EDITOR’S NOTE: Once things return to normal following the coronavirus crisis, most of us are going to be on limited budgets. I seriously doubt real comics fans are going to give up their hobby, but they’ll need to be more selective and will probably pass up some books they might normally pick up. That’s probably going to hurt the smaller indie publishers more than the Big Two, and that would be a shame.
As a comics blogger, I sometimes get advance review copies of upcoming books. I’m going to try to review as many as possible and post them here early enough that readers can then make informed decisions about their purchase choices. Even more important, comic shops are going to need their customer base to step up and pre-order as much as possible. I’m concerned that many books that deserve an audience won’t benefit because comic shops are going to cut back on quantity, and probably not going to bring in a book they have no pre-orders for.
I'll be using the PROJECT F.O.C.US header to draw attention to these pre-release reviews. I hope you'll come to trust my opinions, and will use these to make informed choices about what books to pre-order and assist your local comic shop in managing their assets. The F.O.C. in F.O.C.US stands for Final Order Cutoff. I just love acronyms that allow me to make a pun at the same time.
MILES TO GO #1 (Aftershock Comics, September 23, 2020 release date - - - final order cutoff August 31) R. Clay Moore, writer. Stephen Molnar, artist.
Who doesn’t have room for another edgy crime comic in their to-be-read pile? Especially when it’s a neck-grabber like this one.
MILES TO GO Issue #1 reveals just enough of the background of the primary characters to engage our attention and pull us into the story.
Amara Bishop had a rough bringing-up, trained in the art of killing at a young age. One of her most shocking kills occurred at the tender age of thirteen, and bothers her to this day. It will bother us as well, as a full page depiction reveals her heartlessness and training in action.
Today, she’s trying to raise young daughter Alea as a recently divorced single mother. Amara visits the local hospital where her former mentor Marco is dying to share the memories that plague her and ask again about the nature of that kill. Meanwhile, government agents are tracking them both.
Amara is trying hard to make her daughter understand the nature of her separation from husband Niles and make a new life. She’s got more than enough to worry about when real trouble arrives in the final page.
I could speculate about what happens after that, but it’s too disturbing to consider right now. I’ve got an idea about it, and it’s not pleasant. However, it should make for great reading. Crime comics fans, gather round!
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