The Answer! #1

The Answer! #1 of 4
Dark Horse Comics
Written by Dennis Hopeless
Art by Mike Norton

If you’ve ever solved a rubic’s cube or some other 3 dimensional puzzle, you had that rush of excitement and accomplishment. What if when you did that, you were given another game or the next level opened up to you? Do you continue or just stop there. For Devin MacKenzie, it was keep going after she received a puzzle ball from her mom. After solving all the problems online, a man dressed in black with an exclamation point on his face shows up and tells her to come with him, if she wants to live (I’m glad that I never got that big into them). And that’s how things start for “The Answer!”

Looking this over, I have to say that the art was just right for this story, detailed and real enough to have to think it could happen but just off enough to allow you to know something’s different. The paneling was a good blend of basic squares to splash pages and minor frames here and there. I have to say this about the writing, you feel Devin as she’s telling you what’s happening to her. The Answer has his own feel, as do the other characters that are used. This is one of the main things I look for when I read.

This was an interesting read and something I hope Dark Horse continues after the four issues. This has a different feel to a told story. From start to finish, you have this constant building of excitement and uncertainty that keeps you turning each page. If the writer keeps this going through the rest of the issues, “The Answer!” will be a success. I really can’t find anything wrong with this; they let us know of time shifts and who each character is. In my humble opinion, pick this one up and keep going until the end (whenever that might be). I give this 5 caps out of 5.