I appreciate the extra Gallery, which shows some of the previs character designs and the raw pencils of a few of the pages. This paperback presentation of Dead Space, while not as sturdy as the initial hardcover from 2008, is quite durable and well presented. Having established a working relationship on the aforementioned Wasteland, Johnston and Templesmith work seamlessly here. The character profiles at the start of the book are very helpful, as the reader is immediately dropped in the middle of multiple conversations, like you’re joining an established comic in the middle of a story arc. Most of his previously illustrated stories involve some sort of horrific scene meant to invade your mind, and his pairing with the Dead Space series is an well matched, if not obvious, choice. I’ve always loved Templesmith’s work, and his art here is no exception. As a result, Necromorphs (the evil byproduct of the recombinant virus emitting from the Marker and the dead) start taking over the colony and perpetuate an intense death spiral. Unitologists believe that, to be reunited with their makers, they must die and sacrifice themselves (and others) to fulfill what they believe to be their destiny. With vague echoes of Scientology, I already felt uncomfortable. With the discovery of a new Marker on the colony, chaos soon takes over the population. The first one was discovered 200 years ago, which kickstarted the religion. The main source of conflict in Dead Space is Unitology, a religion bordering on a cult, which is based on a belief that humans were created by an alien race who would later claim them in death through a ‘Marker’, a spiral obelisk jutting towards the sky, covered with faint glyphs spread all over its structure. Unfortunately, this ‘order’ is short lived.
As an officer of P-Sec, he is tasked with keeping the order in the colony. This TPB collects the original 6 issue arc published by Image in 2008.īram Neumann is our protagonist and unlikely hero of the Aegis VII colony. The writer,Antony Johnston, previously collaborated with Templesmith on Wasteland, the title he’s most often associated with. I’ve been a huge fan of Ben Templesmith since his amazingly expressive work on 30 Days Of Night, so I was excited to get into the story.
I have to confess that I haven’t gotten a chance to play the games themselves, so Dead Space is my first introduction to the sprawling multimedia franchise.
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