Sheltered #1

Sheltered #1 

Co-created, written and lettered by Ed Brisson
Co-created and illustrated by Johnnie Christmas

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Review
There is a lesson to be learned from what you teach your children. You try to teach them right from wrong, truth from fiction. But sometimes, consequently, they take things in the opposite or unintended direction than what you wanted.

Welcome to Sheltered.

This comic is great. Seriously. I highly recommend getting it and buying a copy for a friend as well. Don't believe me? Then download it from Comixology once Image puts the first issue out for free, then get the trade, then keep on getting it.

The comic delivers another excellent first issue from Ed Brisson, who I first saw in the Comeback limited series from Image not too long ago. Once again we have a nice introduction to characters, an excellent premise, and enough intrigue at the end to keep me hooked as a reader.

The art isn't exactly to my tastes, and it did take me a couple reads to get into it. The framing of each panel and layout for each page is spot on and easy on the eyes to follow. There is a slight awkwardness I feel with the art, but each character is expressive, unique, and backgrounds aren't just a solid color.

It will be interesting to see how this series plays out over the next couple of issues. It has a great setup that I think can only be brought down by leaving reality with these characters. You can tell already who will be the more grounded out of the kids left behind at the end of the issue, and you can tell who will probably be stepping up to challenge the new leadership and present future conflicts for everyone.

Let's see what happens next.

Grades
Words: 9/10
Pictures: 9/10
General Feeling After Reading: Excitement.
Buy Next Issue: Added to the pull list, now to see if it stays.