| That's what I love
about fiction. It presents us notions and ideas that
while entertaining are completely detached from
modern sensibilities. For example: a courageous
president trying his best, and a unified society in
the face of imminent doom. These ideas are fun to
imagine even if reality hardly ever exercises these
notions. "Drafted" is leading up to be one hell of
an excellent epic science fiction series that
chronicles the deterioration of society under an
alien menace, along with the rising tensions of
people being recruited (or drafted) to stop this
thread looming over this world. The primary focus
now in the series is on Gabriel, an impoverished
Hispanic man who apparently holds a great importance
and bucks up to take care of his family in the face
of destruction as militaries are detaching and
falling apart before the world's eyes. |
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The real question I'm posing is what it's all
leading towards? What's posing a thread to
Earth? What's causing the natural catastrophes?
And why is everyone suddenly disappearing? One
of the biggest plot twists in this issue also
has me shooting out about a thousand questions a
minute, but that's a twist I'll leave for you to
read on your own. Writer Mark Powers has a great
grasp on characterization and humanistic
conflicts, introducing a string of potential
recurring characters a la "Heroes" that could
possibly provide a bird's eye view into this
rising situation. Why are we focusing on these
people? Do they possess a certain attribute
within them that is garnering interest? Why was
Jerusalem destroyed? The tide of change and war
is looming and Powers makes the tension thick
and atmosphere rich. Sadly, "Drafted" is pretty
predictable. I know where the characters are
going, what their importance is, and what is
going to happen, the only very surprising notion
is that we're still not sure who the threat and
who the allies are. Nor have we really learned
what the aliens in the sky are doing there.
Answers will continue over time, but for now,
it's entertaining wondering who is friend or foe
and how these people will answer the call of
duty if that's what's occurring to their world.
One can only imagine what these aliens have
planned for these individuals. Chris Lie's art
is fantastic, and really serves to provide a
quasi-Anime theme that works in favor of the
story. "Drafted" is constantly proving to be an
epic apocalyptic tale of humans standing up to
save their own world. Have to love the suspense.
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Felix Vasquez Jr.
10/16/07
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