The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of SURVIVAL FETISH #1 from Black Mask Studios. Patrick Kindlon writes, Antonio Fuso draws, and
Jim Campbell letters.
Saheer is a runner in Honolulu. Honolulu is controlled by
gangs, and the gangs like to put trigger-happy snipers on the buildings who
take potshots at people on the ground. Saheer is very good at dodging the
snipers, and he makes a living as a courier. One of his clients is a small
clinic/supply house, where the girl he loves lives. Saheer is a fast, smart
runner, but he also has a very big secret.
This is a fascinating twist on the courier story. The idea
of a US city being semi-militarized like this Honolulu is pretty dark, and
Saheer’s relationship with it (no spoilers) is too. And we get to meet some
interesting characters in this issue, setting things up nicely for later. And a
well-drawn black & white comic is a thing of beauty, and this book
certainly qualifies.
Things are not what they seem in this story, and Black Mask seems
to specialize in these types of stories, giving us characters with more layers
than an onion. They’ve been doing them well, though, and this one is no
exception.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
