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Trigger
Welcome to the world of tomorrow, where anyone could be a Trigger...even you. In the not too distant future, 87% of America's corporations have been consolidated into one government-sanctioned corporate entity: Ethicorp. The result has allowed our country's citizens to live safely and securely in a clean, terror-free, and productive environment. Society is dosed on nonstop Vid feeds, feel-good drugs, clean sex and low crime.
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First published January 1, 2005
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February 16, 2018
I've seen Trigger get a lot of hate, so I decided to read it and see for myself.
Reminiscent of Terminal City yet suffused with far more charm is the surprisingly Adult themed Trigger. Jumpy at times and flawed at many levels, its still a worthy and semi-criminally underrated comic. Jason Hall has produced a comic that is as unabashed about its flaws as it is about its successes.
Dark colors perfectly match the neo cyber-noir atmosphere the narrative revels in. Blinking lights burst through the jet black laden umbrage of futuristic buildings hearkening back to as much as homaging Blade Runner. Tastefully implemented lettering(s) and fluorescent auras (featured predominately in issue #6) complete this visual panoply of vivid illustration.
I really, really enjoyed the art however, the same enjoyment cannot be said of the story itself. While not particularly awful, character development is low. Compounding this failure is the excessive use of the F-Bomb and other overused mature themes could have been better utilized with sparser usage. These (edgy) inadequacies presumably led to the early cancellation of the comic.
Overly edgy sure but, what really made me enjoy the comic were the underlying themes. In a similar vein of The Matrix, Total Recall, and Vanilla Sky, to name a few, the implementation of false memories were well inserted as they were stunningly utilized for dramatic effect. These distorted recollections drove other really cool/interesting conflicts (as was also featured in issue #6) of an internalized battle between the protagonist and his illusory doppelganger. The classic execution of man vs. himself was only exceeded by a clever inversion of another equally classic theme: man vs. society. In contrast to other works that have dealt with this struggle, Trigger presented a totally different result: Man making peace with the Machine. Whether as a post-hoc Stockholm Syndrome rationalization or something else, I felt this conclusion to be as stunning as it was thought provoking.
Again, all in all, Trigger is a deeply and deservingly flawed comic with all its failures unclothed and unreservedly on display for all to see. Predictability could be precognized (Just like in KOTOR I) yet me, I enjoyed the plot twists. Too much edginess and not enough character/otherwise development indubitably led to its untimely early cancellation. Did Trigger deserve to have the trigger pulled on it? Maybe. But I really would have enjoyed to have seen Jason Hall's Frankenstein come to its originally intended conclusion.
Resulting from premature trigger pullings (as it were) many threads have been left unconnected and basically every single arc- from character to narrative - have been left uncompleted. Yet, its the mysteries of the unknown that have made me enjoy the comic. The best books make us question more and Trigger certainly has many questions yet to be answered.
I would love to seem them answered.
Two Thumbs up for delectably super-fun art.
One Thumb down for unnecessary edginess and crappy character development.
One Thumb up overall.
Reminiscent of Terminal City yet suffused with far more charm is the surprisingly Adult themed Trigger. Jumpy at times and flawed at many levels, its still a worthy and semi-criminally underrated comic. Jason Hall has produced a comic that is as unabashed about its flaws as it is about its successes.
Dark colors perfectly match the neo cyber-noir atmosphere the narrative revels in. Blinking lights burst through the jet black laden umbrage of futuristic buildings hearkening back to as much as homaging Blade Runner. Tastefully implemented lettering(s) and fluorescent auras (featured predominately in issue #6) complete this visual panoply of vivid illustration.
I really, really enjoyed the art however, the same enjoyment cannot be said of the story itself. While not particularly awful, character development is low. Compounding this failure is the excessive use of the F-Bomb and other overused mature themes could have been better utilized with sparser usage. These (edgy) inadequacies presumably led to the early cancellation of the comic.
Overly edgy sure but, what really made me enjoy the comic were the underlying themes. In a similar vein of The Matrix, Total Recall, and Vanilla Sky, to name a few, the implementation of false memories were well inserted as they were stunningly utilized for dramatic effect. These distorted recollections drove other really cool/interesting conflicts (as was also featured in issue #6) of an internalized battle between the protagonist and his illusory doppelganger. The classic execution of man vs. himself was only exceeded by a clever inversion of another equally classic theme: man vs. society. In contrast to other works that have dealt with this struggle, Trigger presented a totally different result: Man making peace with the Machine. Whether as a post-hoc Stockholm Syndrome rationalization or something else, I felt this conclusion to be as stunning as it was thought provoking.
Again, all in all, Trigger is a deeply and deservingly flawed comic with all its failures unclothed and unreservedly on display for all to see. Predictability could be precognized (Just like in KOTOR I) yet me, I enjoyed the plot twists. Too much edginess and not enough character/otherwise development indubitably led to its untimely early cancellation. Did Trigger deserve to have the trigger pulled on it? Maybe. But I really would have enjoyed to have seen Jason Hall's Frankenstein come to its originally intended conclusion.
Resulting from premature trigger pullings (as it were) many threads have been left unconnected and basically every single arc- from character to narrative - have been left uncompleted. Yet, its the mysteries of the unknown that have made me enjoy the comic. The best books make us question more and Trigger certainly has many questions yet to be answered.
I would love to seem them answered.
Two Thumbs up for delectably super-fun art.
One Thumb down for unnecessary edginess and crappy character development.
One Thumb up overall.
August 11, 2016
I love art by John Watkiss, but the story here is problematic. The characters are mighty unsatisfying, with no resolution...
For Watkiss fans only, I'd say.
For Watkiss fans only, I'd say.
March 11, 2015
8 issue series cancelled before it could resolve any plot lines. Interesting read but ultimately pointless.
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