Dead Space #5

Just finished Dead Space #5, really should have waited until I had #6 also because now I really wanna know how this will end.  Basically this was a melee issue that held most of the storyline’s climax.  It is a solid issue, interesting, but for the most part it is not any back story but the characters dealing with these horror monsters that are infecting dead flesh.  The art was good, they still have that crazy watercolor look – and the art goes well with the mood of the survival horror comic (with lots of reds).  Not very realistic, highly stylized, but I like it.

But the big news is not so much with this comic but the greater Dead Space projects getting ready to launch.  This was not only meant to be a comic but a movie and video game as well.  Some of the screen shots have shown up already.  There will also be an animated feature that will not be for the kiddies that promises to be interesting.  There is even a major feature of the game called “strategic dismemberment” – basically meaning that a bullet to the head won’t be enough for these zombie like creatures.  No, you have to start cutting off arms and legs to stop them.  That sounds interesting, and possibly quite horrible for many parents of teenagers who love this stuff.  It is a really interesting plot they are telling here and I am intrigued about how far they will go and how they will fill out the whole universe they have created here.  I hope it continues and they keep the look they have created graphically with all the other media and elements.  It really is a style that fills out the survival horror approach they are taking.  Everything is rust, blood, bad lighting and weird blues.

The podcast Slice of Sci Fi did an interview with Chuck Beaver from EA games about this total media barrage of comic, video game and animated feature.  You can link here:  http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2008/08/02/slice-of-scifi-172/.  It promises to be pretty interesting, and the story of the comic will continue in the game and film – not just a retelling.