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Empty Zone #1

Empty Zone #1

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JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER of "CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEAD" returns with an ALL-NEW SERIES! In this sci-fi/horror saga, Corinne White attempts to reconcile with the ghosts of her violent past, literally, as she trudges through a world of dystopian cityscapes, reanimated corpses, & ganglands full of animal human hybrids.

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Published June 17, 2015

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1,067 reviews77 followers
July 26, 2015
First off, the artwork is amazing. Very dark and ominous, with sprawling colour schemes that fit well with the comic's noir leanings. The writing isn't moving, the third act was a bit deus ex machina like, that fight between Corinne and the robot. Not very convincing. Still the lab full of carcasses, that's bound to open up some interesting story arcs in later issues.
606 reviews44 followers
May 6, 2021
This was great!

Maybe it's just cause it's been a second since I read anything, but the cyber punk aestetic didn't come across as exhausting. Likely because the art is so trippy and surreal. And the ghost aspect adds a unique flavor you don't see in these kinds of narratives.

I like the pace as well- instead of wasting our time having a protagonist and antagonist chit chat at a table desperately trying to conjure up tension, it instead narrates over it and feels like we're experiencing a diary through the surreal eyes of a nightmare. (Or a really twisted dream).

This is definitely an experience worth embarking on if you have the right ambience in the background. I suggest some night time Skyrim ambience as a loving compliment to all this stark imagery.
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95 reviews4 followers
November 29, 2016
La misma reseña para los números del 1 al 6.

Me llamaba bastante la atención la idea de partida: mundo futurista, robótico, distópico en el que nuestra protagonista es un ser especial (como suele ser común), con un trabajo exótico y especial que, de repente, comienza a sentir la presencia de alguien no identificado y cada vez que lo sigue no puede encontrarlo y le lleva a tener una serie de sueños/visiones con personas de su pasado que están muertas.

Quizá a otras personas les pueda parecer más de lo mismo, y no voy a decir que sea lo más rompedor del mundo, pero como punto de partida me parecía una premisa interesante.

El problema es que aunque ha habido cosas interesantes no ha sido capaz de atraparme ni de llamarme la atención para que quiera seguir leyendo: muchas veces la trama se diluye para mostrarte grandes escenas de sexo (y no me refiero a una o dos viñetas, sino que hablo incluso de varias páginas seguidas en donde no hay ni un bocadillo, sólo sexo, como sucede en el número 3), o veces en que después de desvelarte algo interesante o que comienza a hacerme picar el anzuelo y de repente varias páginas seguidas de acción gratuita que no nos lleva a nada y que no sirve para nada para la historia principal.

Por otra parte, creo que la historia, al menos la de punto de partida, ha terminado ya en el número 5 porque ya no queda a nadie a quien matar (salvo que estemos en Código Fuente y los otros tengan vidas infinitas) así que yo esta historia la dejo aquí, no me interesa saber nada más, no quiero comenzar una nueva historia con -espero- la misma protagonista. (lo digo porque en la grapa 6 no he visto a nuestra chica por ningún lado, pero tiene que estar ahí).

Aún así, se lleva 3 estrellas, en gran manera debido a su arte gráfico que ha sido increíble, algunas de las escenas me han quitado el hipo, me han parecido chulísimas y eran, en parte, lo que me hacía seguir pasando las páginas. A continuación pongo algunas de las imágenes que me han gustado mucho.

Nada más que decir. No sé si la serie tiene muchos más números o no y no me interesa. Considero que la historia ha terminado en el número 5, que no sé a qué viene el número 6 y que yo me quedo aquí, buscando una nueva novela gráfica que leer. Aún así agradezco a quien me la pasó porque sí que toda la parte gráfica me ha parecido de 10.
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721 reviews108 followers
September 30, 2016
Blend one part Jason Bourne with one part Tank Girl, toss in a dash of Blade Runner, garnish with something that looks a little like lezploitation and serve on fire. Not bad. Not great, but not bad.

The art is lovely, if you like dark-toned, gritty, ghostly (and sometimes gorey) outré realism. Flying cars, body modification, and cyborgs in your typical undercity/overcity dystopic future.
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197 reviews47 followers
September 22, 2016
Had no idea that one of my favorite artists -Jason Shawn Alexander - was also a comic illustrator. The way he situates his panels forces the reader to engage in ways I've never seen in a comic before. Really incredible art and great writing.
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390 reviews2 followers
June 17, 2015
Vielversprechender Anfang. Tolle Zeichnungen, tolle Mischung aus Horror und Cyberpunk.
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621 reviews4 followers
October 31, 2015
Enough glimpses into Corrines past to keep us confused but also interested. The artwork is gritty and rough, very fitting for the tone. I think I'll like this series
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854 reviews26 followers
March 27, 2020
Beautiful artwork. Just spectacular. Solid entry into the dystopian genre, with believable power-politics, and characters who not only bend gender, but species. Nothing too new, but I'll keep reading
5 reviews
September 20, 2017
I like the artwork. The story has a ghost in the shell feel that I can get behind. Some scenes were brutal, anybody that doesnt like gore shouldnt read this. good start to the story
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