Immortal Era #1 is a comic written by Edward Davis with art by Cezar Oliveira and colors by Viviana Spinelli. A group of survivors go through their daily life living underground after a biological phenomenon. This is a post-apocalyptic science fiction comic that takes place in a future where people cannot die. The leading lady for this tale is Aaroni, a woman annoyed by the status quo who works as a guard for the Hope Village and who likes to cuss. The main man is Miguel; he is the lead scout/scavenger who is very skilled at getting into areas and out of scrapes. The story begins in what seems to be the present day before jumping forward 200 years and that’s where things really get going. We’ll get a look at the normal routine for our main characters as well as the state of the world. The overarching goal is to find a solution to these problems, not just survive. The action here is gory with limbs getting removed and has pools of blood. The pacing is steady and the tone is very serious and gritty. There is a tense air with some bigger intense moments throughout. The dialogue is conversational and aggressive with some thick text bubbles. There are at least a couple word-heavy pages. This is an exciting debut comic for a series set in a post-apocalyptic world with an interesting premise and strong characters.

            The art here is detailed with some slight grit and overall smoothness. The colors here tend to be washed out or grey with not much brightness which is common for this genre. The scenery is mainly dilapidated skyscrapers and rundown subways. The main location is Hope Village where the survivors are staying but some scenes take place in a hospital. Some of the subway cars are used as offices and living quarters. The backgrounds only show the scene they’re in some of the time, otherwise it is a rough yellow/orange/red gradient. The expression level here is slightly below-average as these characters will hold the same look through consecutive panels. The range is from stoic to angry which is it be expected from this genre. The faces are smoothly detailed and every look comes across clearly. The violence here is bloody and gory with blades getting involved. Limbs are removed, blood is pooled, and folk receive gruesome wounds. There are a number of action scenes with a flow that might have you questioning how they get from panel-to-panel but you should still be able to follow along. The outfit choice is varied across the board like JRPG protagonists.

“Is this worth reading?”

Yes.

“Would I like this?”

If you like science fiction in a post-apocalypse with leading ladies and men and a large amount of gory and bloody violence then this is for you.

“What would this comic’s film rating be?”

R. Gore, blood, violence.

“Could I get a quote from the comic?”

“So you’re basically saying you’re a glorified maid.”

 

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***IN-DEPTH COMIC STATS BELOW***

Probably Contains Spoilers

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Actual Pages(not counting covers and credits): 24

Violent Pages: 8, for 33% of the comic

Sexy Pages: 0, for 0% of the comic

 

**The levels below aren’t necessarily maintained throughout the whole comic, but they were definitely reached**

 

Violence Level – 3

“Wasn’t no tussling at all.”

“Sometimes you gotta hit somebody.”

“I’m getting charged with how many counts of assault?”

“This was a tournament arc.”

“All my life I had to fight.”

 

Gore Level – 5

“The only thing leaking out your face is tears.”

“Looks like somebody spilled some ketchup.”

“Might need to soak that up with a bath towel.”

“That isn’t supposed to be outside the body.”

“This is a slaughterhouse.”

 

Death Level – 4

“And everybody lived happily ever after.”

“We might have gone to a couple funerals.”

“It just LOOKS like a serial killer was here.”

“Yeah this was a tragedy.”

“Think Gettysburg.”

 

Porn Level – 1

“Everybody kept their clothes on.”

“I guess it was too hot for a bra.”

“Sometimes you got to let everything air out.”

“This is like late night Cinemax in the early 2000’s.”

“Oh. This is porn.”