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to rule in hell / 2007
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comic book
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pencils and inks
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publisher: dwap productions
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The first story by Chris Sagovac (art) and Mark Allyn Stewart (story) is To Rule In Hell. The premise of the tale is that the elite of humanity achieved a kind of immortality in the late 19th century. An immortality that, as is usual in these sorts of stories, is more curse than blessing. Told from the point of view of the assistant to the scientist who gave his immortal dream to the world, she recounts her final moments as the curse completes itself, with her death and the rebirth of a new human race. The story raises questions of what is important in life and death and rebellion as necessary evolutionary function. Rule relies heavily on its internal monologue narrative style, allowing the art to serve more as illustrations than as comics in a purist sense. The art style reminded me of Kent Williams’ work in Epic Illustrated. I would have liked to have seen the pages in color rather than the black and white in which the book is printed but one can’t always get what one wants, eh? Enough I found myself confused by the art, this was a pleasant tale to read.
Vince Moore |
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comicswaitingroom.com
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review
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The people of earth have traded fertility for immortality. Those who could bear children died off and only 250,000 immortals remain. Now, however, their bodies are decaying beyond the capacity of the machine to fix them. The protégé of the machine's creator is unable to stop the decay, and knows that while her body decays, her mind will stay alive, even when the body has become an immobile puddle of flesh. She rebuilds the machine with another purpose and waits for her judgment and punishment.
An intriguing story, though in the anti-science mode of classic pop SF. An underlying theme is that mankind's hubris in becoming the creator must be countered by the return of nature. Innovative design of bordering and caption boxes. -J. W. DeBolt Jr. |
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comiccritique.com
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