Everybody dreams. Sometimes we dream about things we want. Sometimes we dream about things that scare us. Sometimes, we dream about weird stuff that doesn't seem like it should be lurking in our head. Whatever your dreams are like, I think we can agree that dreams are made of some powerful stuff. Sometimes, that power can be pretty terrifying.
In Demo #1, The Waking Life of Angels, young Joan has had a bad dream. In her dream, she sees someone falling from the top of a massive cathedral. There is a man there who may be helping, or who may have pushed the victim to her death. Joan sees this dream playing over and over again every time she closes her eyes. The dream itself doesn't get a chance to come back because Joan can't sleep anymore. Every time she tries, that dream starts playing in her mind, and she stays wide awake. After nine days without sleep, the dream is becoming a serious issue...
Vertigo's Demo #1 is actually the return of this critically acclaimed series written by Brian Wood and drawn by Becky Cloonan. This series is unique because each issue tells a stand-alone story, with no recurring characters or ongoing plotlines to follow. The central idea is about young people with unusual powers, but these are not teens who discover that "with great power comes great responsibility" and suit up to fight crime. These are short but powerful tales about how the gifts affect the lives of everyday people, proving that special abilities may not always be a good thing.
Wood's stories are intriguing and unexpected, and Cloonan's black and white art is gorgeous and powerful. Together these two creators are doing something very different from the standard superhero story. That's not something you want to miss out on, right?
It's not a dream (or a hoax, or an imaginary story) that you can try out Demo #1 all week at absolutely no risk to yourself or your wallet! This awesome comic is guaranteed all week long at Four Color Fantasies. Stop dreaming and start reading!
In Demo #1, The Waking Life of Angels, young Joan has had a bad dream. In her dream, she sees someone falling from the top of a massive cathedral. There is a man there who may be helping, or who may have pushed the victim to her death. Joan sees this dream playing over and over again every time she closes her eyes. The dream itself doesn't get a chance to come back because Joan can't sleep anymore. Every time she tries, that dream starts playing in her mind, and she stays wide awake. After nine days without sleep, the dream is becoming a serious issue...
Vertigo's Demo #1 is actually the return of this critically acclaimed series written by Brian Wood and drawn by Becky Cloonan. This series is unique because each issue tells a stand-alone story, with no recurring characters or ongoing plotlines to follow. The central idea is about young people with unusual powers, but these are not teens who discover that "with great power comes great responsibility" and suit up to fight crime. These are short but powerful tales about how the gifts affect the lives of everyday people, proving that special abilities may not always be a good thing.
Wood's stories are intriguing and unexpected, and Cloonan's black and white art is gorgeous and powerful. Together these two creators are doing something very different from the standard superhero story. That's not something you want to miss out on, right?
It's not a dream (or a hoax, or an imaginary story) that you can try out Demo #1 all week at absolutely no risk to yourself or your wallet! This awesome comic is guaranteed all week long at Four Color Fantasies. Stop dreaming and start reading!
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