Lightstep #1
Dark Horse Comics/Eipix Comics 2018
Written by Milos Slavkovic & Mirko Topalski
Illustrated by Milos Slavkovic
Lettered by Andrej Bunjac
January Lee is of royal descent, part of the ruling class that lives out their lives on accelerated, ''Lightstepped'' worlds where a single day is a lifetime on a normal planet. But her ''holy ailment,'' which allows her to see the truth behind the Primogenitor's lies, marks her for banishment to the outer worlds. This is the beginning of a fantastic tale of alien worlds, a star-spanning empire, and rogues and rebels seeking a weapon hidden in the transmission of a radio drama from Earth thousands of years ago.
I had to really look at this one but it wasn’t that hard to decide I had to have it. Milos and Mirko aren’t household names but I knew of them or thought I recognised their names, after all I do read a lot of books that come from all over Europe. I will say that this is a huge pick-up for Dark Horse as it is usually something the States would see through Titan Comics. With Dark Horse however there really is a better chance of it being seen. It needs to be seen too this is electrifying, infectious and pretty mesmerising in how it’s told in both words and visually.
I really like the way this book is structured. The opening of the first issue of a never before seen series is the most important opening you’ll get. It has to be dynamic, interesting and capture the readers mind and imagination leaving them wanting or desire to know and see more. This does exactly that and right from the start we see that Milos has his own distinct style of illustrating and I will tell you what it’s gorgeous. I like how the first things we see and learn here are much of the ideology of these people and to start so strongly and interestingly make me expect big things to come.
The overall flow of the book is extremely well done and the whole idea of January, her visions and what it means for her to see what she does is sensational. Then there is how much information is given out here as it establishes the past for us in some truly original ways. I always thought it was those who forgot the past were doomed to repeat it and yet here it’s the overzealous disciples who believe they must follow in the exact footsteps as their Primogenitor. Throw in religious style belief and make it something that goes to the extreme and suddenly they are most dangerous people alive. That for me this is demonstrated a number of times throughout the story to the perfectly desired effect.
The interiors here are stunningly gorgeous in my humble opinion. The strength and crisp, clean linework that we see to create that attention to detail and make it strong while still looking delicate is sublime. The colouring and how it kind of has a more muted pastel feel to it keeps feeling more dreamlike and that affect just heightens the work we see. It also makes the linework or any mistakes front and centre but thankfully there are no mistakes that I can see. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels shows off an amazing eye for storytelling. The way that backgrounds are utilised really help expand this world and show us the size and scope of the story beautifully.
This is one of the stronger first issues to a new series I have seen in a very long time. The writing is impeccable with it’s characterisation, pacing and story development alongside this stunningly beautiful interior artwork make this something to remember.
Dark Horse Comics/Eipix Comics 2018
Written by Milos Slavkovic & Mirko Topalski
Illustrated by Milos Slavkovic
Lettered by Andrej Bunjac
January Lee is of royal descent, part of the ruling class that lives out their lives on accelerated, ''Lightstepped'' worlds where a single day is a lifetime on a normal planet. But her ''holy ailment,'' which allows her to see the truth behind the Primogenitor's lies, marks her for banishment to the outer worlds. This is the beginning of a fantastic tale of alien worlds, a star-spanning empire, and rogues and rebels seeking a weapon hidden in the transmission of a radio drama from Earth thousands of years ago.
I had to really look at this one but it wasn’t that hard to decide I had to have it. Milos and Mirko aren’t household names but I knew of them or thought I recognised their names, after all I do read a lot of books that come from all over Europe. I will say that this is a huge pick-up for Dark Horse as it is usually something the States would see through Titan Comics. With Dark Horse however there really is a better chance of it being seen. It needs to be seen too this is electrifying, infectious and pretty mesmerising in how it’s told in both words and visually.
I really like the way this book is structured. The opening of the first issue of a never before seen series is the most important opening you’ll get. It has to be dynamic, interesting and capture the readers mind and imagination leaving them wanting or desire to know and see more. This does exactly that and right from the start we see that Milos has his own distinct style of illustrating and I will tell you what it’s gorgeous. I like how the first things we see and learn here are much of the ideology of these people and to start so strongly and interestingly make me expect big things to come.
The overall flow of the book is extremely well done and the whole idea of January, her visions and what it means for her to see what she does is sensational. Then there is how much information is given out here as it establishes the past for us in some truly original ways. I always thought it was those who forgot the past were doomed to repeat it and yet here it’s the overzealous disciples who believe they must follow in the exact footsteps as their Primogenitor. Throw in religious style belief and make it something that goes to the extreme and suddenly they are most dangerous people alive. That for me this is demonstrated a number of times throughout the story to the perfectly desired effect.
The interiors here are stunningly gorgeous in my humble opinion. The strength and crisp, clean linework that we see to create that attention to detail and make it strong while still looking delicate is sublime. The colouring and how it kind of has a more muted pastel feel to it keeps feeling more dreamlike and that affect just heightens the work we see. It also makes the linework or any mistakes front and centre but thankfully there are no mistakes that I can see. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels shows off an amazing eye for storytelling. The way that backgrounds are utilised really help expand this world and show us the size and scope of the story beautifully.
This is one of the stronger first issues to a new series I have seen in a very long time. The writing is impeccable with it’s characterisation, pacing and story development alongside this stunningly beautiful interior artwork make this something to remember.
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