Monday, September 1, 2014

Brainstorm #1

   Ah, here's a concept guaranteed to generate some controversy.
   The new series Brainstorm is set in the near future, in a world where Climate Change has devastated the world, generating destructive storms on a regular basis.

   A team of scientists have developed a possible solution to the problem - but the government takes control of their creation, and then the real trouble begins.

   The story is written by a small army of writers and consultants - three get credit for the story, two did the scripting, the two others served as story consultants.

   On the other hand, the art and coloring is all by one guy - Dennis Calero - and it's quite good, with some interesting environmental effects on display.

   It's great to see a story that all science fiction - no superheroes on display here - but I'll leave it to others to debate the always-fiery Climate Change / Global Warming debate.

    I enjoy a good argument as much as the next guy, but this is a topic that generates a lot of anger on both sides, so I'm happy to let others get into that squabble.

   As for this comic, it's an interesting first issue, and I'm curious to see where it goes from here. There are lots of characters and concepts to be fleshed out, and I'm not how far the story can go with a lifeless protagonist - but they're off to a good start.

Grade: B


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