Sheltered #3
The Team
Writer Ed Brisson Artist Johnnie Christmas
Sheltered is a strong drama that is not on the radar of enough people in the comic book industry. After more individuals start to pay attention to this incredibly strong Image title, it will be interesting to see what the pair of artist and writer could do with some more mainstream superhero fair. Luckily we have something beyond all of that with this pre-apocalypse tale. This series has been intelligently written with a strong plot that seems to move these pieces around. The second issue of the title did a great job exploring some of the ramifications of the huge plot moment set in place towards the first issue. This comic is a great example of an excellent first installment, and a story that takes preconceived notions and begins to shatter them. Even with a really strong beginning to the story can the ongoing adventures possibly build on some of the massive expectations placed on readers before? Only time will tell as new developments start to turn this narrative in a strange notion only hinted at in the previous installments of the title.
A dispute between the main characters of the title remain almost seem to reach a climax in these pages. It will be interesting to watch how Brisson handles some of the pacing with this cat and mouse style game. The fragile emotional state of Lucas is handled expertly in this issue the by creative team. It is fascinating to see some of the insane leaps of logic that the character has suffered through. This driving force of the series has the potential to remain extremely interesting for a very long stretch of time. Hopefully some more likable characters will be seeded in this comic filled with darkness. There are only a few clearly developed characters out of the entire cast which makes it hard to root for the others. This problem is likely going to be solved in the near future. The cliffhanger is very odd and will hopefully lead to some interesting new changes in the core of the narrative. This comic is very small in scope and could use some more diverse expansion.
Johnnie Christmas continues to deliver some truly inspired work with this book. His artistry has certain independent sensibilities that make it very stylized. Fortunately this seems to work for the tone being set up in this moody series. There is a dynamic energy in most of these pages that make the surroundings very interesting to look at. The facial expressions of characters really make them come alive in most circumstances. There is also a lot of tension that is dialed up to an insane high. The stakes are definitely aided by the fine work of Christmas, as he uses lots of shadow to convey some of the darker moments.
The creative team of Ed Brisson and Johnnie Christmas are still in a good place towards the end of the third issue of Sheltered. Hopefully the team will start to lead the story into some new directions in the future. This is another very tense issue of a bleak series it is recommended for those who want something different, or enjoy well crafted comic books.
Writer Ed Brisson Artist Johnnie Christmas
Sheltered is a strong drama that is not on the radar of enough people in the comic book industry. After more individuals start to pay attention to this incredibly strong Image title, it will be interesting to see what the pair of artist and writer could do with some more mainstream superhero fair. Luckily we have something beyond all of that with this pre-apocalypse tale. This series has been intelligently written with a strong plot that seems to move these pieces around. The second issue of the title did a great job exploring some of the ramifications of the huge plot moment set in place towards the first issue. This comic is a great example of an excellent first installment, and a story that takes preconceived notions and begins to shatter them. Even with a really strong beginning to the story can the ongoing adventures possibly build on some of the massive expectations placed on readers before? Only time will tell as new developments start to turn this narrative in a strange notion only hinted at in the previous installments of the title.
A dispute between the main characters of the title remain almost seem to reach a climax in these pages. It will be interesting to watch how Brisson handles some of the pacing with this cat and mouse style game. The fragile emotional state of Lucas is handled expertly in this issue the by creative team. It is fascinating to see some of the insane leaps of logic that the character has suffered through. This driving force of the series has the potential to remain extremely interesting for a very long stretch of time. Hopefully some more likable characters will be seeded in this comic filled with darkness. There are only a few clearly developed characters out of the entire cast which makes it hard to root for the others. This problem is likely going to be solved in the near future. The cliffhanger is very odd and will hopefully lead to some interesting new changes in the core of the narrative. This comic is very small in scope and could use some more diverse expansion.
Johnnie Christmas continues to deliver some truly inspired work with this book. His artistry has certain independent sensibilities that make it very stylized. Fortunately this seems to work for the tone being set up in this moody series. There is a dynamic energy in most of these pages that make the surroundings very interesting to look at. The facial expressions of characters really make them come alive in most circumstances. There is also a lot of tension that is dialed up to an insane high. The stakes are definitely aided by the fine work of Christmas, as he uses lots of shadow to convey some of the darker moments.
The creative team of Ed Brisson and Johnnie Christmas are still in a good place towards the end of the third issue of Sheltered. Hopefully the team will start to lead the story into some new directions in the future. This is another very tense issue of a bleak series it is recommended for those who want something different, or enjoy well crafted comic books.
A Look Inside
