Finally we get to feast on one of the most hyped and anticipated, yet barely known about titles for the PS4. Does the fact it's a cover based shooter make you any more or less excited? I still think it looks great and very promising, enough the keep the hype train going for now at least.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Comic of the week - The Remains #1
Artist: A.C. Zamudio
Publisher: Monkeybrain Comics
Release Date: February 26, 2014
Cover Price: $0.99
The Remains is a new 4 part series for fans of horror and the supernatural. This issue really surprised with some excellent writing and artwork, and an interesting set up for the rest of the series to work with.
The story is told to us from the eyes of a young girl named Birdie, who along with her younger, mischievous sister Abigail, live and work on a farm with their mum and dad. Birdie tells the story of a stranger arriving at the farm looking for work and seemingly causing a series of events which is destined to change the farm and the lives of those living on it forever.
The storytelling, art and characterisation here is outstanding. We get a taste of the harsh reality of life on the farm, for the kids, the dad, even the poor dog which spends it's day chained up until it's let loose for it's one job on the farm, a gruesome scene of him killing rats. The two girls are both well rounded characters, with the older and wiser Birdie understanding the difficulty her dad faces running the farm and with his ailing health, and also her strong distrust of the new stranger, contrasted with the younger and childish Abigail, who would rather be playing with the dog than doing chores or forcing him to kill rats.
The stranger is obviously cast as mysterious and potentially malicious, but so far all we have to go on that is Birdie, so it remains to be seen what role he has to play in this story as it unfolds. I'm already cannot wait for the next issue. If you're at all a fan of the mysterious, supernatural or horror this is a must read.
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