Man! What a stellar graphic. Low, Volume one: The Delirium of Hope collects issues 1-6. Old now, the original comic run began back in
2014,
new to me though. Masterfully written by one of the genres finest
scribes Rick Remender, it's a hell of a tale. The main protagonist is a
die-hard optimist in a world which really doesn't warrant it. Set on a
future Earth being slowly consumed by our expanding Sun, and with humanity
reduced to a handful of great cities deep in the oceans, searching the
stars for hope, waiting for a reply. A dystopian world, where humanity
has lost itself as
it lost hope, drifting into baseness. Spoiler, it's not full of
laughs, it's a gritty, brutal tale of a clock ticking, and of hope keep
getting a kicking and getting up again smiling, well, not smiling.
Perfectly paced prose coupled with phenomenal illustration drive a
captivating story. The
art of Greg Tocchini is something else. At first a little disorientating
due to the busyness of the panels and freeness of style, but
once attuned, wow, gorgeous lines,
dynamic and expressive, and a wonderful palette and use of colour.
Tocchinis' panels are sensational. Such a good read.
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