Comic Review: Drafted #2

Drafted #2
Written by Mark Powers
Art by Chris Lie
Colors by Joseph Baker
Letters by Brian J. Crowley
Devil's Due Publishing
Cover price: $3.50; On-sale: Oct. 10, 2007

I’m not gonna tell you what happens in this comic. So let’s get that straight right away. I’m not going to cite specific story elements, I’m not going to reveal specific plot details. All you’re getting from me is this:

In issue #2 of Devil’s Due Publishing’s breakout series, Drafted, the story continues. The world reacts to the events of last issue, and mysteries begin to reveal themselves.

That’s it. That’s all you’re getting. Because to say more than that -- to form even a paragraph-long generalization of the plot of the book would reveal, in my eyes, too much. Every scene, every exchange, every panel... is important...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!

Comic Review: Drafted #1

Drafted #1
Written by Mark Powers
Art by Chris Lie
Colors by Joseph Baker
Letters by Brian J. Crowley
Devil's Due Publishing
Cover price: $3.50; On-sale: Sept. 12, 2007

In our obsession with antagonisms of the moment, we often forget how much unites all the members of humanity. Perhaps we need some outside, universal threat to make us recognize this common bond. I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world. -- President Ronald Reagan in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Forty-second session, September 21, 1987.

I'm one of those sore-headed skeptics who have never really believed an alien invasion would unite humanity.

I always thought if aliens attacked, half the countries on the planet would be scrambling to make deals with the invaders. Some groups of religious fanatics (and ALL religions have them) would welcome the end of the human race as “divine retribution” or “final judgment.” Others would waste valuable time blaming the government for being ill-prepared or the education system for not giving us the tools we need to stop invaders or even video games and hip-hop music for creating the kind of culture that would make an alien invasion possible...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!