is great and it really kind of shows us the man that Abdul was going into all this and I like that defining moment we see. Then when we get into main story and once again the way that Mark is able to tell the story is—god I can't find the words that are apropos. This is an experience and whether or not you believe in gods and monsters is not relevant as this will shake your beliefs.
The story & plot development that we see through how the sequence of events unfold and how the reader learns information is presented bloody effin beautifully. This is Abdul's story, at least for now, and that we see this mainly from his point of view is something I am liking. The character development we see is completely open and what the characters encounter and the situations and circumstances as well are going to continually change the shape of who they are. It's like Play-Doh and it's utterly brilliant as it's being told. The pacing is amazing and as it takes us through the twists, turns and a huge revelation is deceptively calm though the ebb & flow of the book. The way this is structured is superb and there is that intangible component to this that you'll understand and get when you read the book but won't be able to convey that accurately.
The interiors here are killer. I will say this, you gotta use backgrounds here. Whether they are in a tent of the plane we need to feel that space as being restrictive instead the blank that makes it feel like they are out in the open. I like how the page layouts are utilised they have some variations in them and then nothing so maybe something other than colour, like perhaps where they are the outdoors something to give us more perspective. The linework is great and how the varying weights are utilised to bring out the attention is marvellous. Seeing the buildings, the tents and the transport these are what we need more of. The utilisation of the angles and perspective in the panels show a solid eye for storytelling. The colour work is beautifully rendered. We see how the various hues and tones within the colours are utilised in the shading, highlights and shadow work that we see.
So I loved seeing Solomon's ring, I want one for myself, and then the other religious tokens or practices being shown. This kind of diversity is interesting and from a unique standpoint this squad of folks can truly be seen as Godkillers. The story is brilliant as the story moves through the pages with quality depth in the layering and characterisation. Tighten up the interiors to really bring this to life and this could be one most unique and intriguing books on stands.
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