Review: You Are Obsolete #2

Death seems to be everywhere when, after arriving on a quaint but eerie Eastern European island, a disgraced journalist following up on a peculiar story meets the leader of a group of odd, tech-obsessed children who evidently have a strange power over the frightened adults of the village.

In the last issue ofÂ You Are Obsolete #1, Disgraced journalist Lyla Wilton, agrees to accept an mysterious invitation to Muhu, the Third largest island of Estonia to see a revolutionary technological development. What she found is a city where children are its most present inhabitants.Â Muhu is not only creepy because it is evidently run by its children, but the children have access to a surveillance system that allows them to watch not only everyone in the village, but abroad as well.

In the current issue of You Are Obsolete #2,We get introduced to Martina, a young native of the island of Muhu who apparently speaks for the children.Â Martina halfway acknowledges the mystery behind the conspicuous death that may be related to time and the age at the time of death which seems to be 30.Â We also get introduced to another native adult in the village named Kadunud, his role in the village seems unclear; however, he does seem to harbor some theories about the children.

Best Panel:Â There is an interesting pan out shot of the cemetery, that presumably shows all the people affected by the epidemic thus far.

When I started reading ‘You are Obsolete #2’, I was look for the continuance of the Children of the Corn-ish’Â update but it looks like Klickstein decided to a different route with this horror story.Â Here we get to see more of the town that is run by its own children.Â Also there’s a hint of a organization class structure based on age.Â Â I’m still digesting this part of the story but Klicksteindefinitely leaves some room to read into the possible metaphors.

I have said it before that You Are Obsolete would be a great idea for the big screen, but I’m still looking for certain details that set it apart from similar ideas.Â It is still in its infancy and setting up the story, so there’s a lack of explanation for key plot details, such as how how this all started, and what is actually killing the adult

SCORE: 2.5/5Â

Writer: Mathew Klickstein

Artist: Evgeniy Bornyakov

Colorist: Lauren Affe

Letterer: Simon Bowland

Publisher: Aftershock Comics