Sinergy #1
It’s one thing for a dad to overreact when he catches the guy who slept with his daughter, but when Jess loses her virginity, it was just the first step in getting her into the family business, and her dad’s reaction may not have been an overreaction at all.
Writer: Michael Avon Oeming & Taki Soma
Artists: Michael Avon Oeming & Taki Soma
Cover: Michael Avon Oeming
Publisher: Image
Right after Jess loses her virginity to boyfriend Leaf, she sees something she’s not completely sure she’s supposed to see. Unfortunately it calls the attention of her dad, who reacts in the clichéd way of violence against the boyfriend only this time his reaction is completely justified, because Fish is literally a monster, taking this story a turn for the interesting.
Sinergy is a collaboration between the artistic talents Michael Avon Oeming and Taki Soma who have created a brand new world where monsters, who pass as human, feed off of the energies produced by acts of sin (like sex). Luckily there are some people in this world who can see the monsters for who they are and stop them. Jess’s dad is one of them, and ever since the night of her first sexual experience, Jess can now see them too. The awkward tension between Jess and her dad is hilarious to read; she thinks that he wants to have that awkward Talk, with a capital ‘T’, but really he he’s trying to wrangle her into the family business now that her Seer powers have kicked in, uprooting all her plans of going to university.
It’s an interesting metaphor too, how the way we see people can change after sex, and not really in a good way either. They don’t necessarily have to become literal monsters like Fish does with Jess, but as we find out, Jess’s fellow friend and teammate can relate all too well anyways. But I have faith in Jess and her character and what she’s about to do. It’s not often we see a rough and tumble, all-star hockey player, kind of heroine and it’s really exciting to see just how she’s about to handle her future and destiny now that she’s a Seer.
There’s a lot that happens this issue that clearly lays out that there’s more than what meets the eye about the monsters, about Jess, and about her dad. Sinergy has a wonderful display on how to purposefully set up a first issue, establishing the world building, but not giving it’s entire hand away all at once. The pacing is great, giving just enough insight into the world without being overwhelming or boring for that matter.
Of course Oeming’s art is eye catching as usual and incredibly well detailed for his typical style. Soma’s colouring only adds to the boldness of Oeming’s art using similarly bold colours, creating a visceral world that one can’t help but be absorbed by.
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