Oh holy crap the visuals are gorgeous. Lots of watercolor work, vividly saturated colors, crisp lines. I didn't totally love the choice of font, but given the mood—rapid, adrenaline-fueled—it worked out alright. Slip in the obligatory gratuitous alien T&A (I kid, it wasn't that gratuitous) and we're all set for a distant future where our narrator has apparently broken all kinds of laws, both natural and societal.Of course, traveling at breakneck speed means it's a bit unclear at the opening, and they do take advantage of this: in medias res at light speed, with a decent amount of background monologue, so that the pieces fit together eventually.I think "black science" is supposed to be the Clarke's Law equivalent of black magic. That kind of thing always sets me on edge a little, but at first glance it seems like this character is more complex than the run of the mill "ha-ha I'm a crazy scientist", so I'm willing to hold off judging until I have a reason to do so.That said, I don't know how much of the setup from this issue will apply to the following story—the quality of the art won't change, but is this story going to focus primarily on what's happening at home and the bigger conflicts, or is it going to be action/adventure? When reading Black Science I couldn't help but think how Jonathan Hickman tries to come up with these philosophy-heaving, faux-science driven stories and here comes Rick Remender with an great first issue of black science and ditches the science for some good old fashioned dimension hopping complete with loony creatures. Black Science is great for two main reasons: an interesting premise and solid writing. Remender is my favourite writer due to his phenomenal runs on Punisher and Uncanny X-force and he continues his tradition of a strong, first person narrative with Grant McKay, scientist and father of two. We are thrust into the conflict midway (made tense by the addition of primitive frog and fish people) so there is some back story to be flushed out with later issues but this first issue sets the tone for the series and does a great job of reeling you in. Matteo Scalera provides some amazing art coloured by the equally talented Dean White to create a solid introduction to this intriguing new series.
What do You think about Black Science #1 (2013)?
Beautiful art. Dark. Bold. Looking forward to seeing where this is heading.
—chandler
An outstanding comic that keeps getting better and better!
—Lina101
it was like reading a really visually intense poem
—troy1509
