From Dark Horse, Clear #1 deals with an earth in the future that’s so dismal that its people use filters to rosy it up. To enhance, eliminate, simplify, and convert the drab remains of civilization to something more palatable. To survive. And sometimes a person wants black market filters instead, something more exotic!
But not Sam Dunes, who has chosen to remain Clear, unfiltered.
Clear #1 is densely packed with passages that illustrate a sequence, with narrative overlapping it. Sometimes the narrative matches the action, and sometimes not. It’s a voice-over, its accompaniment that runs parallel to the brilliantly illuminated ‘Blade Runner’ influenced surroundings: The rainy streets, the Asian street vendors, the neon-lit signs.
Scott Snyder writes this post-happiness tale, and Frances Manapul draws and colours it, with Andworld Design letters.
Clear has drama, violence, suspense. Plus, it’s a cool story told in a cool way in a well-thought-out environment. But pay attention. Don’t get too caught up in the glitter, Manapul’s brilliant splash panels and pages, the light bouncing in your eyes, the dreams manifesting themselves. Pay attention, keep your mind focused on this one, Clearly heading somewhere deep and delicious.
Compiled from the Comixology Originals series, now available in print.
Dark Horse, Clear #1, $4.99 for 60 pages.
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