The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of DOCTOR
ATLANTIS Volume 2 from Rare Earth Comics. Ian Ally-Seals and Carl Mefferd are
the creators.
Dr. Julius Fowler is a scientist and adventurer in
possession of the Atlantis, the most advanced ship of its time (especially
since it’s almost completely automated). Chosot is an islander whom Fowler
rescued from a life of slavery. Chapters 4 through 6 give us the story of
Chosot’s freed people and their quest to get home, including battling sea
monsters and Fowler’s former captain.
Pirates are persistent in cultural terms; they never get
huge, but they never seem to go away either. And in fairness, this isn’t quite
a pirate book. A better label would be ‘seafaring steampunk’, I think. And it’s
a very well done example of it; the story is solid and exciting, and the black
& white art works nicely. I’d rather have this than a pirate story any day;
Fowler especially is a more interesting character than any pirate I’ve seen in
the last decade.
This book is a rollicking good tale of epic swashbuckling
adventure with some great steampunk overtones. Great fun for any reader.
DOCTOR ATLANTIS Volume 2 is available now at your FLCS or by
order from rareearthcomics.com.
~Mike
