A Review: HALF PAST DANGER #1

The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of HALF PAST DANGER #1 from IDW Publishing. Stephen Mooney writes and draws.

Sergeant Flynn saw some really messed up stuff in the South Pacific. Weird giant lizard things; the kind of stuff that makes a man crawl into a bottle if he makes it home. Flynn was indeed that lucky, but someone has decided that he hasn’t quite finished serving yet. And it’s not entirely clear who that is.

I don’t usually lead with art, but Mooney’s is very reminiscent of the old wartime comics. This style fits his story beautifully, too, and not just because it’s set in 1943. It’s equally comfortable in a crowded bar as it is in dinosaur jungle islands. And the idea of dinos in WW2 is also an interesting one; I can’t wait to find out how that fits in. Again, he does a nice job of capturing the style of the time storywise while also hinting at larger concepts.

There are some really cool “pseudo-science” possibilities in this story, and I’m looking forward to seeing which way Mooney goes with it. And the people (and the government) should prove interesting as well. Check this one out.

HALF PAST DANGER #1 is available now at your FLCS or by order at idwpublishing.com.

~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )

A Review: THE DEEP SEA

The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of THE DEEP SEA from Dark Horse Comics. The story is by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, with art by Tony Akins, colors by Paul Mounts, and lettering by Bill Tortolini.

Paul Barry is part of the first (unofficial) deep sea exploration mission into the Challenger Deep. An accident injures him and must watch his friends and the love of his life go on without him. An incident close to the bottom results in the loss of the ship and crew…his friends. Fifty-five years later, Paul is taken out to the scene of the accident and finds out that the ship has been recovered and the crew is still alive and hasn’t aged a day! But did something else return with the missing friends?

Great little story here by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray (whose writing I’m a big fan of). It’s a nice mystery witch action and a little horror mixed in. Tony Akins’ art is beautiful, every page is incredible. Since the story is not finished, I expect a miniseries coming real soon and I can’t wait to read it.

THE DEEP SEA is stores now or available for ordering at www.darkhorse.com.