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Time Caspule, #2
The second issue of our Sci-Fi Anthology. This issue is a blue and red adventure with varied alternative sci-fi stories from Stathis Tsemberlidis, Wren Mcdonald, and Matt Sheean. STRANGE, SILLY, SPOOKY it's all here.
58 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2013
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September 25, 2014
The second issue of Swedish publisher Peow! Studios sci-fi comics anthology Time Capsule, containing three separate and very different short stories, made by artist from the US and Greece.
I must admit to not having read the first issue, which seems to be sold out (Peow! Studios do small, hand-made print runs with a risograph), but as far as I can tell none of these stories are continuations from the first issue.
The editors have done a good job selecting comics, as these three are very different. Tsemberlidis' "Epicurean Paradox" is a silent allegory, with clear inspiration from Moebius; "Black Hat" by McDonald is much more "straight" humorous sci-fi adventure with an American feel to it, and finally "Settlers" by Sheean is a realistic sci-fi story, both in story and art, more reminiscent of European comic. All in all an interesting read, but not something that made me engage all that much with the stories and/or the characters. Of the three, Sheean manages best to get me interested, wondering after having finished reading what would happen with the characters in the story.
It's interesting to compare Time Capsule to the other sci-fi/fantasy/horror comics anthology in Sweden, Utopi (Utopia). Where Utopi is a more traditional comics anthology, with more traditional comics, the comics in Time Capsule are more artistic and more open to interpretations. And not the least, the printing process makes Time Capsule feel more like an art-print than a traditional comics anthology. Not sure if I prefer one to the other, but it's interesting that this genre is growing in Sweden.
I must admit to not having read the first issue, which seems to be sold out (Peow! Studios do small, hand-made print runs with a risograph), but as far as I can tell none of these stories are continuations from the first issue.
The editors have done a good job selecting comics, as these three are very different. Tsemberlidis' "Epicurean Paradox" is a silent allegory, with clear inspiration from Moebius; "Black Hat" by McDonald is much more "straight" humorous sci-fi adventure with an American feel to it, and finally "Settlers" by Sheean is a realistic sci-fi story, both in story and art, more reminiscent of European comic. All in all an interesting read, but not something that made me engage all that much with the stories and/or the characters. Of the three, Sheean manages best to get me interested, wondering after having finished reading what would happen with the characters in the story.
It's interesting to compare Time Capsule to the other sci-fi/fantasy/horror comics anthology in Sweden, Utopi (Utopia). Where Utopi is a more traditional comics anthology, with more traditional comics, the comics in Time Capsule are more artistic and more open to interpretations. And not the least, the printing process makes Time Capsule feel more like an art-print than a traditional comics anthology. Not sure if I prefer one to the other, but it's interesting that this genre is growing in Sweden.
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