Black Science #15
Writer: Rick Remender
Artist: Matteo Scalera
Colorist: Moreno Dinisio
Letterer: Rus Wooton
Fear is a cornerstone of being a parent. Whether it's fear for you child's every day safety or fear that you just can't be the parent you think your child needs, fear permeates parenthood. This is one of the central themes we've seen in Black Science since issue one. Writer Rick Remender is channeling all of his parenting worries about overworking, connection, and familial ties into Black Science more so than any of his other work. That's what makes this a special book. It could be easy to write it off as a “dysfunctional Lost In Space” but it's so much more than that. Honestly, the space odyssey is really more set dressing for the meaty family drama. (Here family extends beyond blood ties. This group is very close and interconnected in much deeper levels than regular co-workers, probably because they're not just regular co-workers.)
Just because the space is set dressing though doesn't mean I wouldn't eat it all by itself. Matteo Scalera and Moreno Dinisio are bringing a singular vision to life. The world they're creating feels like a living breathing thing: fluid, dynamic, and vibrant. The action burns across the page careening from panel to panel. As Grant flies through the air I truly felt I was flying with him. It's some intensely immersive work. If I have one complaint it's that the coloring work doesn't seem finished in the opening section of the issue. It might have been done to differentiate itself form the rest of the comic since it's set in the past, but it clearly is less detailed and nuanced than the rest of the issue.
Black Science barrels forward this issue hardly taking a moment to pause after a quiet introduction only to be halted violent ending. Faithful readers will find a lot to like in this issue as we're given lots of action and a good heaping of character moments.
Artist: Matteo Scalera
Colorist: Moreno Dinisio
Letterer: Rus Wooton
Fear is a cornerstone of being a parent. Whether it's fear for you child's every day safety or fear that you just can't be the parent you think your child needs, fear permeates parenthood. This is one of the central themes we've seen in Black Science since issue one. Writer Rick Remender is channeling all of his parenting worries about overworking, connection, and familial ties into Black Science more so than any of his other work. That's what makes this a special book. It could be easy to write it off as a “dysfunctional Lost In Space” but it's so much more than that. Honestly, the space odyssey is really more set dressing for the meaty family drama. (Here family extends beyond blood ties. This group is very close and interconnected in much deeper levels than regular co-workers, probably because they're not just regular co-workers.)
Just because the space is set dressing though doesn't mean I wouldn't eat it all by itself. Matteo Scalera and Moreno Dinisio are bringing a singular vision to life. The world they're creating feels like a living breathing thing: fluid, dynamic, and vibrant. The action burns across the page careening from panel to panel. As Grant flies through the air I truly felt I was flying with him. It's some intensely immersive work. If I have one complaint it's that the coloring work doesn't seem finished in the opening section of the issue. It might have been done to differentiate itself form the rest of the comic since it's set in the past, but it clearly is less detailed and nuanced than the rest of the issue.
Black Science barrels forward this issue hardly taking a moment to pause after a quiet introduction only to be halted violent ending. Faithful readers will find a lot to like in this issue as we're given lots of action and a good heaping of character moments.
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