Review - D4VEReview by Paul Fiander
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Writer: Ryan Ferrier
Artist: Valentin Ramon |
From the outset D4VE looks like a visual contradiction. The front cover perfectly illustrates this with the technological marvel of a created robot inside a very shabby looking desk job outfit.
However the opening pages throw our hero into a fight with a wonderfully created alien complete with a witty one liner. This however is just a daydream and really we find out that D4VE is an ex defence bot new in a civilian and desk bound job. Giving the cover an extra dimension in terms of storytelling.
The story itself concerns our accounts manager (D4VE) living a normal life after being a big deal in the military. This is a very relevant theme to today as military personnel after terms of service have to try to reintegrate into normal society. This can be done with some success but as our main character shows there can also be a number of problems for those who feel they used to have more meaning in their lives.
D4VE is our narrator for most of the issue and he is actually a great person to watch. From work to home life he doesn't really seen to have a handle on anything. However I love his sense of humour and writer Ryan Ferrier comes up with one of my favourite lines that I've a while (it involves robot Hoovers but I will not spoil it). You still get the sense of midlife crisis in D4VE's life complete with arguments with his wife and problems talking to his child.
Art wise the physical creation of the robots is really strong. Each looks like they could function and this gives the comic a sense of realism. Even though the Robot Lap dance ba may be a stretch too fat into the realm of fantasy. Valentin Ramon has done a great job with the art on the whole I'm not overly keen on what is looking to be the main protagonists of the story. Their look feels like something I have seen before and that hurts the original feel of the rest of the comic.
Overall I'm going to delve deeper into the circuitry of D4VE and I hope the twist you can see a mile off is going to pay off in the issues to come.
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However the opening pages throw our hero into a fight with a wonderfully created alien complete with a witty one liner. This however is just a daydream and really we find out that D4VE is an ex defence bot new in a civilian and desk bound job. Giving the cover an extra dimension in terms of storytelling.
The story itself concerns our accounts manager (D4VE) living a normal life after being a big deal in the military. This is a very relevant theme to today as military personnel after terms of service have to try to reintegrate into normal society. This can be done with some success but as our main character shows there can also be a number of problems for those who feel they used to have more meaning in their lives.
D4VE is our narrator for most of the issue and he is actually a great person to watch. From work to home life he doesn't really seen to have a handle on anything. However I love his sense of humour and writer Ryan Ferrier comes up with one of my favourite lines that I've a while (it involves robot Hoovers but I will not spoil it). You still get the sense of midlife crisis in D4VE's life complete with arguments with his wife and problems talking to his child.
Art wise the physical creation of the robots is really strong. Each looks like they could function and this gives the comic a sense of realism. Even though the Robot Lap dance ba may be a stretch too fat into the realm of fantasy. Valentin Ramon has done a great job with the art on the whole I'm not overly keen on what is looking to be the main protagonists of the story. Their look feels like something I have seen before and that hurts the original feel of the rest of the comic.
Overall I'm going to delve deeper into the circuitry of D4VE and I hope the twist you can see a mile off is going to pay off in the issues to come.
For more details follow this link
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