Recently came across this one. Gun Baby by Matt & Gabe White is an alternate-reality war comic, featuring pseudo-WWII fighter jets and mutated fighting dogs. Only 38 pages in, but with very highly detailed art, the tale thus far tells the tale from both sides of the conflict. What that conflict is, however, has yet to really be defined. It has something to do with “The Gears,” whatever those may be, and the necessity to call in another country’s military in order to wipe them out. So far, the story has been told from the grunt and civilian level. Perhaps as the series progresses, we’ll get more of the generals rather than the majors, so to speak.

The art is heavily manga influenced, but not annoyingly so. More Akira than Akira Toriyama. Also, the alternate world setting, with fictitious countries that seem familiar to our own, gives this a Wings of Honneamise feel. Recommended, with the hope that more pages are released with quicker time, because I’d really like to see where this is all headed.

Tags: gunbaby, manga, sci-fi

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