The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of AWAKE
#1 from Action Lab Comics. Susan Beneville writes, and Brian Hess draws and colors.
Regn bears a great responsibility. She is tasked with waking
the planet. She must journey far to a cave, where she will face her fears and
channel powers she can barely control in order to awaken the spirit of her
world to heal it. She fears because she is young, and because her older brother
tried and failed. But she reaches her goal, only to learn that something else
is going on.
This is a story with tons of potential. This issue starts
out with a very narrow focus on Regn and her “animal” friends, which leaves
room for some mystery as to the scope of the story. We do get a bit of intro to
a couple of other characters, but again, we’re left with plenty of mystery
about them. The art does a nice job of adding to Regn’s nervousness, in that
the whole world seems to be against her (with the weather and the animal
attack). It blends the realistic with the fantastic very smoothly.
Regn’s quest is just beginning, even though she thought she
was nearly finished (I hope that’s not a spoiler). I like where this quest is
going, so check it out.
AWAKE #1 is available now at your FLCS or at actionlabcomics.com.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
