However you feel about The Purge movies, one thing you can ascertain from even knowing the story is that society is only a few bad decisions away from it being a reality. The story holds up a mirror to society and is a bit more political than most movies in its genre. Each movie spoke about the human condition and what each of us would do in situations much like that.  Especially in The First Purge which showed how the experiment was used first on poor Black communities.

What draws audiences to the movies and the television show is each character’s will to survive. Each choice leads you to down certain roads. The wrong one can lead to your future being much grimmer than you could ever have foreseen. In the debut issue of Animalheads, our protagonists struggle with the next steps after a killing.

We find out how Vicki, Oli, Lucy, and Wyatt, went down this path to make money, as they face their futures with uncertainty. We find the four friends, shortly after they graduated, as not one of them has a job prospect, and now, with a mountain of student debt. As they share what may be their last meal together as friends, a spark of an idea for their way of living is birthed at this table. By issue’s end, they find a quick and dirty way to get paid, one that will bring them more trouble than they know

Overall, a nice way to introduce characters and their motivations. The story by Son M. is exciting. The art by Sam Curtis is stunning. Altogether, a story that sizzles with action.

Story: Son M. Art: Sam Curtis
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy