Skroce’s work maintains a level of articulated fluidity as the story jumps back to the present of 2124 as the Canadian rebels take Amber back to their secret base. The PrIvate Eye, We Stand On Guard, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina. The second issue featured more fast-paced non-linear narrative as readers are given another glimpse into Amber’s struggle after the death of her parents as the American military storm the house of some pacifists who were hiding the girl and her brother, Tommy. Vaughan and Cliff Chiangs Eisner Award winning series Paper. I also enjoyed how well his work paired with Matt Hollingsworth’s colors from start to finish, their pages are absolutely scintillating. Skroce’s work has certainly changed since his early work at Marvel in the 90’s as well as with his work on high-profile projects like the Matrix films and the film adaptation of V for Vendetta. I felt like I was watching a combination of Red Dawn and the Hoth scenes from The Empire Strikes Back. In the present setting of the story, in 2124, Canada appears to have been annexed by the United States…but, contrary to popular humor in the U.S., these Canadians are NOT quietly laying down to their Imperialist masters.Īgainst Vaughan’s minimal story, readers will be immediately drawn into the highly detailed, widescreen cinematic vision of Skroce’s snowy battlefield in the first issue of the story. Prior to the first strike in 2112, Canada seems prosperous and technologically advanced. Vaughan’s story is lean in terms of what readers are privy to in terms of initial setting and conflict.
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