Humorous, sarcastic and full of imagery, the first issue of Curt Pires’ “The Tomorrows” is more than a tale about a group of artists, it’s an adventure full of color that’ll make you want to fight alongside them.
Behind the work of both artist Jason Copland and colorist Adam Metcalfe, Pires’ ideas are beautifully brought to life. The illustrations and pops of color can only be described as if you mashed together “Tron” and “Lucy in the Sky.”
Simply put, Pires does an exceptional job in telling the story of “The Tomorrows.” His sarcastic and witty dialog is not what you would expect from a comic, but here are your typical action scenes most comic books fans need in order to get their superhero fix.
It starts off in what can only be described as a futuristic Time Square where art has become illegal. Zoey, a young artist, can’t hide from her problems anymore. She stares at a picture of a man who she tells herself is “gone for good.” She sits in her room and glares at a blank piece of paper trying to recall the things she did to fill the voids in her life. As she grabs a paint brush and starts to draw, a man kicks in her door. He introduces himself as “Death in a Denim Jacket†and tells her she needs to leave because “they†are here. “They†happen to be a part of Atlas Inc., who have created Icarus, a program that seizes control over humanity.
Things then get spicy when “Death in a Denim Jacket,†AKA Claudis, takes her to his safe-house where she meets the Tomorrows, a group of “artistic terrorists†who have come together to stop Icarus. There, she meets Warhol, the Tomorrows super computer. He had located her as a new recruit for the group. After meeting the Tomorrows, they tell her if she doesn’t want to be a part of the group, she doesn’t have to, but she should sleep on it. So they bring her to a “Deep Immersion Chamber†to do just that.
Zoey tries to fall asleep and starts dreaming of the man in the picture. He tells her she needs to let go of him and start to love herself. She knows there is more to her than she believes. When she wakes, none of the Tomorrows can be found. Warhol tells her that they have been taken by Maxwell the third, the creator of Icarus. Alone and without much knowledge of how things run, Zoey takes off with a little help from Warhol to try and rescue the Tomorrows. Can she find it in herself to take on Atlas Inc. and save not only the Tomorrows but the people’s freedom of expression?
The answer to this question is a driving force in what has to be one of the most unique and interesting comics from Dark Horse in 2015.
The message is clear and that is what makes “The Tomorrows” so great. Zoey, despite being lost trying to fill the void, found it in herself to save others in need. While it’s not in the same vein as many other comic book adventures, it’s a worthy and important message that deserves to be told.
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