Brainstorm #1 (of 6)
Future Dude Entertainment 2014
Written by: Jeffrey Morris & Ira Livingston IV
Penciler, Inker, Colourist & Story Consults by: Dennis Calero
Reviewed by: Steven Leitman
Review: Here’s an advance look at a new company and a book they are putting out, it’s in this current issue of Previews just so you know. It’s always nice to see new companies form and put out books that aren’t easily found elsewhere. This one also has the benefit of having a science advisor who worked with the writers so that the subject matter was more accurately portrayed. Welcome to the world of storm chasers where they use their high tech gadgets to better track and understand how nature works and keep the public safe from the harm of intense storms.
Granted this is very much akin to a SyFy movie I’ve seen but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable and quite possibly even more so. So we see a group of people who actually chase storms and do it on television who are targeting the same tornado that a research group is, it’s one that’s jumped from an F4 to F5 in a matter of moments. Now the researchers have created technology that seemingly dissipated the storm in moments so in turn they are trying to play God. We all know what happens when man thinks he can control Mother Nature, it never turns out well. Regardless it seems that the Nado Ninjas were shown for a reason and I have a nice suspicion they'll play a larger role in all this as the story unfolds which if I'm right, I can't wait to experience.
Of course the man responsible for the technology isn’t happy with its use here and he’s not afraid to say so. He should be proud of his accomplishments and yet he’s not, he is wary of what happened and he’s not the only one. A weatherman wants to see footage of what happened because these don’t normally happen. I like the whole aspect that people aren’t taking this at face value and that this weatherman, Chief Meteorologist Doug Hoffman, is skeptical and if he plays a part down the road then I’ll be more interested indeed. The writing here is really solid and plays out like a good thriller drama should plus you get the feeling and narration/dialogue to go with all that in ways that draw the reader in and keep them excited and interested in seeing how it all plays out.
As the story goes along we get to know the key players in this little drama and the characterization is very well crafted, and the characters are put in situations that best demonstrate who they are. Cale the scientist and his team who created all the technology and is funded by the military, the only ones apparently willing to do so, is locked out of his own project while they take it to phase two. Of course you know this means nothing but trouble and when they try to weaponize it without knowing how to properly run the systems. All hell will literally break loose so before he returns to Miami and his life, a pit stop to his mother’s home is in order. Which to me is a time to think and reflect on where he's found himself at this moment.
Here we learn that Cale is gay so chalk one up for more diversity in comics with people who have smarts and the drive to be in the forefront of their field being among the more diverse our population has to offer. Though the way brothers tease and argue this may be misdirection but I’m certainly hoping it’s not. What will happen now that Cale isn’t involved with his own project remains to be seen, but I’ve got a gut feeling he’ll be instrumental in helping stop what’s to come. I mean it was his baby after all and I'm sure he knows better than anyone how to stop whatever the military has planned.
This is a great action/adventure, thriller/drama that has all the feel and effects of older disaster movies, only with layman friendly jargon thrown in for us non-scientist types so that we may easily understand what is happening and the ramifications of the use of this technology. If this is the kind of stuff Future Dude Entertainment will be focusing on putting out, then I will go out on a limb and say they will be quite successful finding their own niche in the market. The artwork here is nice, dynamic, sometimes simple, and sometimes complex like the story itself and it works extremely well on the science front with weather maps and three d holographic imagery. What else should you expect from a man who's worked on books like X-Men:Noir, the Legion of Super-Heroes and X-Factor?
For those of you interested and I hope there are many who are, you can contact your retailer and ask them to order it for you using Diamond item code JUL141268. The future of science based thrillers is here people, get in at the beginning!
Future Dude Entertainment 2014
Written by: Jeffrey Morris & Ira Livingston IV
Penciler, Inker, Colourist & Story Consults by: Dennis Calero
Reviewed by: Steven Leitman
Review: Here’s an advance look at a new company and a book they are putting out, it’s in this current issue of Previews just so you know. It’s always nice to see new companies form and put out books that aren’t easily found elsewhere. This one also has the benefit of having a science advisor who worked with the writers so that the subject matter was more accurately portrayed. Welcome to the world of storm chasers where they use their high tech gadgets to better track and understand how nature works and keep the public safe from the harm of intense storms.
Granted this is very much akin to a SyFy movie I’ve seen but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable and quite possibly even more so. So we see a group of people who actually chase storms and do it on television who are targeting the same tornado that a research group is, it’s one that’s jumped from an F4 to F5 in a matter of moments. Now the researchers have created technology that seemingly dissipated the storm in moments so in turn they are trying to play God. We all know what happens when man thinks he can control Mother Nature, it never turns out well. Regardless it seems that the Nado Ninjas were shown for a reason and I have a nice suspicion they'll play a larger role in all this as the story unfolds which if I'm right, I can't wait to experience.
Of course the man responsible for the technology isn’t happy with its use here and he’s not afraid to say so. He should be proud of his accomplishments and yet he’s not, he is wary of what happened and he’s not the only one. A weatherman wants to see footage of what happened because these don’t normally happen. I like the whole aspect that people aren’t taking this at face value and that this weatherman, Chief Meteorologist Doug Hoffman, is skeptical and if he plays a part down the road then I’ll be more interested indeed. The writing here is really solid and plays out like a good thriller drama should plus you get the feeling and narration/dialogue to go with all that in ways that draw the reader in and keep them excited and interested in seeing how it all plays out.
As the story goes along we get to know the key players in this little drama and the characterization is very well crafted, and the characters are put in situations that best demonstrate who they are. Cale the scientist and his team who created all the technology and is funded by the military, the only ones apparently willing to do so, is locked out of his own project while they take it to phase two. Of course you know this means nothing but trouble and when they try to weaponize it without knowing how to properly run the systems. All hell will literally break loose so before he returns to Miami and his life, a pit stop to his mother’s home is in order. Which to me is a time to think and reflect on where he's found himself at this moment.
Here we learn that Cale is gay so chalk one up for more diversity in comics with people who have smarts and the drive to be in the forefront of their field being among the more diverse our population has to offer. Though the way brothers tease and argue this may be misdirection but I’m certainly hoping it’s not. What will happen now that Cale isn’t involved with his own project remains to be seen, but I’ve got a gut feeling he’ll be instrumental in helping stop what’s to come. I mean it was his baby after all and I'm sure he knows better than anyone how to stop whatever the military has planned.
This is a great action/adventure, thriller/drama that has all the feel and effects of older disaster movies, only with layman friendly jargon thrown in for us non-scientist types so that we may easily understand what is happening and the ramifications of the use of this technology. If this is the kind of stuff Future Dude Entertainment will be focusing on putting out, then I will go out on a limb and say they will be quite successful finding their own niche in the market. The artwork here is nice, dynamic, sometimes simple, and sometimes complex like the story itself and it works extremely well on the science front with weather maps and three d holographic imagery. What else should you expect from a man who's worked on books like X-Men:Noir, the Legion of Super-Heroes and X-Factor?
For those of you interested and I hope there are many who are, you can contact your retailer and ask them to order it for you using Diamond item code JUL141268. The future of science based thrillers is here people, get in at the beginning!