When five friends go to bury a time capsule before going their separate ways, they find a mysterious bunker stamped with their names and containing artifacts from a time that has yet to come. Will their discovery save the world or doom it? Writer Joshua Hale Fialkov and artist Joe Infurnari have created a new ongoing series that proves outrunning your future is no easier than escaping your past.

One of the best debuts of 2013 is now in print for the first time with a double-sized issue that’ll show why so many have been buzzing about it. To say this series is good, is an understatement. When each chapter was released digitally last year, I immediately hopped on my computer to download each chapter. Now that it’s collected, I’ve been giddy that others might be more open to checking it out.

Fialkov is an amazing writer who has mastery of so many genres. Here he mixes the mystery of the television series Lost of an impending apocalyptic meltdown. The most difficult thing is to talk about why this comic is so good without spoiling any of the discoveries throughout.

But, what I can reveal and truly sticks out is Fialkov’s portrayal of the individuals who stumble upon the mysterious bunker. Their reactions, and interactions is fantastic and very realistic. You feel like this is how college age people would talk and interact in this extraordinary situation.

Fialkov’s writing is enhanced by Infurnari’s art which has a distinctive style and look. It fits the time bending series, both the frantic present and the gritty future.

Rereading the comic, I found myself digging at small details, trying to discern what’s up and trying to find clues as to the story. This is a mystery that sucks you in, a comic that I expect to transcend the comics medium.

Story: Joshua Hale Fialkov Art: Joe Infurnari
Story: 10 Art: 10 Overall: 10 Recommendation: Buy

Oni Press provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review