Here's the synopsis for the title: A PRE-APOCALYPTIC TALE OF SURVIVAL AT ANY COST.The men and women of Safe Haven have been preparing for any-and-all end of world scenarios for years. However, their bunkers, weapons and training can't save them from the one threat they never could have expected: Their own children.
My initial thoughts? Oh god its THE WALKING DEAD minus the zombies and with preppers as protagonists. I was partly right but I was partly wrong as well as SHELTERED is a different beast altogether.
Brisson has a winner here in this new psychological horror title as it tackles something that's rarely been focused on in other media; the days counting to the apocalypse. That and then intermingle some as-yet-seen subplot of betrayal and you get heavy drama.
My gripe here with SHELTERED # 1 is the fact that the pacing crawls for the first half. We barely get any action here. Sure, it was scripted to flesh out the various characters for the book but it could have been done without inducing yawns (personal best was six yawns in a span of 7 pages). The moment trouble rears it's ugly head however, I had to sit up and absorb all the dialogue and imagery from this book.
I have the same comment for the art by Johnnie Christmas. It's beautiful and suited for the book's overall theme but there are just some panels and pages which comes off as horrible. One page for example draws Vic in a really odd angle which makes her look like a disfigure cat. :( Still, when Mr. Christmas does good, he can make you go "wow".
SHELTERED is definitely off to a good start. If the creators could make some small alterations, I would most definitely pick this up monthly and review the heck out of it.
VERDICT: 8.5/10
SHELTERED # 1 is still available in all Castle Geek branches and online thru Comicx Hub (click HERE to order).
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