H20

by Grant Calof, Jeevan Kang (Artist)

Set in the not too distant future... When a 100-year global drought devastates the Earth and a failed rainmaking experiment destroys the atmosphere, humankind teeters on the brink of collapse. As the remaining nations wage war over dwindling water supplies and natural resources, two rival scientists on opposite sides of the world discover a lost glacier high in the Andes - setting off a deadly race to claim and control the planet''s last known source of fresh water. The story focuses on Aaron Turner, a brilliant volcanologist with a secret past he''d like to keep hidden. Aaron''s known for his radical, sometimes controversial theories and his intelligence is off the charts, but he''s trapped in the shadow of his father''s brilliance and failures - a burden that may finally lift if Aaron reaches the buried glacier first. But a terrible revelation awaits underground that threatens the very existence of their mission. Created by Liquid Comics and producer Eric Eisner''s, "Epic Cycle" grap

72 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2011

Reviews

[Brett · Rating 2 out of 5]

This seems like it was made just to try and sell the rights as a movie. Guess I can't blame them for that but this is an extremely short and shallow book with exceedingly few details in how any of this supposed science works. Also, this might be nitpicky but whatever, the world of 2250 looks an awful lot like that of the early 2000s.

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

First graphic novel / comic I have read. It was okay. The world was thought out quite well, the dystopian look was good. I felt the plot had some holes and the characters were pretty stereotypical. So as I said. It was okay. I will research my next GN choice a bit better.

[Kris Shaw · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story deals with Earth in 2250, where after a decade of droughts and man's intervention, water becomes the world's most precious commodity. Wars are fought for it, etc. It's interesting and plausible, and makes for an entertaining read. I guess that's all that you can ask for when reading a comic book, right? I'm not exactly shouting from the rooftops for everyone to buy this, though.

The whole thing basically reads like a storyboard for a movie that I wouldn't spend $9.00 to watch. It's almost like the creators made this as an elaborate pitch to Hollywood so that they could option it for a movie.