I don't remember why I grabbed THUMBS #1 but I don't regret it in the least! This is my series of 2019! @seanchrislewis / @seanlewis6026 & @cleanlined - #thumbscomic is the story of a young man that wakes up from a 6 year coma at the end of a war against technology. He was injured in the war and wakes up to a world where his best friend Nia has lost an arm, his sister Tabitha has been indoctrinated by the power, and his only help is a MOM app that raised him so that his parents could work more. - It is under these conditions that Charley aka Thumbs wants his sister back and for the war to end. This story tracks his journey to find his friend Nia and storm the power. - Along the way, we find out that Adrian Camus built an army of children by influencing and controlling them by giving away free tech. We learn that the power was created by two individuals that lost children because of cyber bullying. And we learn that sometimes sacrifices have to be made to get what you want. - What I think makes this story so much better than most is that it never gets too preachy. This is the story of a young man trying to reconnect with his sister during a war where they are on opposite sides. Along the way we learn about the tech junkie children, the propaganda from the power, and the lack of parenting for a whole generation. - Camus is preached as a guy that used tech to manipulate children. But you can't help but wonder if it wasn't the lack of parents that made it easy for him to become their parental figure. The power believes tech is bad because they lost children, but what if they had been more engaged parents before? Would their children still be alive? - Everything in this story is presented in a way that makes you think and wonder, but never does it say technology is good or bad. I think the hubris of the characters is there to support the idea that no one side is right about the issue and that it takes balance and moderation to truly be free. - What do you think? Is this a cautionary tale or just a story? - #comicbook #igcomicfamily #imagecomics #dystopia #technology (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3o5D2qB_Em/?igshid=1xvh3r126ojul