Today's post is on Stillwater, Vol. 1: Rage, Rage by Chip Zdarsky, Ramon K. Perez (Illustrator), Mike Spicer (Colorist). It is 136 pages and is published by Image Comics. The cover is red with a woman's skeleton holding a baby on it. There is foul language, no sex, and violence in this comic volume. The intended reader is someone who likes comics, horror stories, and over arching mysteries. The story is told from third person close of the main character, Daniel. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- Nobody dies. In the town of Stillwater, that's not just a promise. It's a threat.
Seemingly frozen in time and unable to age, its citizens have learned to exist with the knowledge that they'll live forever. With no one allowed in or out of the town under the threat of severe violence, things seem normal from the outside. But when Daniel shows up in town after receiving a mysterious letter, he'll find out if immortality is a gift or a curse...
Review- An interesting start to a big plot. Daniel gets a letter about an inheritance from an aunt he did not know he had. So with a friend, he heads to a town that is not any map to see what needs to be done. In Stillwater, they find more than just an inheritance. So this comic series starts and it gets to work world building. Each of the chapters end with a flash back to what happened when Daniel was taken from Stillwater. The art is good, the storytelling is solid, and I liked the characters and world. There is a lot going on and the mystery of what is really going on in the background is very compelling. I am looking forward to the next collection coming out and seeing what is going to happen.
I give this comic volume a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this comic volume from my local library.
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