The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of THE FICTION #1 from BOOM! Studios. Curt Pires writes, David Rubin draws and Michael
Garland colors.
Kassie, Max, Tyler and Tsang were inseparable fifteen years
ago. What brought them together was the box of books, and the way they carried them
off to another world. They were rattled when Tsang disappeared, of course, and
didn’t go back or speak about it again. Now Tyler has disappeared, and Kassie
found one of the books at the scene. She and a reluctant Max will now have to
go back to that other world to try to find their friends and put things right
again.
There’s a fascinating fantasy world in this story, and this
first issue gives us only the barest information about it. The issue does a
wonderful job of letting us get to know the characters as grown-ups, and as the
result of the things they saw as children. And we’ll get to the fantasy world
soon enough, I think. The art works really well, too, especially in the
distinctions between reality and fantasy. The “flashback” panels were done
really well, also.
Books are full of magic and wonder, and this story really
runs with that idea. It’s a cool premise, so check it out.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
