Nitty Gritty:
Writer - Lee Jiles/Peter Mcleod
Artists - Yannez/Dotson/Horton/ Meehan
Cover Art - Ken Hunt
The Story (MAJOR SPOILERS):
Godsend starts off on a small farm where a boy named Austin is taking his first steps into becoming a man on his own. With some hesitation he bids farewell to his brother, sister, and parental units to take on life in the big city. While driving, he is met by a chubby little monk who is being chased by a cult whose leader is marked with a symbol of a cross tattooed over his right eye. This obviously evil man is out to kill everyone who opposes them and reclaim something only mentioned as "the artifact."
After Austin helps the monk escape a package the monk has with him starts to glow. The monk makes an odd remark and disappears leaving his package behind. Austin continues onward to the big city where he meets his older brother's friends who he will be rooming with while he gets settled.
Austin is still unsure about the events that are happening in his life, but he decides to go out with his new roommates for a few drinks. While at the bar, Austin gets a "spidey sense" style aura that tells him someone is in trouble. Outside the bar, a woman on the phone calling for backup makes mention of a new manifestation, and is then promptly attacked. As soon as this happens, Austin busts out the back door and manifested an ass beating to all parties involved (except for the chick). He is surprised by his own strength, but later that night something even weirder happens. He unwraps the package the chubby monk left behind, and inside is a sword that transforms Austin into (what I can only describe as) a "mother fucker."
Critique and Observations:
There are only 2 complaints I have about this comic. First, this good vs evil story seems to have some very religious roots to it, but there is not much introduction in the first issue. I would have loved to have had a little back story to some of the key characters. For example, who are those people who are being attacked at the monastery? Who is the super evil dude who was not named or introduced that lead the attack?
The second bit of feedback is about story transitions. I will say that this is a very minimal complaint and it only happens a couple of times throughout issue #1, but these instances happen at some key points of the story. For example, when what appears to be the antagonist gets marked with the cross over his eye, it would have been nice to have the scene set up. All that it would take to fix this was a text box that indicated where it was taking place (i.e. "Templar Stronghold" or "Cult Cave"). A part of me feels some of this information was left out on purpose to attain a level of mystery behind the key players. However, giving some basic direction/location information to the story is not a bad practice when ramping up a new hero nor does it give too much critical information away.
I know I dedicated 2 paragraphs to the things I would change about this issue of Godsend, but I can assure anyone reading this; I am engrossed with this comic and will be continuing with the series. . These items are only what I would have liked to see, and in no way changes my excitement for Godsend. Overall, I feel that it is an amazing start to what will hopefully be a strong series that keeps readers interested for a long time.
The Breakdown:
Artwork: 3 out of 5
Story: 4 out of 5
Cover Art: 4 out of 5
Cost: $4.00
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