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The Wake
The Wake #2
They call it the “Ghost Rig.” A secret, underwater oil rig filled with roughnecks and scientists on the brink of an incredible discovery. But when things go horribly wrong, this scientific safe haven will turn into a house of horrors at the bottom of the ocean! Part two of the incredible new series by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy!
32 pages, Paperback
First published June 26, 2013
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Scott Snyder
1,791 books5,208 followersScott Snyder is the Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer on DC Comics Batman, Swamp Thing, and his original series for Vertigo, American Vampire. He is also the author of the short story collection, Voodoo Heart, published by the Dial Press in 2006. The paperback version was published in the summer of 2007.
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September 26, 2017
A parte i disegni di Murphy, quella che era una bella storia post apocalittica si trasforma ben presto, in questo volume, in un racconto di avventura frettoloso, che affastella gli eventi e non ci lascia il tempo di goderceli. Un vero peccato, perché le tavole di Murphy sono davvero interessanti. Pazienza.
July 19, 2013
You can read the full review over at The Founding Fields:
http://thefoundingfields.com/2013/07/...
“With The Wake, Scott Snyder just may have another hit on his hands, and Sean Murphy looks set to become a top-notch artist in the industry along with colourist Matt Hollingsworth.” ~Shadowhawk
Scott Snyder, based on his superb success with Batman, is currently one of the top writers in comics right now. His scripts, alongwith Greg Capullo’s fantastic art have made Batman into a superstar series for DC, to the point that it almost always features in the top monthly comics (by sales) lists and has become a mainstay of DC right now. Until quite recently, he was also the writer for DC’s Swamp Thing and is currently the writer for the brand-new Superman Unchained series. On top of all that he has been writing American Vampire for Vertigo for a fair bit of time now. Suffice to say, he is a fairly busy guy, about as busy as you can get these days. Other than Batman, I’ve only read Superman Unchained, the first two issues. While I’m still a bit iffy on the series at this early stages, I’ve been impressed and interested enough to stick around for at least two more issues.
Since I generally enjoy his writing so much, when he announced that he was going to be writing a brand-new series for Vertigo and that this would be a post-apocalyptic story of sorts, I was excited enough to want to pick it up on release. Which I did. I read through the first issue and then the second issue when it came out earlier this month and all I could think of was: I want more, more and more.
The Wake has a rather interesting story structure. Instead of a chronologically straight story with (perhaps) a few flashbacks, Scott has decided to jump around time, with the story taking place 200 years in the future (the present as far as the story is concerned), the present, and “flashbacks” set millions of years in the past. It is a great way to tell a story with the kind of epic scope that The Wake has and I’m completely in love with the approach. It adds so much more to the whole reading experience. I commented the other day on the technical aspect of the four Superman comics that told of his fight against Doomsday in The Death of Superman Book 1: Doomsday, how the writers used the number of panels on each page of their comic to count down to the final big moment. Scott Snyder uses a particular technique to tell his story as well, and I’m all praise for it.
The main character so far appears to be a marine biologist named Lee Archer who is recruited to rejoin a secret government organisation she was thrown out of (or left) some time back. The lure for her is to win back custody of her son and to have all the funding she’ll ever need for her projects (this reads so much like Jurassic Park that I was grinning like an idiot at the reference). Through her, we get to see the mystery behind a secret government facility near Alaska and find out more about the hidden history of our world. It is all absolutely riveting stuff. Scott has a great eye for these big reveals every few pages, especially the final pages, and he delivers it all in as mind-bending a manner as you can get.
In either of the two issues, there is never a dull moment narratively.
In terms of the art, I really like what Sean Murphy has done here. He captures the moods of Scott’s scripts really well and his pencils are something to behold. As Bane mentioned, should Capullo ever retire from Batman (I think he has an indefinite contract to stay on the title for as long as he wants, and I hope that this is forever and ever), Sean Murphy would be a great fit. He gets all those dark moments. Combine all this with the absolutely amazing colours by Matt Hollingsworth, and The Wake is pretty much a smash shit. Sean and Matt make a great team with Scott and it is great to see the final results. The visuals in each of the two issues, along with all the big splash pages, are one of a kind, not to be equaled.
Really, what it boils down to is the fact that this is the type of story I would expect to see in a top-rated SFF show. The Wake would make for an excellent SFF horror live-action series, if these first two issues are anything to go by. Both Scott and Sean have created a really original and unique world and they’ve provided the reader with intriguing characters and a gripping plot. After the somewhat lackluster outing in Scott’s Superman Unchained, my faith in his work outside of Batman has been fully restored, and I can’t wait to read issue 3 and see more of Sean’s brilliant moody and dark artwork.
This series definitely has my thumps up.
Rating: 9.5/10
http://thefoundingfields.com/2013/07/...
“With The Wake, Scott Snyder just may have another hit on his hands, and Sean Murphy looks set to become a top-notch artist in the industry along with colourist Matt Hollingsworth.” ~Shadowhawk
Scott Snyder, based on his superb success with Batman, is currently one of the top writers in comics right now. His scripts, alongwith Greg Capullo’s fantastic art have made Batman into a superstar series for DC, to the point that it almost always features in the top monthly comics (by sales) lists and has become a mainstay of DC right now. Until quite recently, he was also the writer for DC’s Swamp Thing and is currently the writer for the brand-new Superman Unchained series. On top of all that he has been writing American Vampire for Vertigo for a fair bit of time now. Suffice to say, he is a fairly busy guy, about as busy as you can get these days. Other than Batman, I’ve only read Superman Unchained, the first two issues. While I’m still a bit iffy on the series at this early stages, I’ve been impressed and interested enough to stick around for at least two more issues.
Since I generally enjoy his writing so much, when he announced that he was going to be writing a brand-new series for Vertigo and that this would be a post-apocalyptic story of sorts, I was excited enough to want to pick it up on release. Which I did. I read through the first issue and then the second issue when it came out earlier this month and all I could think of was: I want more, more and more.
The Wake has a rather interesting story structure. Instead of a chronologically straight story with (perhaps) a few flashbacks, Scott has decided to jump around time, with the story taking place 200 years in the future (the present as far as the story is concerned), the present, and “flashbacks” set millions of years in the past. It is a great way to tell a story with the kind of epic scope that The Wake has and I’m completely in love with the approach. It adds so much more to the whole reading experience. I commented the other day on the technical aspect of the four Superman comics that told of his fight against Doomsday in The Death of Superman Book 1: Doomsday, how the writers used the number of panels on each page of their comic to count down to the final big moment. Scott Snyder uses a particular technique to tell his story as well, and I’m all praise for it.
The main character so far appears to be a marine biologist named Lee Archer who is recruited to rejoin a secret government organisation she was thrown out of (or left) some time back. The lure for her is to win back custody of her son and to have all the funding she’ll ever need for her projects (this reads so much like Jurassic Park that I was grinning like an idiot at the reference). Through her, we get to see the mystery behind a secret government facility near Alaska and find out more about the hidden history of our world. It is all absolutely riveting stuff. Scott has a great eye for these big reveals every few pages, especially the final pages, and he delivers it all in as mind-bending a manner as you can get.
In either of the two issues, there is never a dull moment narratively.
In terms of the art, I really like what Sean Murphy has done here. He captures the moods of Scott’s scripts really well and his pencils are something to behold. As Bane mentioned, should Capullo ever retire from Batman (I think he has an indefinite contract to stay on the title for as long as he wants, and I hope that this is forever and ever), Sean Murphy would be a great fit. He gets all those dark moments. Combine all this with the absolutely amazing colours by Matt Hollingsworth, and The Wake is pretty much a smash shit. Sean and Matt make a great team with Scott and it is great to see the final results. The visuals in each of the two issues, along with all the big splash pages, are one of a kind, not to be equaled.
Really, what it boils down to is the fact that this is the type of story I would expect to see in a top-rated SFF show. The Wake would make for an excellent SFF horror live-action series, if these first two issues are anything to go by. Both Scott and Sean have created a really original and unique world and they’ve provided the reader with intriguing characters and a gripping plot. After the somewhat lackluster outing in Scott’s Superman Unchained, my faith in his work outside of Batman has been fully restored, and I can’t wait to read issue 3 and see more of Sean’s brilliant moody and dark artwork.
This series definitely has my thumps up.
Rating: 9.5/10
March 18, 2014
Finally got to read issue 2! I have been looking forward to this. I am already getting really into this series, which will include a total of 10 issues. So far, all remains very mysterious and I remain very intrigued. Snyder is always sure to leave you on the edge of your seat at the end of an issue. On another note, I just noticed today looking at a few of the issues so far side-by-side that the covers can fit together like a puzzle! Hoping to eventually complete the collection and see the larger picture (both when it comes to the covers and to the story itself).
July 14, 2013
I am enjoying this series so far, not only the writing, but the art is really good, too. A winner!
December 12, 2013
I'm loving this series, it looks sooo promising. The storyteller is great, the art too. I'm loving it.
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