The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of THE ELECTRIC SUBLIME #1 from IDW Publishing. W. Maxwell Prince writes, Martin Morazzo draws,
Mat Lopes colors, and Good Old Neon letters.
Across the world several incidents have taken place – several
murder/suicides and a school bombing. The only connection is a line image of a
winking face. And now the Mona Lisa appears to be winking as well. The Louvre
calls in the BAI – the Bureau of Artistic Integrity – to look into the case.
And their first (and last) resource is Arthur Brut, an unstable and
self-proclaimed “dream painter.”
The end of this issue gives us a glimpse of what that term
means, and the idea turns what little we know about Arthur on its head. Margot
(the BAI director) is about to get a crash course in Arthur’s psychology (and
maybe a few other things). The twist is quite a shocker, even after being set
up perfectly. And the story so far is compelling, while the art does a very
nice job of establishing a world just slightly different from our own.
I’m a fan of weird fiction, and this first issue sets up a
weird story very well, with lots of questions and not much concern for answers.
I know I like it that way, and I think you might too.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
