Review: Devolution #1
Every living creature on Earth has been devolved – the evolutionary clock turned back, reverting all life to odd mutations and prehistoric incarnations. The cities of man are little more than bloody territories ruthlessly dominated by tribal Neanderthals ruling from the backs of mammoths, packs of saber-toothed tigers, and giant man-eating insects. Writer Rick Remender, artist Jon Wayshak, and colorist Jordan Boyd take you on a journey with the last band of “Still Sapien” humans in the hope of locating an antidote and re-evolving the human race.
2016 is just beginning but, this series is definitely on my pull list for the year.
The story by writer Rick Remender reminds me to some extent of I Am Legend, in terms of the sheer bleakness, and hopelessness of the world. There is something primitive about the world, despite the modern aspect of the setting. The pages are filled with action, and violence and the story is incredibly engrossing from the start. Not all is perfect though. The last few pages feel very out of place. It leaves me to wonder how they connect to the main story.
The art by Jonathan Wayshak is well done, and easily succeeds i creating a dark, bleak atmosphere. Despite that bleak setting, there is no lack of color in the world and that’s thanks to the talents of Jordan Boyd. Despite the last few pages being out of place, they are well drawn, with a great degree of realism. However the affected humans have some odd proportions, and are slightly inconsistent in size and stature. They do seem to share the same muscular build, and they use that well in the scenes they are in, but there’s some oddness to that.
Story: Rick Remender Art: Jonathan Wayshak Color: Jordan Boyd
Story: 9.0 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.75 Recommendation: Buy
Dynamite Entertainment provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
