Sebastian is a doctor who is taking the next steps in social awareness in a kind of sharing is caring type of fashion. Sebastian and his team are perfecting a process, called InBeing, in which two consciousness’s can exist in one body and not in an “All of Me” kind of way. Sebastian is a workaholic and has difficulty seeing past his own interests. With his focus on the mind, things take a bit of a sideways turn, when the long term effects on the body are quickly forgotten.
Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler have settled on the small tasks of debating the social nature of humans coupled with the ideas of identity in both a mental and physical form. To whit, the pair have created a couple of characters that are polar opposites to each other, although their interaction is by no means the friendship of the ages, both have the ability to learn from each other, if they can get used to their voices in one head. With the book being based on a medical procedure, both Thompson and Nadler work hard not to get too technical. The science on show is of a “it could be real” style that you would expect to see on something like Black Mirror. Of course the operations and the resulting fallout of them is a means to an end; in this case, a means by which the two stars of the book meet, interact and ultimately…. well what they ultimately are will play out in future issues.
The art is provided by Piotr Kowlaski, whose work has been seen in a number of books, probably most notably, Sex from Image Comics. Whilst you can’t get away from the lack of dynamism on show the art does propel you through the book on the basis of real life emotions. Firstly you have Sebastian and his single minded pursuit and secondly with Becky and her need to find a purpose in the experiments. Kowalski works hard at showing the parallels and opposing mirrors that exist between them and goes to some length to show the reader their respective prisons. Colorist Niko Guardia gives the world a lived-in feel with some solid color choices and letterer Ryan Ferrier provides a font that is easy on the eye and lets the words speak for themselves.
If you read The Dreggs, you could be forgiven for assuming you know the writings of Thompson and Nadler. True both books challenge perceptions and the order of things, and even though the battle between being rich or being poor does raise its head here, it is by no means the same level as their previous work. I am a big fan of Black Mask Comics, having read quite a selection of their books, as they quietly go about carving out a niche for themselves by delivering quality products.
Writing – 5 stars
Art – 4 Stars
Colors – 4 Stars
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Written by; Zac Thompson & Lonnie Nadler
Art by; Piotr Kowlaski
Colors by; Niko Gaurdia
Letters by; Ryan Ferrier
Published by: Black Mask Comics
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I am a long time comic book fan, being first introduced to Batman in the mid to late 70's. This led to a appreciation of classic artists like Neal Adams and Jim Aparo. Moving through the decades that followed, I have a working knowledge of a huge raft of characters with a fondness for old school characters like JSA and The Shadow
Currently reading a slew of Bat Books, enjoying a mini Marvel revival, and the host of The Definative Crusade and Outside the Panels whilst also appearing on No-Prize Podcast on the Undercover Capes Podcast Network
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