I remember the first introduction I had to Mr. Niles. It was
his comic - Fused that caught my eye. I was interested not so much in the comic at the time, rather
the genre and business. I sent him a note, just cause. Never expecting much, of
course. To my pleasure, Mr. Niles responded to me and we chatted a bit about
the business. I have always wanted to write comics but have never dented the
genre. I gather it is lack of talent; networking or my work just doesn’t float
to the top.
So, I moved on, still loving and reading the genre. Then the
other day I stumbled onto City of Dust, by one Steve Niles. I thought fondly of
his time and energy and figured I’d grab #1 – I did enjoy the Fused series
(FYI). So, there I was with comic in hand and found that I quite enjoyed it, as
well. I now am fully involved in the series.
As important as the writing is the art and here you will
find a well-crafted CB with outstanding art to compliment a fine storyline. City
of Dust is a future look at civilization a sort of post apocalyptic world that
mirrors Minority Report or Accessory, a bit.
The main character, Phillip Khrome, is a homicide detective
who is deep into the investigation of a killing spree within the city. What he
begins to learn about the gruesome crimes is the discovery of societies
influence if not birth of such crimes. The truth as it unfolds is much to
digest and even harder to combat.
No comments:
Post a Comment