The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of CLOAKS #1 from BOOM! Studios. Caleb Monroe writes, Mariano Navarro draws and Gabriel
Cassata colors.
Adam is a young street magician, and a really good one. He
also “works the crowd,” but he donates his “earnings” to the orphanage he grew
up in. He ends up cornered while opening a safe, and gets taken to a mysterious
location. He’s then promptly recruited (though he’s not sure what for) by
someone from his past.
This type of story – sneak thief gets hired into shadowy
organization – can be a really exciting one if done right. And I think this one
is being done right. Adam is far from your usual suspect in this, for example,
and he’s established as a really likeable character. The organization is a
major mystery point, too, and then there’s the surprise character at the end
(no spoilers here). The nice art does a great job of helping to build the
illusions along the way.
One thing comics doesn’t have many of is the modern-day,
mundane adventure mystery (without tons of violence, anyway). This book has a
wide-open market in that regard, and it looks like it will fill the gap very
well. And have some fun along the way.
CLOAKS #1 is available now at your FLCS or at boom-studios.com.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
