Omega the Unknown
Writer Jonathan Lethem
Artist Farel Dalrymple
I found this series hiding in the racks at my local store. I'm usually open to new things and this looked like an interesting marvel mini-series so I was attracted enough to buy the set. When I got home I did a little research and found out this was a revamp of some old series that got an early cancel back in the 70's. After reading all ten issues in one go I have to say I was left a little confused, but more than satisfied. I would highly recommend this to any fan of strange titles.
Story
Lets see if I can accurately summarize this...
The story revolves around the sheltered and eccentric teen Titus Alexander Island. After discovering his now deceased parents were actually robots, Alex's life takes a complete turn around. He's forced into society and faces multiple challenges trying to adapt. Alex discovers a special link he has to a strange blue tights-donning mute with a pre-existing grudge against some other robots. A key character in the story is the Mink, who kinda represents the sort of 'normal' local hero trying to find out what's going on, but not necessarily helping.
Robots, Aliens, heroes,nanobots, needless to say this book has a lot, and its hard to summarize a story that has so much going on.
Thoughts
I really liked this book as a whole.
The overall plot of the story may make it seem like a standard hero story on the surface, but all the little tidbits of strangeness elevate it to well above average status. Each character is so unique, as I was reading I found myself so intrigued as to their actions and motives. The plot is setup for the first 4 issues so some might not enjoy this at first but it really opens and expands throughout the course of the series. Reading through this the first time, its not easy to follow everything that is happening, but It is still very enjoyable.
The art in the series wasn't outstanding, but it suited the story very well. An older looking style thats well put together, but I for some reason expected more. I found details like the panel layouts, and coloring complimented the story very well. Some of the covers were also very nice and the lettering was superb.
Verdict 3.8/5
I definitely would not recommend this book for everyone. But to anyone who enjoys odd titles, this one is fun and has a lot of replay value.
Artist Farel Dalrymple
I found this series hiding in the racks at my local store. I'm usually open to new things and this looked like an interesting marvel mini-series so I was attracted enough to buy the set. When I got home I did a little research and found out this was a revamp of some old series that got an early cancel back in the 70's. After reading all ten issues in one go I have to say I was left a little confused, but more than satisfied. I would highly recommend this to any fan of strange titles.
Story
Lets see if I can accurately summarize this... The story revolves around the sheltered and eccentric teen Titus Alexander Island. After discovering his now deceased parents were actually robots, Alex's life takes a complete turn around. He's forced into society and faces multiple challenges trying to adapt. Alex discovers a special link he has to a strange blue tights-donning mute with a pre-existing grudge against some other robots. A key character in the story is the Mink, who kinda represents the sort of 'normal' local hero trying to find out what's going on, but not necessarily helping.
Robots, Aliens, heroes,nanobots, needless to say this book has a lot, and its hard to summarize a story that has so much going on.
Thoughts
I really liked this book as a whole. The overall plot of the story may make it seem like a standard hero story on the surface, but all the little tidbits of strangeness elevate it to well above average status. Each character is so unique, as I was reading I found myself so intrigued as to their actions and motives. The plot is setup for the first 4 issues so some might not enjoy this at first but it really opens and expands throughout the course of the series. Reading through this the first time, its not easy to follow everything that is happening, but It is still very enjoyable.
The art in the series wasn't outstanding, but it suited the story very well. An older looking style thats well put together, but I for some reason expected more. I found details like the panel layouts, and coloring complimented the story very well. Some of the covers were also very nice and the lettering was superb.
