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Storyline: Discovery
Date: March 19, 2008
Price: $3.50 US
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: JM Ringuet

Synopsis: Transhuman is a story that covers the discovery of superhuman genetic engineering, the companies built on the back of that discovery and the marketing war to bring it into each and every one of our homes. It is a mockumentary told in the same vein as the great Christopher Guest movies Spinal Tap and Best in Show.

Opinion: You know that feeling – when you’re browsing the new comic rack and you see a new title hiding in between the 50 event books and the multiple x-men, batman and superman titles. You have a twinge of hesitation because you don’t know how to feel about risking an extra few dollars because this book just might suck…or at the very least go away without a sound right after you got invested.

But… every once in a while a new book comes around that makes you happy to be a comic book fan, and glad you’re willing to snatch new books off the shelf and try them out. I have to say, Transhuman is one of those books!

Read my full review after the jump.

The writing is sharp as hell, witty and the story is intriguing. The artwork while a bit… doodly? …is a quality style that does a good job of mixing digital art and pencils. I especially like the presentation about the test monkeys and the analyst #3’s reactions – quite enjoyable how Hickman and Ringuet put that together.

This story was presented like a real narrative, and did have an HBO Special quality to it. The subject matter and the presentation are both extremely original and innovative and I cannot wait to see this story unfold. I genuinely hope the sci-fi themes slowly creep in, as it definitely had that “something is coming” feeling that wasn’t pure hype leaving me as a reader unfulfilled.

I know I might be a bit vague, but I don’t want to spoil anything for you. If you want my opinion (and I hope you do, reading this site!) go snatch this book up, if only for the uniqueness factor.