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The first issue of the ongoing came out yesterday. Anybody read it?
My review:
Doktor Sleepless #1 - This is supposed to be Ellis' new Transmetropolitan, in terms of being his next giant ongoing. It's pretty good, but honestly, I'd have rather seen Black Summer continue. The artwork, while pretty doesn't seem to fit the tone or the environment that Ellis is creating. It's sort of Alan Davis-y, and I wouldn't select Davis to draw my futuristic, science-Jesus tale. It's not bad, per se...it just looks a little off.
The actual story is very good, and we get a lot of it in this debut. I was worried that Sleepless' identity and motivations would be dragged out and become the mystery of the title, but it's literally all revealed on the first page. It's a simple origin, and once it's out of the way, the story kicks in high gear.
Doktor Sleepless is fed up with complacency and apathy, especially in regards to the youth of America who preach against it, yet fall into it. Basically he hates hypocrites. It's about Sleepless becoming Sleepless in order to be a symbol of change. Sort of like Bruce Wayne becoming Batman to be a symbol for the people. Anyway, he's very funny, and overall a weirdly nice guy.
It's what you'd expect from Ellis when he's given full creative control to do what he's most comfortable doing. And that's creating a strangely eccentric main character involved in a deep and layered story. If you like that, you'll probably dig this.
My review:
Doktor Sleepless #1 - This is supposed to be Ellis' new Transmetropolitan, in terms of being his next giant ongoing. It's pretty good, but honestly, I'd have rather seen Black Summer continue. The artwork, while pretty doesn't seem to fit the tone or the environment that Ellis is creating. It's sort of Alan Davis-y, and I wouldn't select Davis to draw my futuristic, science-Jesus tale. It's not bad, per se...it just looks a little off.
The actual story is very good, and we get a lot of it in this debut. I was worried that Sleepless' identity and motivations would be dragged out and become the mystery of the title, but it's literally all revealed on the first page. It's a simple origin, and once it's out of the way, the story kicks in high gear.
Doktor Sleepless is fed up with complacency and apathy, especially in regards to the youth of America who preach against it, yet fall into it. Basically he hates hypocrites. It's about Sleepless becoming Sleepless in order to be a symbol of change. Sort of like Bruce Wayne becoming Batman to be a symbol for the people. Anyway, he's very funny, and overall a weirdly nice guy.
It's what you'd expect from Ellis when he's given full creative control to do what he's most comfortable doing. And that's creating a strangely eccentric main character involved in a deep and layered story. If you like that, you'll probably dig this.
