Writer: Karl Kesel
Artist: Tom Grummett
Rating: 6 of 8
Section Zero #1
Clandestine organisations are a very familiar part of science fiction. You can look to Men in Black for a group of the same name, or Marvel for SHIELD. So it's not surprising when Kesel and Grummett bring us a comic featuring a group with an aim similar to the MIB - though perhaps with less memory wiping.
Section Zero aims to protect people from the threats and species they don't know exist, with members like stubble laden Sam Wildman, blonde Dr Tina and grey skinned alien Tesla. While on a mission, Sam and Tina encounter someone who's half bug, half human, later finding he's an Asian teen named Thom Talesi.
He's got a rather unique ability - after getting a tattoo of a bug in San Francisco's Chinatown, anytime he rubs it, he turns into a human/bug hybrid for 24 hours. Before he turned back, I really enjoyed seeing such fun, over the top moments with this 24 hour bug. It kind of reminds me of monster films, with science gone wrong, like The Fly, but not as horrific.
I do wish there was more in Australia, where the story begins, as I found myself more intrigued by what was going on there. From the start to a little after Thom explains how his transformations began, the story flows well and is fairly enjoyable. But near the end of the issue, when the group's boss, AJ Keeler, is brought back into it, the story isn't as compelling and didn't really pull me in. There wasn't a lot of interesting things happening, apart from one near the end, which should have an interesting impact next issue.
To look at, Sam reminds me of Marvel's Wonder Man, while the art is similar to John Buscema's. Interestingly, the series was first published by Gorilla Comics in 2000, which was an imprint of Image Comics. Now, the series is being republished and continued at Image as a 6 issue mini-series. If it sounds interesting to you, give issue 1 a go and see what you think.
He's got a rather unique ability - after getting a tattoo of a bug in San Francisco's Chinatown, anytime he rubs it, he turns into a human/bug hybrid for 24 hours. Before he turned back, I really enjoyed seeing such fun, over the top moments with this 24 hour bug. It kind of reminds me of monster films, with science gone wrong, like The Fly, but not as horrific.
I do wish there was more in Australia, where the story begins, as I found myself more intrigued by what was going on there. From the start to a little after Thom explains how his transformations began, the story flows well and is fairly enjoyable. But near the end of the issue, when the group's boss, AJ Keeler, is brought back into it, the story isn't as compelling and didn't really pull me in. There wasn't a lot of interesting things happening, apart from one near the end, which should have an interesting impact next issue.
To look at, Sam reminds me of Marvel's Wonder Man, while the art is similar to John Buscema's. Interestingly, the series was first published by Gorilla Comics in 2000, which was an imprint of Image Comics. Now, the series is being republished and continued at Image as a 6 issue mini-series. If it sounds interesting to you, give issue 1 a go and see what you think.
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