The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of BLACK SCIENCE #1 from Image Comics. Rick Remender writes, Matteo Scalera draws and Dean
White colors.
Grant is what you might call a rogue scientist; he’s got
some ideas that many people don’t take seriously. “Black science,” they call
it, and it takes an anarchist to practice it. Grant has built a
dimension-hopping device and taken a group of his people to explore the other
side. But now the device is damaged and he doesn’t know if he can get home.
In this first issue Remender does a delightful job of
showing us who Grant is. His internal narration explains his every move through
this exciting footchase of a story, telling us how he got there and walking
through his every decision. We learn a lot, including that he may not be the
most likable guy in the world, but he takes his responsibilities seriously. And
the art is simply amazing; Scalera and White build aliens and alien landscapes that
look and feel so natural, it’s scary.
This is a great beginning to a very promising title,
especially if you’re into weird science and multiverse hopping. But even if you’re
not, there’s a cool story in here as well. Totally check this book out.
BLACK SCIENCE #1 is available now at your FLCS and online at
imagecomics.com.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
