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The Courier: Liberty and Death #03 Review (Series Finale)
The Courier: Liberty and Death #03 Review (Series Finale)
Eve is a survivor … never bet against her, no matter the odds. Creative Staff:…
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The Courier: Liberty & Death #2 Review
The Courier: Liberty & Death #2 Review
If you can’t trust family … who can you trust? Creative Staff: Writer: Ralph Tedesco Artwork: Oliver Borges Colors: Fran Gamboa with J.C. Ruiz …
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Unbound #4
Unbound #4 Zenescope Entertainment 2019 Written by Ralph Tedesco Illustrated by Oliver Borges Coloured by Leonardo Paciarotti Lettered by Carlos M. Mangual Marna introduces Lucas to two other players: Jordan and her brother, Casper. Jordan, an amateur hacker, thinks she can geo-locate X so they can discover his true identity and stop him in the real world, but first they need to find him inside the game... Meanwhile, time is running out as X is becoming more sophisticated in his killing. And soon the group will learn something terrifying that they never saw coming. While I may be behind in reviewing this let me stress to you that this is a trade paperback that you will want, nay NEED, in your life. The concept is amazing and what Ralph is doing with this is forward thinking and taking what's now to the next logical level. This is some of the smartest writing around and it demonstrates the power of storytelling and that regardless of which company is putting it out there are stupendous offerings all around. I love the way that this is being told. The story & plot development we see through how the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is brilliantly presented. I am dead serious too because the way the this is structured is essential for the reader to enjoy the experience and how we see things unfold allows us to really feel the built up tension. It also showcases the fear and the uncertainty that the characters possess. Which directly ties into the character development. How we keep seeing the characters grow and evolve the more circumstances and situations are but their way is phenomenal. This is how people, see you and I, go through life and that Ralph captures the essence so perfectly is really something to see. The pacing is amazing and as it takes us through the pages revealing the twists and turns along the way we see how it all works together to create the ebb & flow of the book. There is one more issue after this and the arc is finished. This for me is a double edged sword because there are so many outstanding sub-plots still working here and I want to see them explored further. Then again depending on how this ends it could very well be a complete story and no need for another arc. Regardless this is what comics are about and what I love about them and this really needs to be on everyone's reading list and lips, specially come awards time. The interiors here are utterly fabulous! The linework is extraordinary and how we see the varying weights are being utilised to bring out this amazing attention to detail. I am an art snob I will admit it and for me to be this thrilled by what I am seeing here should tell you that I feel it's amazing work. The way we see the composition within the panels and how backgrounds are utilised to bring us depth perception, scale and that overall sense of size and scope to the book is mindbogglingly good stuff. The way that we see the utilisation of the page layouts with the angles and perspective in the panels shows such a masterful eye for storytelling. The colour work is gorgeously rendered and I am a huge fan of the non-traditional way that hues and tones are utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work. The variations in colour and how different ones combine to create other is shown here with in some dynamic ways and the average reader doesn't catch it but let me tell ya it's stunning. This whole issue has left me chuffed. The more I read of it the more I want to see and the more I want to be able to explore the worlds within its pages. If you think you know Zenescope then think again what this is and what it does for comics is showcase the power that science fiction storytelling has and how a possible future could come to pass.
Unbound #5 Review (Series Finale)
Unbound #5 Review (Series Finale)
A thin line separates fact from fiction … so which one is better? Creative Staff: Writer: Ralph Tedesco Artwork: Oliver Borges Colors: Leonardo Paciarotti Letters: Carlos M. Mangual What They Say: X continues to terrorize the Ether leading Lukas, Marna and the crew to theorize that a Tancin employee is the one behind the murders….
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Unbound #4 Review
Unbound #4 Review
Unbound continues to evolve into a title which reveals its array of unexpected surprises with each turn of the page
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Unbound #3
Unbound #3 Zenescope Entertainment 2019 Written by Ralph Tedesco Illustrated by Oliver Borges Coloured by Leonardo Paciarotti Lettered by Carlos M. Mangual Lukas tells Marna about his encounter with the masked killer who calls himself X. Marna tells Lukas it’s not the first time she’s heard about him and believes she knows where to find him. But are they ready to face such a powerful evil? This really is one of my favourite books to come out of Zenescope because it's so out there and it's now! The concept is stellar and the way that Ralph is telling this really captures the imagination and creativity of the reader beautifully. I don't know about you but I want to try entering this game and giving it a go. I mean create your own skin so you can literally be anyone you choose, life a life of excitement, danger and whatever else you choose within game takes the whole VR experience to a level that is coming and possibly here but who knows. The story & plot development that we see here is phenomenal as we see the sequence of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information. There is a moment within this book where you know someone is going to get it, you just don't know which one. This engages the reader extremely well and makes you think and become more and more involved in the story. The character development is sensational and I like seeing only Lukas out of game, he is the star of the book by default, by that I mean he's the only one we see out game who's lived. His interactions with the others and the information he reveals and such really helps to flesh him out as a young man who is insecure and finding the courage within himself to be the man he wants to be. Of course this doesn't count out the two who saw the Professor, and Mary Ann, because and Marna all get some marvellous face time. The pacing here is superb and as it takes us through the pages revealing the twists and turns it helps create the books ebb & flow while highlighting how it's structured. I really am into the whole concept and considering I am as far from a gamer as you can get, okay video gamer, that I want to try this is a testament as to how well this whole thing was thought out ahead of time. If this isn't a game world and Ralph created it then he's need to make this a reality because it would make a fortune. I am a huge fan of the interiors here as well. I love the linework and how we see it's varying weights as they bring about this level and quality of attention to detail. I mean the delicate lines that make up the faces and the facial expressions are just beautifully rendered. Seeing Lukas in the real world has that subtlety to it that highlights why he's so shy and why he looks the way he does in the game and that's superb visual storytelling. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show this really good, solid and strong eye for storytelling. I like how backgrounds are utilised here and how they work in the composition inside the panels to showcase the depth perception, scale and how it brings this overall size and scope to the book. The colour work is literally gorgeous here as well. I love how the various hues and tones within the colours are utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work. The colour block technique is utilised perfectly and how light sources are so consistent is great. For pure imagination and creativity this ranks up there and when you add in the writing, story development, characterisation and factor in these gorgeous interiors you aren't going to get much better than this of that I am sure.
Unbound #3 Review
Unbound #3 Review
Everyone needs help … even if it’s from complete strangers. Creative Staff: Writer: Ralph Tedesco…
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Unbound #2
Unbound #2 Zenescope Entertainment 2019 Written by Ralph Tedesco Illustrated by Oliver Borges Coloured by Leonardo Paciarotti Lettered by Carlos M. Mangual Lukas re-enters the Ether to hunt down Marna, the woman who betrayed him at Cain's compound. But when he finds her, Lukas realises he's no match for her now and stares certain death in the face. Meanwhile the creepy masked killer takes yet another victim, but begins to explore more disturbing ways of murdering his captors. Something is very wrong inside the Ether, and soon it may be too late to put a stop to the masked killer's sadistic motives. Oh I am enjoying the heck out of this one. I love the concept of this story as it is one that when taken in context is the next generation of horror. I am surprised that we haven't seen films based on this yet as they jumped aboard the social media train and create supernatural and slasher films from it. Ralph really does a nice job in how he delves into this and when Jordan and Craig ambush one of the games creators. Actually the seminar they attended was as slimy as seeing any self-help guru, make money by, or Joel Osteen, as that sales pitch was delivered. I do like though how we see that play out and with Oliver's help we got a lot of clues as the true safety of the game in those reactions. I think the way this is being told is perfectly done. The story & plot development through the way we see the sequence of events unfold and how the reader learns information is so well defined and extolled. The character development is really good and there's something about the behaviour inside the game and out that both meshes and is so different. After all inside the game you can be whomever you wish and usually that entails being the kind of man, or woman, you aren't in real life. When I factor in the pacing here we see how the twists and turns affect how the story moves forward which creates this ebb & flow to the book that makes even more interesting. I am very much enjoying how the tension builds here as well. Lukas after swearing off Ether re-enters the game because his ego wouldn't let him give it up without getting revenge. Only he encounters the mysterious figure who's been changing the rules of the game. Now either he's a real player in the game or he's some kind of virus that's been introduced by one of the games creators. After all what we see him, presumably, doing in this issue alone makes me think the latter and this character gained sentience and is now seeking to know what it feels like to be human. Again this all conjecture and me playing at being a detective based the evidence provided. Oliver and his linework here is exquisitely rendered here. The linework is amazing to see and how the varying weights are utilised to bring out the attention to detail here is extraordinary. The creativity and imagination we see in bringing the interiors of the game to life is beautifully done and it creates that world and makes you wish to be a part of it. The way we see backgrounds utilised and how they aid in the composition inside the panels showing depth perception, scale and bring this size and scope to the book is stunning. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels shows a strong and talented eye for storytelling. The colour work is stupendous to see. The way the gradation of colours to show that bleeding in Marna's hair is sensational. The way that we see a base colour and then the various hues and tones within it utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadows is masterfully done. This is the what we want to see as the story is extremely current and relevant to today's world it is also forward thinking and progressive. There's something inherently fun and interesting to take this kind of science fiction/possible reality and twist the bright colours and showcase something extremely dark and twisted.
