From the Ashes #1
From the Ashes #1 by Bob Fingerman in a romp into society after the apocalypse through the eyes of an artist and his wife. They are the only remaining couple in the world. While its more of a commentary on the wasteland of pop culture and the effects of technology on communication, it doesn’t really grab me as being a book that average Joe or Jane will want to pick up. There are some humorous moments with his wife lamenting the loss of Jimmy Choo shoes over the loss of friends and relatives, but in my opinion the story falls flat. Maybe the adventure will pick up after meeting the cannibals (a traditional hook in post apocalypitical literature), but I’d have to say overall the book is just decent at best. The artwork is definitely distinct and stylized, and the colors work well for setting the grim tone of the story, but I still felt as if something was missing. Perhaps the small-press feel of the book, and the unfinished look of the artwork was altering my interpretation of the text, but like with most Eisner works, I didn’t really see true genius in the pages. Overall, I’d have to give this one a six out of ten, it’s just average, not extraordinary. For more reviews see http://www.comicbookjournal.net/category/reviews/
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