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Mechanism #2
Mechanism #2
The Geckos receive a vicious new leader, while Protos learns what it’s like to see someone die.
31 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 24, 2016
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August 26, 2016
Now this was much better than the first issue. I really like that Ienco writes and draws this himself, that must be pretty hard. Also, the preview for Eclipse was really interesting, I'll have to check it out.
September 12, 2016
Issue 2 doesn't have quite the emotional power that issue 1 ended with, but it does deepen the plot.
There are three parts to this story, as far as I can tell, and all revolve around the "mechanism" who accompanied the two police officers in issue 1. There develops a government conspiracy story; there is a philosophical story; and there is a human story. The government conspiracy I won't go into, but it is reminiscent of the sort of conspiracy cropping up in stories lately - a sign of mistrust. The philosophical story focuses on what it takes to be a decent person. The mechanism's lack of action during a time of need triggers anger from the lead character and he voices his own personal philosophy. His character is the deepest. He is flawed and he notes his flaws. He is also made human, and the human story is third. The artwork shows clear emotion - fear, anger, sorrow - and this is what it means to be human.
The artwork, by the way, is growing on me. The human faces and figures are hyper-realistic. They look like 3D CGI renderings, and the color palette is dark with purples and reds and blues. It gives a sense of the apocalyptic nature of the world while still looking pleasing. Sections of the story are told without dialogue, showing the movements of the geckos. I like when a storyteller has the confidence to tell their story with just images.
This ends on a cliffhanger with the promise of action at the start of issue 3. Looking forward to it!
There are three parts to this story, as far as I can tell, and all revolve around the "mechanism" who accompanied the two police officers in issue 1. There develops a government conspiracy story; there is a philosophical story; and there is a human story. The government conspiracy I won't go into, but it is reminiscent of the sort of conspiracy cropping up in stories lately - a sign of mistrust. The philosophical story focuses on what it takes to be a decent person. The mechanism's lack of action during a time of need triggers anger from the lead character and he voices his own personal philosophy. His character is the deepest. He is flawed and he notes his flaws. He is also made human, and the human story is third. The artwork shows clear emotion - fear, anger, sorrow - and this is what it means to be human.
The artwork, by the way, is growing on me. The human faces and figures are hyper-realistic. They look like 3D CGI renderings, and the color palette is dark with purples and reds and blues. It gives a sense of the apocalyptic nature of the world while still looking pleasing. Sections of the story are told without dialogue, showing the movements of the geckos. I like when a storyteller has the confidence to tell their story with just images.
This ends on a cliffhanger with the promise of action at the start of issue 3. Looking forward to it!
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