Weatherman starts innocently but quickly turns into a thrilling rollercoaster. We are reviewing the first volume of this comic.
Weatherman is one of those titles where the title says little about the content; and may even be misleading. Because who is the title Weatherman? A comic book alter ego by Jarosław Kreta? Will we follow the weather presenter in his fascinating life of plying between the studio, home and pubs? Initially, it may seem like this: the title character is quite extravagant and a bit crazy, but still a weather presenter ... on Mars. And that's where it gets interesting, and screenwriter Jody LeHeup serves up a fictional volt. Readers will have to get used to this procedure (what a sacrifice!) While reading the comic, because there are quite a lot of twists and turns.
The bigger picture is quickly emerging: Earth was destroyed in a terrorist attack, and soon the same could happen to Mars and other human-inhabited planets. The key to catching the bombers are the memories of our "weatherman" - the problem is that (a bit like the absolute memory happening on Mars) his memories have been erased and replaced with the current personality. A race begins in which our hero is an almost passive subject of the game between various forces that want to use him, kill him or at least in a very clever way hurt him.
LeHeup offers us a dynamic story full of twists and turns with many expressive characters. The protagonist repeatedly falls into the gutter from the rain, tries to survive, find allies, and at the same time understand who he really is. All this is put in a light, very pleasant form. This does not mean, however, that the writer avoids drastic scenes. On the contrary, at the very beginning there is a scene where the heart of every animal lover is cut down, and then we have a few strong hits. Sometimes it's just shootings and fights, but there is also an idea that evokes associations with Mechanical Orange.
Exactly, one of the characteristic features of Weatherman is a large dose of pop culture references and the creative use of elements commonly found in science fiction. As a result, while reading it is impossible to get bored, because again and again various flaps open in the head and similar, but still slightly different works come to mind.
Illustrator Nathan Fox and colourist Dave Stewart perfectly adapted to the pace of the story, creating dynamic frames, but also allowing the reader to breathe from time to time and serving calmer, more reflective scenes. The colors are colorful, maybe even flashy in places - but in this case it works well, adding another brick to the colorful image of Mars of the future.
The first volume of Weatherman is a good piece of comic entertainment in which a fan of action science fiction should find everything he is looking for. It should be noted that this is just an introduction to a larger whole. There are definitely more questions than answers. The creators have just set up the pawns and only with time we will find out in which direction they are going. For now, curiosity has been teased.