Writer: Curt Pires
Artist: Jason Copland
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Released: 8th July 2015
Feisty young girl with punk haircut as main protagonist> CHECK.
Too cool for school dialogue> CHECK.
Vague referances to corporations and social media> CHECK.
Villainous white guy planning to rule the world from his corporate headquarters> CHECK
Fight Club vulgarity and sex talk> CHECK
Secret cyber hacker group full of cool young kids> CHECK
‘Cool’ references to fashionable pop culture icons> CHECK
Inability to recognise that the tyranny of the ‘future’ is happening right now>CHECK
Exposition overload in issue #1> CHECK
Creepy villains with televisions for heads> CHECK
Talking animal for added ‘cool’ factor> CHECK
Futuristic motorcycle for punk girl to ride about on> CHECK
Confusing subplot about the nature of reality, complete with academic references> CHECK
Guest appearance by Alan Moore clone> CHECK
Confusing end that leaves you with a feeling of emptiness mixed with bewilderment>CHECK
That’s the book then.
Ah, nothing really, but it’s cool, it’s about the future and stuff, I think man, about corporations being evil and stuff.
Ah I see, so it’s just another faux-rebellious comic book with a punk female protagonist who looks like the 1992 era Tank Girl?
Yeah, pretty much.
The kids will buy it, won’t they?
Yeah, a couple of lonely art students will drool all over it.
Don’t be cruel.
Sorry, easy targets.
What a laugh, it’s just a waste of their time though, isn’t it?
Yeah man, but don’t tell them that. It’s just a comic book. Don’t spoil it for them.
Okay man, I won’t.
What’s for tea tonight anyway?
Lasagne.
Cool man, I love me some Lasagne.
Rating: 3/10 (Overly complicated, yet maddeningly generic)
