Freakangels

Asa young man I loved comics, but I would never, ever spend my money on them.  I read too fast and there was never enough meat to make it worth it.  So I read other peoples, when I got the chance, but mainly stuck to books.  Web-comics though gave me a chance to get into the medium again, and this comic is a fine example of why you should be reading web based comics.

The story is a Science Fiction classic, a modern take on John Wyndham's Midwich Cuckoos.  Twelve young people have incredible mental powers and have basically destroyed England.  What follows is an in depth look at what they are and how they got there.  I absolutely do not want to go into any details because this piece is so good that you should read it for yourself, but I can give you a few reasons why.

First the artwork is stunning, and stands together wonderfully as a whole thing.  Second, they do not try to explain it.  At no point is there any explanation of why they have the powers they have.  None.  Instead the authors just deal with the events.  The history, without trying to explain it to the reader.  The reader just takes it in and moves on.  Third, the story is basically a human story, even though it is about super-humans, and so the we fall into it in the same way as we might fall into the story of Batman, or Spiderman.  It is the human side to the story that makes the superhuman interesting.

Like all good web-comics this one comes in print, and I am eager to get hold of it.  Unlike the other books I have reviewed I have yet to support the authors with a purchase.  So if my recommendation means anything, check it out yourself online, and buy your own copy.