BY COLIN ENQUIST
0.99 cents for issue number one of most comics I will buy. Most of the time I actually know what I am picking up though, today I had no idea. I saw Roddenberry presents (creator of Star Trek) and Phil Hester. Figured it had to be worth my one dollar. Especially once I heard that the idea sprouted from something on a napkin.The story for Days Missing seems basic at first. Just another apocalyptic plague ready to destroy mankind (think Ebola virus but more contagious). A little sci fi twist though and we have an immortal who seems to have been around since, well that is never explained, but before the dinosaurs roamed Earth.
A self contained story about the mystical immortal that makes days go "missing" as we find out in the issue with a flashback that describes surreal events that could have destroyed humanity but do not because of our "savoir". This unique ability to make the days vanish in our minds is not yet explained but we know he wants to save us. Phil Hester is creating a world where anything could happen (or it already did and you don't know about it!).
Art by Frazer Irving does not set the benchmark too high for the next artist to come aboard. Not entirely sure if the book will have a rotation of artists for each issue or not but next issue is drawn by Chris Burnham. Irving's art in this book is almost basic in detail but his ability to tell the story is apparent in the way he uses the panels, really having each panel play off the previous one perfectly. My main problem was the colouring did not suit my taste. The painted style has never been my thing as I feel it takes away from the art itself too much.
Possibilities are endless for this 5 issue mini series with a wide array of stories that could be created from any time in human history. Hester has my money for the next issue for sure. This one was definitely worth 0.99 cents!
4 out of 5
2 comments:
i'll be picking this up now.
Ya, it was a nice surprise. Let me know what you think!
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