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Here are my thoughts Among The Panels.
Writer: Justin Jordan
Artist: German Erramouspe
Publisher: Avatar Press
Price: $3.99
Dark Gods #1 is an inventive look at how Gods, as we know them, existed before we created them.
As culture was driven to create Gods, our need for them helped let these beings into our world.
A story that starts with a corporate espionage spirals quickly out of control when our main character, Resnic, is almost sacrificed to mad demons in the basement of the company he works for. The opening pages are expressed nicely on top of the normal feeling world that Resnic resides in.
The reveal of what is really going on is nicely done and kind of horrific, in the good way.
Some of the best things about this book is the way the writer, Justin Jordan, explains how the Gods became to exist.
He leads us through a history lesson where snakes have always played a part in some kind of origin story. Since this was the case the evil group that inhabited the snakes became known as The Serpent.
Where there is evil there is also those who will rise up to try and counter it the best they can; in this story that force is known as the Storm.
Justin seems to really have a great idea here; the constant battle of good vs evil seems fun to toy with and he did a great job presenting it in an opening issue.
We get this entire back story through the inner monologue of Resnic while we witness him being attacked by ravenous demons. He eventually escapes his peril with the help of a well-placed phone call and some cryptic speech that hurt the demons over the phone. He is rescued at the zero-hour by a badass girl wielding a shot gun.
This story is really stellar and the mix of religious aspects with the modern world works well to keep you interested.
Another stand out thing about this book is the art. The artist German Erramouspe does a fabulous job walking us through all of the different time periods within the story. The change in tone and esthetic from page to page is refreshing and downright cool. The only thing that I personally felt was unneeded was the couple of the depictions of naked women during the flashbacks scenes. I get this type of thing when it adds to the situation of the story but for me it felt like it detracted from the great art styling already present on the page but really that’s the only thing that felt out of place.
Otherwise a really great start to an intriguing story about the reality of evil in a modern world. They have a great thing brewing on these pages and I hope to see more from them very soon.
Score: 4 out of 5
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