Review - Deep Gravity #1Review by Paul Fiander
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Writer:Mike Richardson, Gabriel Hardman, Corinna Bechko
Artist:Fernando Baldó Colorist:Nick Filardi Cover Artist:Gabriel Hardman |
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There is an early panel in this Mike Richardson imagined story where I thought we would be delving into a story reminiscent of the Sandra Bullock film with a similar title. However instead what we are given is a rather intriguing new world to explore and understand.
The opening line of the issue reads a little like a science text book as it describes the basis of a Gravity Well and jumps straight from there into the story which was created by Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Baldo. With quite a few cooks stirring this pot it could have been easy for the narrative to feel forced. Thankfully for the most part it avoids this problem, even though at first glance the central charatcer Paxon’s reasoning’s for taking a three year trip to Poseidon do feel a little unnatural. Once you actually think about his reasoning though it all begins to make sense and you can understand some of his thinking behind making such a mammoth trip. 6 years there and back is a long time but if he gets his wish he will be safe in the knowledge that the prize he desires will be his. (Sorry to be cryptic but trying to avoid spoilers). Once you can indentify some of the reasons for the central charatcer Paxon’s story it helps the narrative flow and as the story goes on you begin to focus on the wonderful world of Poseidon aka Gilise MG452. Creatively the team have crafted a unique planet with complex flora and fauna that make for some rather interesting reading as the issue continues. What I love about the narrative is that they try their best to give the reader some understanding of the behaviour of the wildlife making every scenario have greater impact. The creature creation sees the art team of Nick Filardi on colours and Fernando Baldo creating the images. The visuals are generally consistent but they do have to be careful when they depict the size of the creatures as it has to be maintained between panels or else what should be this series trump card could become a disaster. Elsewhere the characters are drawn well but the whole issue lacks motion especially in the animal capture sequence, it’s not a big deal but is conspicuous by its absence. Overall this is a strong opening it is rather a slow burn with a few larger action pieces thrown in. If the job of the issue was to intrigue me then its mission accomplished. This may not be for all but if deep space and other worlds interest you then this is something you may well want to invest your time in. |
Issue Rating; 4/5 |
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