And the art by Anand RK absolutely shreds a little Chris Bacchalo punk, a bit of Sanford Greene funk, with some psychedelic flair added by colorist Anisha. It’s a bit as if Mad Max had been directed by Cameron Crowe. But music lives on, and its power helps what’s left of the population not just to scratch for survival, but remember, even in bleak circumstance, to live. And humanity is in some Dire Straits (musical pun intended), what with ecological devastation, dwindling resources and refugee crises among the pressing issues cast into sharp relief. Here, it’s the only thing keeping what’s left of humanity together. Yes it’s the Apocalypse (that played out genre), but the emphasis is on the Radio. His book The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (published by BOOM! Studios) was the best comic of last year.Īdd this track to the hit list. To wit:Īnyone tuned in to the comics scene knows that you should be picking up anything Ram V has been laying down. Vault, with its stable of titles featuring boundary-pushing work by top-tier creative teams, is doing a better job at occupying the space formerly occupied by Vertigo than anyone around.
But since its demise, no other publisher has captured that rarified air of Vertigo in its heyday. The boundaries Vertigo broke were explored and integrated into all manner of comics and publishers, for both good and ill. Then, in the 21st century, the rest of the comics world caught up. Their unique, sophisticated blend of horror and experimentation, fantasy and commentary, set a new standard of storytelling in comics. Revisionist Victorian ghost stories, punk rock apocalypses, explorations of literary dream realms in the 1980’s and 90’s, such was the dominion of Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics, founded by legendary comics editor Karen Berger. This week we dare to enter… Vault Comics. Welcome to The Best Comics You’re Not Reading, where we highlight some books that are deserving of your attention.
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