In the sprawling, steampunk metropolis of the big city, it’s up to one group to keep the peace and uphold the law-the officers of The Precinct! Mortimer Hill is a veteran officer who has busted his fair share of criminals, but when mechanical monsters start causing trouble he’ll need to use all his wits (and brawn!) to get to the heart of the mystery. Along with his new partner-a representative from the enigmatic Alchemy Academy-Mort will face the biggest case of his career-and the most dangerous!

Honestly the story manages to balance the pseudo-science of steampunk, with the old world science of alchemy pretty well. While alchemy isn’t as heavily as present in the premiere issue, I hope it manages to become more prevalent in a world driven by steam as something creates chaos under the moon.  The atmosphere is oddly dark, which suits the odd but, very quick paced story. I look forward to how the other issues continue this story.

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the oddly brilliant simplicity of the cover. While the cover shines the spotlight on the main two characters, it manages to remain some degree of mystery on what connects the two characters. It also manages to show off the world some, while hiding so much.  Moving on the from cover, the world is extremely well detailed.  While the obvious gears, and other mechanical objects, usually prevalent in steampunk, the artists chose a much more compact. That actually is a nice change of pace, from the more “abstract,” designs usually seen in a steampunk world.

Story: Frank J. Barbiere Art: Crizam Zamora
Story: 9.5 Art: 8.5 Overall: 9 Recommendation: Buy

Dynamite Entertainment provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review