Once Our Land #1 from Scout Comics lives up to the hype that it's been getting. I love this comic so much, it is definitely the best comic I've come across so far. Peter Ricq wrote it, did the illustrations along with Sunny Shah, the colouring along with Andrew Young and this really is just a special comic. There is a lot of care and detail put into this you can tell with the introduction and dedication.
#1 is broken up into two chapters, the Gift and the Survivors. The story is about a city called Mainz in Germany in the 1830's in which strange boxes, wrapped as gifts arrive out of nowhere for the people in the town. People start disappearing, monsters big and small start showing up. The town is turned upside down from this situation in which almost everyone in the town disappears. By the end of chapter two it seems as though Ingrid and Fritz, two children in the town, and an older man that Ingrid runs into are the only one's left. There is a lot going on with this comic. A fantasy, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic story even though it's set in 1830's Germany and it has the specialness of a fairy tale. The narration is in english, the dialogue is in German but don't worry, along with the illustrations there is no problem following it at all.
The illustrations are really great too. I love how cute Ingrid is. The first chapter is done in a monochromatic tone and the second chapter is more colorful and both have a very dark feel to it.
I definitely can't wait for #2 to come out in August and have it on my pull list already. If I don't get a copy for the sale price I probably will be trying to get one on Ebay. People are trying to sell copies of this, anywhere from $20 to $100 and I can understand why although it's a bit sad that so many are collecting it just because it's hot and some are afraid to even read it because it might bring the value down but if you don't read it, you are definitely missing out on a great, special comic.
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