Six: Volume 1

by Michael Avon Oeming, Ethen Beavers (Illustrator), Dan Berman

Sometimes science fiction is all in your head... and sometimes it's all in your face. Agent Six has been sent here to retrieve defectors from Command, but everything is not as it seems... because Six wasn't sent from another country; he was sent from another plane of existence. And not only have the defectors gone rogue, they've gone crazy. They've turned their backs on their sterile, logical world to live in the grim and gritty emotional world of earth-- but can they handle it? What happens when an alien mind is exposed to the logic and emotion of "humanity" through dreams? Agent Six is about to find out as he takes a trip through the human psyche in an effort to recover rogue agents sent to Earth to study us. As Six's mission continues and he struggles with his newfound freedom, the greater his chances are to become infected... by humanity. Extras include a sketchbook section by Oeming and pin-ups by Matt Wagner, David Mack, Andy Lee, Klaus Janson, and others!

Genres: Comics

56 pages, Paperback

First published October 12, 2004

About the author

Michael Avon Oeming is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer.

His 1998 comic book Bulletproof Monk was made into a film of the same name.

The previous mentioned collaborations are The Mice Templar from Image Comics, which he draws and co-authors with Bryan J.L. Glass,[1] and Powers from Icon Comics which he draws, and sometimes co-authors, with Brian Bendis. His creator-owned projects include Rapture, on which he collaborated with his wife, Taki Soma,[2] and The Victories, both for Dark Horse Comics.

As of 2010, he is employed as a staff member of Valve Corporation, working on Left 4 Dead, Team Fortress 2 and Portal 2 webcomics.

Reviews

[Alexander Peterhans · Rating 3 out of 5]

Act one of a series that seemingly never took off, Six tells the story of an extraterrestrial agency that visits Earth in their dreams (perhaps), to examine us (it never really becomes clear why). Some agents become "contaminated", go insane (or do they) and never want to leave again. Then an agent like the titular Six is sent after them to retrieve them. But now it seems Six himself may become contaminated - lots of questions about the nature of his reality, about dreams, about contamination.

I quite liked all the existential angst, and the art is moody and serviceable. Shame this never moved on. I did count three spelling mistakes (including a your/you're), which probably sounds pedantic, but I expect better from an Image comic.

[Kevin MacDonald · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m a fan of Oeming’s work and I love finding lesser-known independent titles, but this wasn’t it. It has a vaguely interesting concept, but falls short because it remains underdeveloped by the end. Perhaps if this property was ever continued, it’s originality and promise could be fully realized. Given that it’s 20 years old, I doubt this book will ever be more than a short and plodding minor work.

[moltodarth · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lo q mal empieza…

Aunque puede parecer una idea interesante se queda en nada… un acto 1 q ni los autores continuaron.

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 2 out of 5]

Entretenido. Este comic es un interesante prólogo a... Nada. Sirve de presentación para una historia y unos personajes que los autores (ni nadie más) jamás retomaron.

¡Andá a venderle marcianos a tu primo segundo, forro!

[La Revistería Comics · Rating 2 out of 5]

Historieta de ciencia ficción paranoide a cargo de uno de los co-creadores de Powers.

[Variaciones Enrojo]

Tomo único.