I have not been much into web-comics. My consumption of media is sporadic and ecclectic due to being busy and possibly a bit unfocussed. However, this: Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether is going to rock.
Not much art has leaked out, but the beautiful drawing of a sabre promises much, and I have seen samples of other work by this artist, Rick Burchett, and it is wonderful. The writer is none other than Greg Rucka, known for writing mainstream comic characters like Batman, Batwoman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Daredevil and Punisher, as well as his independent comic work, Whiteout, Queen & Country and Stumptown. Also, he has a long resume of excellent suspense novels.
Disclaimer, I have known Greg since we were both in high school, so I am totally biased, but I promise, if you read his work, you will not be disappointed. He knows how to build a character, set a scene and he writes action like nobody's business. He has been nominated and won multiple comic book and writer's awards, so he is a good bet.
Lady Sabre is going to be a new venture with elements of fantasy, science fiction, swashbuckling action and that ineffable aesthetic, Steampunk.
I think it will be all good, because, even though there has not been much of a medium for Greg to write in this mode before, he knows it, loves it and will do right by it.
I can't wait for release day, July 11. It is going to rock!
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