I think most people thought by now that Robert Kirkman would have said goodbye to comic books and went full time Hollywood. After all, one would presume there's a lot more cash writing screenplays to big, dumb popcorn movies than writing low selling Image titles. But Invincible ended last month and he's out with a new monthly, Oblivion Song, so I guess he's here to stay (while still producing TV shows like The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Outcast, and the upcoming Invincible film). His last new comic book series to come out was Outcast way back in 2014, so a new book from Kirkman is a pretty big deal. And it's nice to know that Oblivion Song is great. The premise is a good one; a rift to another dimension filled with monsters opened up in Philadelphia and a bunch of people disappeared into it. One dude and his motley crew are the last people that, years later, are still venturing into the other dimension to find and bring back those lost since the government has given up on it. There's a huge twist at the end that might mean that this other dimension isn't all that evil...which is a killer last page to whet your appetite to read #2. The only problem with this book is that the art, by Lorenzo de Felici, is a bit on the sloppy side. That's his style, it's kinetic and rushed looking. The brilliant colors by Annalisa Leoni help immensely, however, so it's still a pretty cool looking book. This is definitely one to watch. Just...please, Kirkman, don't make another bad TV show based off of this. ***1/2 (out of ****)
