Deep Beyond #1

Deep Beyond #1

by Mirka Andolfo, David Goy (Writer), Andrea Broccardo (Artist)

In an underpopulated future Earth, devastated by the dire consequences of the millennium bug, the survival of mankind—and, maybe, of the planet itself—is handled by a small number of people. Talented scientists who, despite the adverse situation and the stupid feuds that continue to divide the small number of people still alive, try to understand and study what is hidden in the depths of the abyss. Something mysterious and dangerous, which could eventually cause an even worse and more destructive catastrophe!

The 100 meets LOW, with a hint of Death Stranding in the brand-new sci-fi thriller series from acclaimed creator MIRKA ANDOLFO (UNNATURAL, MERCY), teaming up with writer DAVID GOY and rising-star artist ANDREA BROCCARDO (Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Empyre: X-Men) and colorist BARBARA NOSENZO (The Ballad of Halo Jones).

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 3, 2021

About the author

Neapolitan artist and writer, she is one of the most complete and eclectic Italian creators in the international field. Her upcoming Mercy is going to be published almos simultaneously in Italy (November 2019, Panini Comics), France (January 2020, Éditions Glénat) and United States (March 2020, Image Comics).

Her ControNatura (Panini Comics) is one of the most successful Italian series of the last few years. Published in the USA by Image Comics under the title Unnatural/b> , it’s a best seller hit with several reprints already.
There are also Spanish, French, German, Polish, Mexican and (upcoming) Brazilian, Czech and Bulgarian editions.

Andolfo has been collaborating with DC Comics since 2015, having lent her pencil for titles such as Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Catwoman, Bombshells, Teen Titans, Green Arrow, R.W.B.Y. and Hex Wives (published under the cult-imprint Vertigo). Together with the writer Sylvain Runberg, she is creator of The Under York Chronicles (Éditions Glénat).

She also wrote stories for BOOM! Studios ( The Amazing World of Gumball ) and illustrated two issues of the award-winning Ms. Marvel series by Marvel Comics.

In 2012 she created Sacro/Profano (Edizioni Dentiblù), a huge bestseller published in United States, France, Netherlands, Germany, Serbia, Spain.
As an artist she’s drawn comics for Dynamite and Aspen, as well as some short stories for Vertigo and DC’s Young Animal, and she’s actually working on covers for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Valiant, BOOM! Studios, Aspen, Zenescope.

As a colorist, she worked on covers and comics books of important franchises such as Geronimo Stilton, Adventure Time, Ice Age, Peanuts and other series and volumes published all over the world.

During her collaboration with Topolino magazine (Disney’s Mickey Mouse), she has colored numerous covers (including the cover of the historical issue 3000) and stories, working with artists like Giorgio Cavazzano, Corrado Mastantuono and Fabio Celoni.

When she is not working, she loves good food, reading comics and… sharing photos of cats and wolves on Facebook.

Reviews

[Scott Rhee · Rating 5 out of 5]

The year is 2085. The world is a toxic maelstrom after global climate change and world-wide pollution has made life on the surface virtually unlivable. Giant mutant creatures rule the land and sea. Pockets of humanity still survive in underwater colonies.

A terrorist group calling themselves Defeatists don't like the new world they live in. Paul Bailey is a scientist living in colony B-34. He is, like everyone else, just trying to survive and find a way to help the species survive. His ex-girlfriend, Pam, was a scientist on an expedition in the North Atlantic. Something has happened to the expedition, and Pam's last transmission was cryptic.

When Paul finds himself with a gun pointed at his head one night by what he suspects are Defeatists, he must make choices that will take him to places he may not want to go.

This is the beginning of the new graphic novel series "Deep Beyond", written by Miaka Andolfo and David Goy. Issue #1, illustrated by Andrea Broccardo, is fast-paced and sets the stage nicely for a story that promises a lot of action, monster mayhem, and a not-so-subtle message about the importance of protecting our environment.

[Cameron Howell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seems like an interesting premise but so much happened it was hard to keep up. They live in some kind of dome because there’s monsters outside? A crew was sent out on a mission that went wrong and maybe sabotaged on purpose? Now Paul, who was once dating Pam, who was one of the crew members is being taken hostage sort of on a mission to figure out what happened. I’m going to need a second issue to learn a bit more about this world.

[Sezer Turgay · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh Cheap Oblivion Song imo

[Sylvia Joyce · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent start for the series. Dialogue is pretty cheesy, the writer feels the need to exposition dump in forced ways rather than maybe feeding info to us through environmental storytelling or something more subtle than what we had. Still, I am curious to see what’ll happen next.

[Aily · Rating 5 out of 5]

questo primo volume è finito in una maniera assurda e se avessi qualcuno con cui parlarne lo farei seduta stante. siamo nel 2085, non molti anni dopo una catastrofe che si è abbattuta sulla terra esattamente allo scoccare del nuovo millennio. insomma, 85 anni di puro caos, dove la tecnologia era morta e le tossine di qualcosa di misterioso avevano iniziato ad uccidere la gente e a creare forme di vita incredibilmente pericolose. ad 85 anni dal cosiddetto millennium bug, la civiltà, ormai quasi ovviamente dimezzata e divisa in colonie sparse in tutto il mondo, è "protetta" dalla tossicità e sembra essersi ripresa in qualche modo. ma non tutto va secondo i piani. da un lato abbiamo un governo stronzo e bugiardo, dall'altro abbiamo i disfattisti, terroristi il cui scopo non è ancora stato effettivamente spiegato (per ora sembra siano solo pronti ad annientare il governo e a riportare l'anarchia che aveva colpito il mondo anni prima). come dico sempre, al mondo serve una terza opzione, è in questo caso la nostra è il gruppo di J, o Jol. insomma, una ragazza molto particolare, e non solo perché ha un trifologio tatuato sul braccio (disegno che condivide con la sua sorella gemella pam), raro in un mondo dove certe cose non esistono più (per noi sono rari i quadrifogli.. provate ad immaginare il contrario! non ci riuscite, vero?), ma anche perché è una dura che per la sorella farebbe di tutto, anche entare a far parte di una particolarissima resistenza e andarla a cercare nelle profondità di qualcosa di pericoloso e sconosciuto. insomma, mi è bastato un volume per innamorarmi del suo personaggio e sono convinta che un videogioco del genere farebbe tantissimi incassi. io che sono talassofobica non penso riuscirei ad andare nelle profondità marine, dove tutto iniziò, neanche se dovessi effettivamente salvare un mio familiare.. datemi della codarda, ma vorrei vedere voi fare una cosa simile. pochi direbbero seriamente di si. in ogni caso, è un fumetto che mette un'ansia particolare, ovviamente super splatter ma ormai mirka la conosco vecchia, e anche molto ansiogeno. è come se ti sentissi realmente km al di sotto dell'oceano e volessi solo risalire al più presto in superficie.. dove, però, l'aria è tossica e mortale. insomma.. fare un passo verso l'ignoto, un posto di cui non si conosce l'uscita, o andare incontro alla morte, che in egual modo non prevede vie d'uscita?
non vedo l'ora di leggere i prossimi volumi.

[Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great first issue! I definitely want to pick up the trade of this when it comes out. I absolutely loved the art style and the concept of this whole world. I have a soft spot for near futures with edited pasts (this comic centers around 2085, with some catastrophic event happening in 2000), the idea that this a future I could experience if something had happened earlier in my living life is fascinating. With that we have an airborne disease (Masque of the Red Death anyone? Or the current pandemic) in a monster filled world just outside the borders (Outer Worlds vibes) and it's bringing out the worst in people. Since it was just a first issue I haven't really gotten a feel for the characters, but I do know that I want to find out more. Definitely need to get my hands on the trade.

[Anastasia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'll give it three stars for the art; otherwise, this is a two. While the idea here is cool, the story itself never fully establishes who the characters are, what role they have in the events around them, and why we should care about their lives at all. I felt most of this development was explained in monologues rather than really shown to us.

I'll be reading succeeding issues to help with my Goodreads 2021 Challenge, but I don't expect the rating to go any higher without some answers. Without them, I'm not as invested as I'd like to be.

[Shirley Ashe · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nope.. No for me. The story started off plausible, then discovering deep sea space stations that are over 200 years old, then a dimension to another area of the galaxy, then killer alien robots..... you can see there this is going. Between explanations that didn't make much sense, then pulling story lines out of the air, it appeared that the author couldn't make up their mind what story they wanted to tell.

[Emma Rafferty · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it

I really enjoyed this one. If you like Low and Black Science you will love this. I wish I wasn’t reading it in a pandemic. When they checked his papers it was a little too close to home. But can’t wait for the next issue!

[Mr. Marco · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting!

This was a great setup. It pulled me in, and now I need to know wtf is going on! Can't wait till the next one.

[Shannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.25

Meh. Not really feeling this - too much dumped on you too soon with very little explanation.

[Vincent Stoessel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Points for keeping me guessing

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic!!! Another great story and amazing artwork by Mirka Andolfo & team. This was definitely a "reel you in & snag you" number 1