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Captain America #2

6/30/2016

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Captain America: Steve Rogers #2
Marvel Comics 2016
Written by Nick Spencer
Illustrated by Jesus Saiz
Lettered by VC’s Joe Caramagna

    While fighting his way through S.H.I.E.L.D.’s reality-bending small-town super prison Pleasant Hill, an aged and depowered Steve Rogers was returned to fighting form by a sentient Cosmic Cube named Kobik.  It seemed that Steve was back to normal, until he was sent after Baron Zemo: a prominent Hydra member who escaped Pleasant Hill with Kobik’s handler, Dr. Erik Selvig, in tow.

    Alright after all the big hooplah I decided to give this a chance and see what all the fuss was about.  Thankfully Nick’s a great writer and what he’s bringing to the table is pretty awesome.  I’ve never been that big of Steve’s he’s always been too straight laced and by the book for me most of the time.  Now there’s a twist and it’s good and i’m interested for the time being.  

    So the opening got me hooked here.  The Red Skull is Steve’s go to villain, though I do wish we’d see others more often than him, and his history with the Cosmic Cube is the focal point.  He does have a magnificent attitude i’ll give him that, he’s so far superior to everyone else on the planet in his own mind that you can’t help but to automatically be against him and anything he’s doing.  Talk about hubris.

    Still this whole issue centers around him, his experiences with the cube, now after the Pleasant Hill business and all that.  After Kobik was gone the remaining fragments of the cube were secreted away with Maria Hill and her scientists.  We see her trying to convince Dr. Selvig to work with the Kobrik initiative.  When he sees the truth of the matter he’s both afraid as all get out and completely on board.  Personally this whole issue goes a long way in explaining a few things specially last issue’s ending but it also showcases why no being on Earth should have access to the cube or it’s fragments.

    Jesus has a great sense of style to his work.  I love the way he uses the pages and panels for the flow of the story.  The use of angles, perspective and backgrounds go a long way to really get the reader involved in the bigger picture of what’s happening.  They set the mood, tone and feel of each panel the characters are in.  The colouring looking it’s painted and the facial expressions are a joy to see.

    Now if this is the same child as in Thunderbolts i’ll have a huge issue if it’s a completely different one from different shards than i’m okay with that, though than name should’ve been changed.  Otherwise i’m excited for the prospect this opening arc has.  The momentum is here and it’s completely relevant to what’s been happening in the Marvel U lately.  It’s also a great way to see Steve in a different light for a bit as well as setting up a big villain on villain battle between the Red Skull and Baron Zemo.  Two men who think the cube is theirs.  

    With strong writing and great characterization and a different look than we’re used to this shows promise that finally the Boy Scout mold’s been broken and things are going to get interesting.  

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Penny Dreadful #2

6/30/2016

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Penny Dreadful #2
Titan Comics 2016
Based on the series by John Logan
Story by Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Andrew Hinderaker & Chris King
Written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Illustrated by Louie De Martinis
Lettered by Rob Steen

    Previously...In a lonely house on the Essex coast, Sir Malcolm, Vanessa and Sembene
finally met the only person who could give them some insight into Mina’s disappearance – her husband, Jonathan Harker. With tempers running high, and a narrow escape from a brutal attack behind them, the shaken party seeks refuge as they try to regroup – and Vanessa tries to piece together the sequence of events that stole away her dearest friend...
    
    Oh my goodness first things first Louie’s work on the interiors can what the television programme cannot and that’s use the pages to instill the atmosphere for this book that the show no matter what filters can never achieve.  There’s a dark forbidden romantic element to the work he does here that is alluring, compelling and dangerous all at the same time.  It truly represents the horror genre in ways i’ve never seen in comics before.  The use of colours, bleeding and light sources are amazing!  That blue in the church and then the wedding yeah I’m in love with them so, already this has the edge on an already incredible source material.

    The story itself is quite familiar, Bram Stoker wrote it after all, only this time around Vanessa is in the picture.  By infusing her into these classic horror film franchises and using her as a catalyst to tie them all together in this sensible and plausible universe is so impressively well done.  

    The way this is unfolding like the way you condense a book into cliff notes is brilliant.  We all know the basics of the story it’s just how they fit into this new reality that we need to learn and Krysty does that with style, grace and seeming ease.  Vanessa and Jonathan working in concert to tell this story was a nice use of her powers and how she sees things.  Also it gave us a chance to get some characterization in on all the characters present as everything happened.

    The really great thing here is that Krysty takes the characterization from the series and keeps true to that while expanding on the characters here.  This kind of medium allows for more intense characterization through dialogue, actions and story (not to mention the artwork) than actors have a chance to portray in their 45 minutes of an hour episode.  I’ve never felt i’ve known Vanessa as well as I am now through these two issues and that’s some strong writing people.

    This is an amazing compliment to the series, it doesn’t try to rehash everything we’ve seen thus far.  It takes what we’ve seen and expands upon this world and the characters giving us a chance to see more of the events that shaped them into who they’ve become.  With some amazing storytelling and absolutely stunning interior artwork this is a chance to get familiar with the show for the first time or just revel in what we’re missing when it’s not on or filming a new season.

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Bust #2

6/30/2016

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Bust #2
Insane Comics 2016
Created & Written by Dave Cook
Illustrated & Lettered by Chris O’Toole

    Jack fled with his family to Austin where events occurred that led him to betray the city’s leader and ended up getting his family killed.  Then Jack managed to do the impossible and kill Eddie, his old boss and ruler of Austin.  This sent the city into chaos and he fled once again.  Now he’s a wandering blade for hire, a protector of the people….

    It’s been a while and the plague has stopped infecting people but that hasn’t meant society in any way is coming back.  Instead factions like the Smiley’s seize control and mob mentality rules.  I find it interesting that Dave manages to represent some of my feelings so incredibly well, that when society does collapse it’s going to be those with the least and most questionable morals that will rise to the top.  After all they are the ones willing to do whatever it takes to gain and keep control.  

    Poor Jack he suffers from PTSD and every night he dreams of his family and how they never had the chance to leave Austin with him.  It’s what has driven him after all this time to do what he’s doing.  Guilt and denial play huge roles in this as well but he did what he thought was going to be best for his family and listened to his friend even if he knew it wasn’t a good idea.  Still he can’t let it go and no matter he does, how many he kills in the name of justice or doing good things he’s not able to forgive himself.  

    So this is very much a character driven story and I love that.  It could have just focused on the mutated people and animals but it doesn’t they play background roles and they are used effectively that way.  While Chuck and his Smiley’s have targeted Jack and given him a new purpose it’s meeting Lilly and the Fed’s this issue that will really bring about the changes in him he so desperately needs.  Again story driven not just an apocalyptic wasteland to be traveled killing people but a drive, purpose and reason for going on.  Dave does such good things with the characterization here, not just of Jack but of all the characters, that we have a great understanding of who they are and it makes us care about them.  

    The interiors by Chris are alright.  He’s getting better with each issue, page and panel he does and this kind of growth and evolution is nice to see.  He’s a got a good eye for how the story should flow and that’s a great start.  There are little details he throws in that are surprising and give things that little extra oomph.  His consistency in faces and characters as improved greatly and while it's an independent look it’s got a lot of nice things about it.  Plus there are some nice use of backgrounds, more would be nice, that help set the mood and tone of what’s happening.

    Each issue gets just a little better, okay so it’s only two issues, and it’s great to see.  The story, premise and characters are solid and it’s nice to see “new” creators grow and evolve and become something more.  You can see potential in this work and watching them start to reach it is really exciting to me.  Get in on this it’s a great book and shows us a different side of the fall of society making it an original, unique look at one man’s journey to find himself again.  

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Alan Dracon #2

6/30/2016

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Alan Dracon #2 (of 6)
Amigo Comics 2016
Written & Illustrated by Stefano Martino
English Adaptation by El Torres
Lettered by Malaka Studio

    ALAN DRACON, bodyguard, has discovered that his latest contract involves a lot of headaches: his feelings for corporate bio-engineer Oni, Doctor Harkell’s bizarre biocreation, not to mention the Yakuza who want to see him nothing short of DEAD.

    I’m such a fan of this book!  It takes the old school Private Dick Noir feel (with military superhero training) mixes it with Japanese Kaiju to create this whole new subgenre of science fiction that is unique, original and thoroughly entertaining.  

    The opening is very Alice In Wonderland and that alone intrigues me as we get to meet Kanoo.  As we very quickly learn she’s not what we think she is and that kind of makes chills run down the spine as she’s very much an agent of Mishima.  Plus her entrance in the now is just one heck of a wow moment!  I’m looking forward to seeing what her role in this will become and how she and Alan will facing off down the road.

    Meanwhile I’m super impressed with the storytelling here.  The pacing of the story goes very fast and yet it doesn’t have that glossed over feeling.  Alan’s very good at what he does and while he’s been assigned to protect Oni from Doctor Karkell it seems that this job is one that has farther reaching implications than he realizes.  Not just on a personal level either but that aspect and his feelings, not to mention his inner dialogue where he feels he’d change for her, but with the Yakuza and their assessment of him in action as well.  

    With this job completed this issue, for details you have to read the issue, what’s Alan going to do next?  He’s very much on Mishima’s radar for what he’s been doing here and that means trouble.  I like that this mini-story inside a story is used as a set-up for us to get to know him.  Also it leaves a whole world of exploration open for future stories, I mean his training alone would be something I want to see and that he’s as fast as he is without enhancements yeah that’s something.  There is so much more to him than meets the eye, which admittedly is not hard to do considering he seems like a drunk bodyguard.  

    The black and white interiors here are phenomenal.  They are so expressive and the linework so clean and crisp it’s hard to miss any of the intended emotion on the page.  Stefano’s eye for storytelling is brilliant as he utilizes the flow of the pages and panels with angles, perspective and use of backgrounds.  His is the kind of talent you discover and want to devour everything he’s ever done.  Oh and now I need a Alan, sans helmet, full body figure for my collection he’s that good.

    This really is can’t miss writing, dialogue, characterization and story material.  This takes the old B movie cliches and makes them A+ level entertainment in ways you’d never thought they could reach.  

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4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #2

6/30/2016

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4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #2
Black Mask Studios 2016
Written by Matthew Rosenberg
Illustrated & Designed by Tyler Boss
Flatting by Clare Dezutti
Lettered by Thomas Mauer

    11 year old Paige and her weirdo friends have a problem: a gang of ex-cons need her dad's help on a heist... the problem is those ex-cons are morons. If Paige wants to keep her dad out of trouble, she's going to have to pull off the heist herself.

    There’s so much to like about this book.  It’s completely offbeat and weird as it depicts these outsiders who’ve banded together as friends.  The characterization comes in some great ways as we see them playing video games and the dialogue in the opening is them talking as the character they are playing.  Both speak volumes about their personalities.  As if the kids weren’t weird enough this just takes it to a whole new level but in all honesty it’s also something that completely makes sense.  They live in something of a fantasy world, in real life faithful to each other and as devoted as they are in their games.

    In a sense it’s as heartwarming as it is disturbing that kids can become obsessed with these games and sometimes forget that what they do there isn’t stuff they can or should do in the real world.  Or at least consider it training for what’s about to come.  On some level it reminds me of an old movie where Tom Hanks couldn’t separate reality from fantasy of his D&D character.

    Still I also love that the kids are resourceful.  Berger surprised me, not because of the pizza thing but definitely with the license plate.  Then Paige’s outburst and subsequent trip to her Uncle well that was a bit of interesting writing.  Uncle Bruce is a great stroke of luck, okay writing, as he is a cop and it helps since Paige has that license plate number.  Now this is something I can see a kid doing, using their computer skills on an unsuspecting family member to find out something they want to.  

    I love the interiors for this too.  From seeing the game play to the way Tyler uses pages and panels for the flow of the story.  That whole segment where she’s on the computer was laid out incredibly well and innovatively.  Also I like the way he fills up his panels, not always with a lot of background per se but there’s enough and the amount of small detail he puts into them, plus the angles, perspective and focus he’s got is really great.  It all works to really get you into this story.  This is a great collaboration between words and visuals.  

    Sometimes you find a story where the kids can come across all too real and Matthew has done that here.  He’s writing such an incredible story of family, friendship and all that that means.  Sometimes your family isn’t tied to you by blood but by the bonds of friendship and even at 11/12 years old these kids are family for each other.  

    Also as the story continues to unfold and you begin to see what is happening here things get a lot more interesting.  The end not only demonstrates different intelligence levels and perception of the kids but they almost parallel the bad guys.  

    You go into this with one mindset and suddenly Matthew’s got you all over the place and ending up where you never expected to be.  This really is one of the more interesting, compelling and honest stories to come out, yes an honest portrayal of kids these days,  You’ll kick yourself if you miss this one.

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Zen Intergalactic Ninja #2

6/29/2016

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Zen Intergalactic Ninja #2
Devil’s Due/1First Comics 2015
Written by Steve Stern
Illustrated by Marat Mychaels
Coloured by Sean Forney
Lettered by Dexter Weeks

    Zen has accepted the job of finding the notorious Quentin Palomar for a woman named Teela Morava.  Her sister was the last in a long string of wealthy women who Palomar married, then murdered for their fortunes.  And then he disappeared, evading authorities for years.  Morava has only one proviso: Palomar must be brought to her alive.  Zen has traced him to the pleasure planet Somalla….

    The latest version of Zen continues here and I’m completely enthralled by it.  This for me anyway is a different take on the classic character, much darker, brooding and filled with great humour.  The opening is a great example of that, thanks to the dialogue and Marat and Sean’s work you get a menacing looking Chief Magistrate and a weary and no nonsense Zen having a cup of joe.  Well it is great stuff since it not only sets up the issue makes you laugh at the same time.  

    This leads us to what you’d think was the meat of the story and in some ways it is though in others it’s not.  I like the way that Steve is writing this story it’s got plenty of action and it’s a good showcase for not only Zen’s skills but also his mind and hunting abilities.  Once Zen starts his interaction with Quicksilver it’s an eight page story of tracking, fighting and revealing of secrets.  This is the kind of stuff that I can get behind it’s really well executed.  

    Marat is no stranger to portraying action sequences and the fight we get is wonderfully done.  Though I’d like to have seen more backgrounds instead of the lines that represent movement but hey they fight fast and furious.  Aside from the updated Zen I love his take on the alien species he’s getting to design.  They have these looks that would fit into the Cantina scene in Star Wars.  Plus his use of pages and panels to control the flow of the story are extremely well done.   Sean does a great job finishing it all off with his colouring.  The shading really helps evoke the right emotions from these alien faces.  

    The last eight pages are like a whole new story segment in itself.  Granted it’s what leads into next issue but it’s so fun to see Zen try to sneak up on Palomar and find himself surrounded and expected.  Not surprising considering, if you read this you’ll understand why but it’s expected but still surprising and that’s the way a story should be told.  

    Equal parts campy and serious this is a great melding of the past and present.  Part of me longs for the Archie Zen while being completely thrilled by the prospect of this new scenario.  Hardcore and all business this will appeal to older fans and have no trouble creating new ones who’ll devour it.

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Jupiter's Legacy 2 #1

6/29/2016

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Jupiter’s Legacy 2 #1
Image Comics 2016
Created & Written by Mark Millar
Created & Illustrated by Frank Quitely
Coloured by Sunny Gho
Letters, Design & Production by Peter Doherty
Digital Art Assistant Rob Miller

    The children of the superheroes didn’t want to be like their parents.  They wanted to be rich, they wanted to be famous and they wanted to save the world in ways their parents never dared.  So they staged a coup and murdered the old guard.  Taking over America and forcing their ideas on a country that never wanted them.  But one hero escaped and together with her boyfriend and eight-year-old son she set out to find all the old super-criminals to ask them to come back and save us from the superheroes.

I like that we open with Skyfox making a gift for his son before the superheroes come to remove him.  I’m guessing that last part but considering what they’ve already done it’s a safe assumption.  I mean he was an original member of the old guard after all.  Then hitting the present and Hutch still has the gift his father gave him well it’s a great way to open up this latest volume.  

There’s something about the way Mark and Frank work together that creates some of the best work.  That couldn’t be any more evident than right here.  I’ve never seen Frank’s work look so gosh darned good, and considering his vast library of work that’s saying something.  The attention to detail, the faces-man I can get over the faces they are so mind-numbingly good, the flow through the pages and panels thanks to angles, perspective and backgrounds are used so you literally get lost in the story.  Oh and by the by the trees outside the Supermax is one of my absolute favourite images from the entire series.

You know it’s time for Mark to revisit something when it comes out.  Nothing forced or rushed it flows so well that it’s the right place and time for the continuation, passion and love ooze from the writing.  The characterization is stunning here and it’s fun to see how Hutch and Chloe go about recruiting the folks they need.  Not everything goes according to plan, but realistically when does all really go according to plan?  

The pacing of this is great and that we don’t have to spend a lot time on a majority of the folks they want to recruit gives us more time for the actual story and upcoming confrontation.  Provided of course that that confrontation is slotted for this run.  Mark doesn’t always follow the rules so who knows if this will be a huge character, see story, driven story that sets up a huge blowout still to come or if it will end with the fight and next time around we’ll see how the pieces are picked up.  

While the Supermax may be filled with so-called super villains, or in other words those that oppose what they are doing, it’s really those running it who the scariest alive.  Once again the characterization and dialogue here showcase why we just can’t get enough of what Mark’s capable of doing.  He makes you think when you read this and see them for who they are and what Uncle Walter is really doing.  

That as a reader you can either sit back and just enjoy or become so engaged and engrossed you see the subtext of what’s happening means that Mark’s talent and skill as a writer puts him among the 1%.  Of course we’re comic geeks so we all do both heh and we’re so happy for it.  This is another award winning worthy saga in the Jupiter cycle.  

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Jade Street Protection Services #1

6/29/2016

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Jade Street Protection Services #1
Black Mask Studios 2016
Created & Written by Katy Rex
Created & Illustrated by Fabian Lelay
Coloured by Mara Jayne Carpenter
Lettered by Taylor Esposito

    In this new series that mashes The Breakfast Club with Sailor Moon, Kai, Saba, Noemi, Divya, and Emma are (bad) students at Matsdotter Academy, an elite private school for magical girls. When they all meet for the first time in a totally unfair detention, these punk rock witch delinquents cut class and discover the fates Matsdotter has in store for them are even more sinister than they suspected.

    I love reading the first issue of a new series.  I come into these blind, meaning I don’t read previews or advance solicitations so I can be completely surprised.  This has also shaped my review style as I want you to understand how the writing is, the interior artwork and how the book makes me feel in hopes you’ll get excited over trying it.  Anyone can do a play by play but I don’t want you to read this and feel like you don’t need to read the book but rather want to read it.  This is one of those that I sincerely hope you try because it’s just incredibly fun, unique and centers around an all female cast of characters.

    I like the opening, it’s told from one character's point of view as she “assess” her schoolmates  This way we get a look at how they are possibly seen by each other which when in high school sometimes view can be skewed but for the girl starting this off i’d say she’s pretty accurate as Katy portrays them throughout the story.  It’s a nice way to introduce them without having to spend too much time on background information.

    Speaking of we don’t get a lot of background information on the world they live in but that’s great!  It means we get to explore this reality as the girls go about their lives.  Also it means the reader has use to their brain and imagination to create their own possible scenarios and see what matches up.  Nothing is better than a book that engages the mind as it entertains and Katy’s got that down pat.

    Fabian’s interiors are quite unique, they remind of different things, mainly cartoons, but have a style all their own.  My one complaint is he doesn’t utilize panels with backgrounds which can be used to really showcase the bigger picture, engage the reader and set the mood, tone and feel for what’s going on where they are. Otherwise his use of pages and panels to the tell the flow of the story is nicely done.  Also on a personal note I’d love to see the girls “powered” up in a different style to separate the two, one more cleaner comic style compared to everyday life but that’s just me and possibly a suggestion.

    As the book is billed it really does take a diverse cast who aren’t friends, throw them in detention and have something of a Nancy Drew/Charlie’s Angels moment that will change how their lives.  Suddenly these wonderful characters who are so different from one another and come from a diverse set of backgrounds find themselves wrapped up in something they could never have prepared for.  This is the kind of writing and characterization that makes a book not good but great.  There’s hope, promise and a brand new world to explore and it’s got all the potential that holds and then some.

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Zoe Dare vs Disasteroid #1

6/29/2016

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Zoe Dare vs the Disasteroid #1
Action Lab Entertainment 2016
Written by Brockton McKinney
Illustrated by Andrew Herman

    When the Earth itself is in danger from an approaching asteroid, a professional stuntwoman is our only chance to save humanity! But is Zoe Dare up to the task? With the help of her punk rock, I.T. savvy sister and two A.I. enabled robots, ready-or-not the unlikely team is about to be thrust into an adventure of disastrous proportions!

    There’s a reason I love comics and it’s books like this one that demonstrate why.  Zoe’s the daughter of an Evil Knievel type of stuntman, a very accomplished stuntwoman in her own right.  She and her sister as sassy, smart and not immune to danger but embrace the challenge it presents.  What happens when a meteor changes course and heads towards Earth well they fine folks in the government turn to them to help them stave off disaster.

    Brockton has emerged as one of those writers you don’t know but certainly should by now.  The story itself is wonderfully genius and the dialogue is spectacular.  The A.I. Robots have some of the best lines in the book and their comparison to C3PO and R2D2 with better dialogue hasn’t gone unnoticed.  They actually remind me more of the robots from MST3K and that alone rocked my world.  As do the Punk Rock Danni and her obsession with movies and popular culture while Zoe is more serious and doesn’t pay attention to anything that doesn’t help her improve her skills.

    The girls couldn’t be any more opposite in nature and yet the bonds of sisterhood couldn’t be any stronger.  Now we see the dad here, mostly in cameo style, which leads me to think that he might not be alive anymore and the reason for that becomes slightly clear when Zoe’s forced to team-up with Race Thunderbuckler as they both possess the skills sets required for this mission.  

    There’s one thing no one on Earth has accounted for though and that this meteor isn’t a meteor it’s a ship.  Aliens are heading towards Earth and it looks like they may have some hostile intent.  

    Andrew’s interiors are phenomenal.  More animated movie that Saturday Morning cartoon style and full of expression, emotion and wonderful detail.  His eye for storytelling is fantastic as the flow through pages and panels show.  His use of angles and perspective give you the action thrills you need in a story like this.  Also his use of backgrounds are great, the whole inside NASA and the computer layouts are stunningly accurate, think movie set.  They could benefit from being in more panels but what we get is more than enough to set the mood, tone and feel.  

    This is an all-ages story and as such it’s has that subtlety for adults to find things kids won’t and the references well they are the icing on the cake.  SyFy, Hollywood and everyone else sit up and take notice because this is what a disaster/comedy should look like!

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Cryptocracy #1

6/29/2016

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Cryptocracy #1
Dark Horse Comics 2016
Written by Van Jensen
Illustrated by Pete Woods
Lettered by Nate Piekos of Blambot

    For time beyond memory, the Nine Families watched from the shadows, believing themselves shepherds and manipulating whole societies as they saw fit. Nothing happened that they didn’t observe or control. Outsiders knew naught of the Families, much less threatened them. Until now.

    What I really enjoyed about this was we didn’t get any time spent on the past and how the nine families came into being.  Yes there’s time for that down the road as the story dictates but for now we open with an event, or mission if you will, that aptly demonstrates what they are supposed to be about.  As the the story unfolds we learn more and that’s the way it should be, a what the heck moment followed by a slow process of what the characters we see roles in all this is.  It’s a highly effective way to start a new series, shrouded in mystery that leaves the reader with a desire to learn more.

    The premise alone is enough to grab your attention but it’s Van’s writing and Pete’s illustrations that seal the deal.  As a culture we have that innate love of conspiracy theory whether we admit it or not.  If we didn’t shows like the X-Files wouldn’t remain as popular as they are today.  So families around the world operating in secret shaping events, allowing or disallowing things to happen as they deem fit well it’s one of those that can both make the blood boil as well make for fascinating reading.

    Add into the mix that while this is a shadow, behind the scenes, type of thing and there are nine families who’ve divvied up the world there will undoubtedly be jealousy and the desire for more power.  Heck the characterization we get this issue gives us hints at that as well as the desire for power and rule within a family as well.  So there’s plenty of I could do this better and should be in charge but the real question remains when one leader names a successor and it’s not whom is expected what will happen?  

    Science fiction, drama, action/adventure and intrigue are all given to us in the marvelous debut issue.  This is the kind of writing and characterization that immediately draws a reader in and makes them wish it were bi-weekly.  The kind of tease that people talk about and tell others to read simply because they want to discuss theories with others.  This should be one of those you grab from the shelf first or get online and get from your subscription service and read first.  

    Pete’s interiors continue to show why he’s one of the industry’s top talents.  The flow of the story through pages and panels, his use of perspective and angles and his attention to detail in all the characters we meet, see and even those with non-speaking roles really flesh out the book.  His backgrounds are used effectively to really encompass the scope of the story filling in small details and bringing a sense of what’s possible we don’t see enough of.  Never underestimate what backgrounds can do to enhance a story and Pete certainly knows this.

    Stellar debut with potential to rival that of the Greek Gods in its scope.  Full of lies, deceit and promise for a better future and great disaster it doesnt get any better than this.

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