Welcome to Defa 10! A safe, bustling planetary hub with all the modern amenities: quick public transportation, five-star restaurants, sprawling parks, and state-of-the-art reanimation facilities…on Defa 10, you’ll never die again! Please pay no attention to the scores of killer bugs roaming the countryside, or the wildly unhappy warbots that keep them at bay. Defa 10 is perfect! And it always will be! …right? Cyberarchy #2 meets our high expectations with another twisted sci-fi tale.
There’s been some good sci-fi anthology series’ lately and many have been really well done. They’ve taken the formula made famous from the Twilight Zone and delivered stories that kept you on your toes with twists and moral lessons. Cyberarchy is an example of that an in two issues delivered one of the best comics on the shelf right now.
Written by Matthew Hardy, Cyberarchy #2 is good, really good. Much like the first issue, it delivers a sci-fi story where you can tell something is off but not quite sure exactly what it is. In this issue, that twist is delivered at the very end, creating an issue of horror that you’ll want to think about and ponder after you’re done reading.
The art by Clark Bint builds things up well. The character designs are interesting and the art helps create what feels like a threatened but rather peaceful alien world. It’s key because the art helps with the tension but for big reveal. It lowers defenses in a way adding to the mystery of the comic and then delivers horror and dread towards the end. Rob Jones‘ lettering helps add to the comic with font choices for a radio/narrator and robots thar differs compared to the alien beings.
Cyberarchy #2 is solid science fiction horror that’ll keep readers guessing what the deal is until the true horror is revealed. There’s been a lot of sci-fi anthologies released lately and this series has leapt ahead as one of our favorites right now.
Story: Matthew Hardy Art: Clark Bint Letterer: Rob Jones
Story: 8.5 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.5 Recommendation: Buy
Mad Cave Studios provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
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