Existence 2.0

Though I generally consider myself a patient man, I cannot stand to wade through comics without each issue having its own interesting catch. If I’m paying for single issues, I don’t see why I should have to accept filler while the writers are building up to some crazy twist or grand finale. Perhaps I’m missing the forest for the trees (or I have the attention span of a speed-addled 6 year old), but one dull issue comes and I’ll run full speed from a series, off to search for better story arcs or and wackier hijinx.

That being said, Existence 2.0 starts with the main character getting run through with a sword. But that’s ok, because he then transfers consciousness with his attacker and walks out the door in a slick new body, ready to find his killer, err, himself… whoever. This comic meets my ADD approval.

Before you complain that I’ve spoiled anything for you, keep in mind that this all happens on the first page. Yeah, page one and there’s already stabbing and body swapping. Were it my decision, I would have abandoned the cover and thrown that scene right onto the front, if only for the sake of watching the brains of passersby shoot out of their ears as their minds are literally blown.

At the center of Existence 2.0 is one Sylvester Baladine, an amoral physicist working on… stuff, secret stuff. Such stuff may involve cloning Jessica Alba, but probably has nothing to do with cryogenically freezing Gerald Ford. Seriously, not Gerald Ford. (Well yeah, maybe Gerald Ford.) This shady science doesn’t quite sit well with some folk, which leads us all back to the stabbity first page. As for the rest of issue one, I’ll not divulge any secrets, but the craziness does not slow down as terrorists, psychotic girlfriends, and a sex-crazed cat all enter the mix.

If you like cool stuff, and since you’re reading this blog I assume you do, you should definitely check out Existence 2.0. Currently only the first issue is out, with number two set to hit shelves August 5th. Though it’s hard to say just where the following issues will lead, I’m certain once you start reading you won’t be spending any time waiting for the good part to come.