It’s taken me some time to get round to any of the titles from DSTLRY, the comparatively new writer of creator-owned comics, however I lastly jumped on this week with the sequence Heat Fusion, and wow are we off to begin.
Heat Fusion is described as “a darkish, sci-fi thriller, mixing the physique horror of David Cronenberg with the grim city way forward for Blade Runner.” It’s set in a future model of New York Metropolis the place it at all times rains, and start defects are widespread within the inhabitants on account of a medical catastrophe attributable to a pharmaceutical firm. The story follows detective Jarrod Hannover and escort Vin Younger (aka Snow White) on an investigation right into a sequence of unusual and brutal killings concentrating on brothel employees. On the similar time, we’re launched to the instantly suspicious Nicholas Fleischer, a scientist engaged on an experimental therapy known as Heat Fusion that seems to spur the expansion of latest limbs the place they had been beforehand absent.
This sequence has a lot going for it, from the impeccable cyberpunk vibes to a script that actually attracts you in. The primary two points have some fairly intense moments, and the pacing strikes simply the precise steadiness in relation to constructing thriller and clueing us in on a few of what’s happening to maneuver the plot ahead. Additionally, Vin’s complete character is simply cool as hell, I like her. Difficulty # 2 got here out this week, and the following is scheduled to drop mid-April. Heat Fusion is by author Scott Hoffman and artist Alberto Ponticell, with colours by Lee Loughridge and lettering by Steve Wands.