In March we posted about a Comixology submit sale. These are creator-owned comics made available digitally on comixology. I finally got around to reading the bundle and there were some marvellous books in there, so our next few posts will be spotlights on the best of the bunch. The books are no longer in the sale but most are fairly inexpensive. Each title contains a hyperlink to the series on comixology so you can easily find them.
First up, sci-fi:
The Accelerators - two scientists from the 1960s are jumping forward in time: he is pursuing her, hoping to destroy her research. On their jumps they pick up a teenager from the 1990s and end up in a surprising future where everyone has their own time machine. Issue 1 showed a lot of promise.
Writer: R.F.I. Porto
Pencils and inks: Gavin P Smith
Colours: Tim Yates
Letters: Crank!
Publisher: Self published
Arrival - this is black and white and has some lovely line art. It's clear and easy to read, yet has a lot of strength. Story wise, it's a sci-fi tale set in 2057. There's a mystery from the stars and human life has changed in some ways, stayed the same in others. I wasn't so bothered about the plot but the art is just too good to ignore.
Writers: Thomas Kovach and Nishan Patel
Art: Thomas Kovach
Publisher: Mystery Box Comics
The Bunker - this is one of the best comics in the bundle. There's a great amount of characterisation and detail in here. For a cast of five people this is pretty impressive. A group of friends go to the woods to bury a time capsule and find a bunker with goods from their future selves, addressed to their younger selves. Issue 1 is a double sized issue.
Writer: Joshua Hale Fialkov
Art: Joe Infurnari
Publisher: Oni Press
Relaunch -
Art: Daniel Govar
Publisher: Comic Book Think Tank
First up, sci-fi:
The Accelerators - two scientists from the 1960s are jumping forward in time: he is pursuing her, hoping to destroy her research. On their jumps they pick up a teenager from the 1990s and end up in a surprising future where everyone has their own time machine. Issue 1 showed a lot of promise.
Writer: R.F.I. Porto
Pencils and inks: Gavin P Smith
Colours: Tim Yates
Letters: Crank!
Publisher: Self published
Arrival - this is black and white and has some lovely line art. It's clear and easy to read, yet has a lot of strength. Story wise, it's a sci-fi tale set in 2057. There's a mystery from the stars and human life has changed in some ways, stayed the same in others. I wasn't so bothered about the plot but the art is just too good to ignore.
Writers: Thomas Kovach and Nishan Patel
Art: Thomas Kovach
Publisher: Mystery Box Comics
The Bunker - this is one of the best comics in the bundle. There's a great amount of characterisation and detail in here. For a cast of five people this is pretty impressive. A group of friends go to the woods to bury a time capsule and find a bunker with goods from their future selves, addressed to their younger selves. Issue 1 is a double sized issue.
Writer: Joshua Hale Fialkov
Art: Joe Infurnari
Publisher: Oni Press
Relaunch -
I think of this as a proper sci-fi
book. A lot of the panels show the spaceship and techy workings
of space travel. We get a real sense of the isolation astronauts
must feel. The main (nigh on only) character, Cris, works on a
deep space utility shop and things start to go wrong. The first
issue leaves us hanging and hungering for more.
Writer: Ron PerazzaArt: Daniel Govar
Publisher: Comic Book Think Tank
