Issue: Vault #1
Writer: Sam Sarkar
Artist: Garrie Gastonny
Colors: Sakti Yuwono
Cover: Bagus Hutomo
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: July 2011
Pages: 32
Price: $3.50
“A small team of treasure hunters struggles to excavate a
dangerous and legendary treasure pit before a massive storm hits Sable
Island, the ‘Graveyard of the North Atlantic’.Equipped with all the
latest technology, the scientists believe they are prepared against all
of nature’s fury, but nothing can prepare them for what they are about
to unleash from The Vault.”
Artwork: 4.0 out of 5
This is seriously a solid-looking issue that doesn’t have a lot of
horror elements in it until the end. A huge plus on this book was the
characters staying perfect from panel to panel. Every page had so much
detail that it was like a moving painting telling a visual story. The
colors can stand up there with some of the best on the market today. The
underwater scenes especially stand out as some of the best in the
issue. The main highlight for me though was the final page when the
mystery finally presented itself in a great creepy visual. Oh and the
cover… GORE-Geous!
Story: 4.0 out of 5
This story had a lot of build, and I mean a lot of build. Personally I
am not a fan of underwater stuff like diving or treasure hunting, but
Sarkar did such a great job of keeping me hooked from start to finish
that I could not put this book down. The dialogue was perfect from page
to page, meaning nothing seemed out of place. Much like the artwork, a
great amount of detail went into the story as well. There is a good
amount of technical wording here that was, in all honesty, so needed to
tell what was going on. Overall this was a good one to read.
Dying Breath: 4.0 out of 5
Every now and then I am excited to check out a book early and this one
was a perfect example of why. Horror style elements weren’t always
there, but a great intriguing story was. Nothing about this issue ever
made me bored to where I wanted to put it down, it was so solid from
start to finish. The big bang will come in issue #2 and I expect
something along the lines of The Thing to take place. Now is the time to
put this on your pull list and I am giving it my recommendation with
two thumbs… wait I don’t have thumbs… 2 eyeballs looking up!
If you would like to buy or know more about Vault #1 you can find it at http://www.imagecomics.com/
