Manifest Destiny: A Penny Dreadful Review
In the
early 1800s, the United States of America purchased a giant, mysterious block
of land. Tasked with recording and cataloguing this wilderness, Lewis and Clark
explored parts of what would become the western United States. Of course, the
historical journals we are taught about in school neglect to mention a tribe of
enormous bison/human hybrids, parasitic plant zombies, and other unseemly
creatures…
Skybound
Entertainment and Image Comics have combined to produce a fascinating take on
American history. Behold: Manifest
Destiny. The brainchild of Chris Dingess, who must be a very twisted
person, this comic is unlike anything you have ever seen. There’s a secret
mission, lots of action, and more than a nod to American History. Yes,
Sacagawea is a character in the comic, and she is even more badass than her
non-fictitious historical counterpart.
This
strange and engrossing story is brought to life by the dynamic art of Matthew
Roberts and the vivid, almost tropical, colorwork of Owen Gieni. The dialogue
almost isn’t necessary. Each panel is gorgeous, awe-inspiring, terrifying, or
all three.
I give Manifest Destiny four and a half gears
out of five. While not exactly a Steampunk title, it is an alternative history
worth having. I highly recommend this comic.
Your Correspondent From The Bookstore,
Penny J. Merriweather
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