Despite the fact that they complain a lot, most of Marvel's mutants have a pretty cushy gig. Sure, they're hated and feared by a world they're sworn to protect, but they have cool costumes, super-human powers, live in mansions, and fly around in stealth jets. Oh, the poor babies. Now that there are only about 200 mutants left in the world, you'd think they would all hitch on to the X-Men bandwagon, but a few still fall through the cracks. I'm not really sure which is worse, living a life of abject poverty and desolation, or having Mr. Sinister keep showing up to kick you in the face.
NYX: No Way Home #1 seems to suggest that poverty might be worse. This series stars a group of mutant city kids, who are without homes or families. Kiden, Tatiana, Bobby, and Bobby's Lil' Bro have, thanks to dumpster diving and odd jobs, managed to scrounge together a life for themselves. They even have at least one benefactor, former teacher Cameron Palmer, who feeds them from time to time, while pushing them to better themselves. The kids feel like their lives, while hard, aren't really that bad. Unfortunately, someone seems to have an eye on these kids. Someone who wants to make their lives a whole lot worse...
NYX is written by Marjorie Liu, and she does a great job pulling readers into the story with glimpses of the future horror the kids have to look forward to. Liu also does a great job making the cast a believable group of characters who, for the most part, sound like real kids. The art by Kalman Andrasofszky is also excellent. The characters are all very distinctive, and they act and emote in ways which really pull readers into the reality of the story. Andrasofszky includes loads of small, convincing detail in every panel. The first issue also includes a very nice sketchbook from Andrasofszky, and a nifty interview between the two creators.
If you like your mutant comics with a little more reality, and a little less glamour, NYX: No Way Home is the book for you! Action, humor, teen angst, and violent torture all in one book! What more could you need? It may not have Wolverine in it, but this comic is guaranteed all week at Four Color Fantasies, so you'd be making a huge mistake if you don't give it a try. You don't want let these kids down, do you?
NYX: No Way Home #1 seems to suggest that poverty might be worse. This series stars a group of mutant city kids, who are without homes or families. Kiden, Tatiana, Bobby, and Bobby's Lil' Bro have, thanks to dumpster diving and odd jobs, managed to scrounge together a life for themselves. They even have at least one benefactor, former teacher Cameron Palmer, who feeds them from time to time, while pushing them to better themselves. The kids feel like their lives, while hard, aren't really that bad. Unfortunately, someone seems to have an eye on these kids. Someone who wants to make their lives a whole lot worse...
NYX is written by Marjorie Liu, and she does a great job pulling readers into the story with glimpses of the future horror the kids have to look forward to. Liu also does a great job making the cast a believable group of characters who, for the most part, sound like real kids. The art by Kalman Andrasofszky is also excellent. The characters are all very distinctive, and they act and emote in ways which really pull readers into the reality of the story. Andrasofszky includes loads of small, convincing detail in every panel. The first issue also includes a very nice sketchbook from Andrasofszky, and a nifty interview between the two creators.
If you like your mutant comics with a little more reality, and a little less glamour, NYX: No Way Home is the book for you! Action, humor, teen angst, and violent torture all in one book! What more could you need? It may not have Wolverine in it, but this comic is guaranteed all week at Four Color Fantasies, so you'd be making a huge mistake if you don't give it a try. You don't want let these kids down, do you?
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