In July, a faux trailer for a hypothetical film based upon Viper Comics' Five Senses was released to the public. Viper Comics' president even sent me a link to www.iamsenseless.com, asking if I'd be interested in reviewing a copy of the book when it was available. The problem is that I was unintentionally fooled by the trailer into thinking it was legit. It was that dang good.
What's funny is that the trailer was mashed together using various clips from Bradley Cooper's Alias appearances, as well as those from movies he had been in. The reason why that is so funny is that my wife and I absolutely love Alias. We've watched the complete series anywhere from two to five times per season, and I didn't pick up on any of it. Neither did she, for what it's worth.
If you missed the coverage the first time around, as I did, basically, the company that put this together with Viper Comics did so to generate fervor around the comic. I don't know about everyone else, but once I watched it, I immediately hit Viper back for a review copy, because the story looks very enticing.
After reading issue number zero of Five Senses – created by Raymond Brothers and Scott Glassgold, written by Jake Black – I definitely have to say it is not child appropriate. Hey, but that's okay, buy it and save it for when the little tyke or missy gets older. Why, might you ask, will not just you, but also your all-grown-up baby boy or girlie enjoy this creepy collection of macabre comic goodness?
Well, that Justin Wayne cover is enough to get you hooked, and the interior continues that uneasy feeling. You can tell from the first appearance of the sour-faced goon in the doorway – shoot, you can tell just by his leading silhouette – that something not-so-nice is coming. When you add Chad's shadowy, workaholic eyes and the waitress' near-too-chipper personality to the equation, you get the feeling you know how this is going to go. And, you're right.
But you're also not right.
I'm not going to give it all away here, but he does and then she does and then it happens. Okay, so maybe that's not good enough. Chad witnesses a violent murder and chooses the Bad Samaritan route. Not a good move on his part, looking the other way. This leads to some outside force deciding to punish him for not using his senses by, you guessed it, taking them away one by one. And to top it all off, Chad's going to have to figure this mystery out while on the run from the police, who think maybe he has a little more to do with the murder than he's letting on.
Very interesting premise. I'm ready for the rest of the series. The first issue will be available digitally on September 23, through iVerse, Graphic.ly, and Comixology. Hope you check it out and leave a comment below on your thoughts. Oh, and let me know if you were fooled by the trailer or if I was the only one.
See Also:
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