I've been reading and loving this series from issue one. There was a
huge delay between issues 5 and 6 and a change of artist as I am
sure something happened behind the scenes, but the memory of the
story is still fresh in my mind as I read issue 7. It's a deep
psychological story that reflects a lot of real world issues
happening in current society even if the story takes place in the
future.
If
you have not been reading one of the best comic series of the year
let me shortly layout the gist of the story. It's fifty years in the
future and corporations run the world and run the wars. War is
entertainment and these corporations broadcast it live for the mass
audiences. One such corporation Multicorps employs a specialized
brigade of troops called Cyclops who go into the most dangerous
situations of any warzone and broadcast out whatever happens to
them. The Cyclops are audience favorites so when the Cyclops brigade
are set up by their employers for reasons as yet unknown, the
Cyclops go rogue and intend to bring their employers to justice.
I'm not sure if that paragraph really does the series justice as
it's got a lot of little plot points strung throughout the story
that aren't easily explained. I will just say if you like military
thrillers or psychological crime noir stuff give this comic a shot,
it's entrancing. The only bad thing I will say about this story is
that it will probably read better in a graphic novel format rather
than single issues.
Writer Matz is known in America for his previous critically
acclaimed series The Killer and Cyclops is an amply creative follow
up comic. Matz is one hell of a writer, the kind of writer who could
knock off a deeply involving novel as well as a thrilling comic
book. The new artist on the series is a good replacement for Luc
Jacamon the original artist on the series, but I prefer Jacamon. I'm
eagerly anticipating the ending of this story and look forward to
being able to purchase the collected edition when it comes out. This
is the kind of comic I will recommend to non-comic readers as it's
the kind of subject matter that crosses over between modern reality
and enjoyable escapist entertainment.