fight the Power

Dread Society X #Zero is a good change of pace from typical indy comics, in that its major strength is the art. in fact, there are pages the artist Chuck Collins shows he is better at the "hot manga style" than the "hot manga style" artists working with the major publishers. the writing wasn't bad... the characters were interesting, and once the story started, i stayed engaged all the way to the end.

DSX takes place in a post apocalyptic future that has seen every conspiracy theory come true. the protagonist Aza Khan is a member of a black nationalist revolutionary movement/crew called Dread Society X made up of Street Fighter/Fist of The North Star style badasses that rome the third-world North American countryside beating the hell outta whoever they deem to be bad guys. In issue Zero, Khan is traveling alone and on his way to rendezvous with his people, runs into some folks that need his help, and of course, fisticuffs are thrown (NICE)!
on the down side, there are way too many typos in this book. once or twice wouldn't matter, but after that it got tiresome. it looks like they are not continuing the book (instead internet searches turned up an earnest attempt to get a cartoon or RPG going), which is too bad. i'm way more interested in seeing a good socially aggressive action comic than another cartoon or video game.
hopefully, they will deliver another issue or (dare i hope) mini-series for us in the future!
uno.
-ghettoManga.com
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