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A review by aprilmarie
Plunge (Hill House Comics) by Joe Hill
4.0
A salvage crew goes to the Arctic Circle to recover a scientific exploration ship that went missing over 40 years ago. They don’t expect survivors ... Surprise MF’ers!
This was a well done science-fiction, (light) horror thriller. Not so heartfelt as The Abyss. More like the campy, horror thrills of Deep Rising. It’s not ground breaking (moist, monsters in the dark). But it’s done well, even if a bit predictable.
The script, specifically the dialogue between the crew, was great. I loved Captain Carpenter. Is he a nod to John Carpenter? I don’t know. However, the entire story felt like a homage.
The art and the coloring were nice. It was cool, moody and atmospheric. And those Gary Frank variant covers ... all love.
In short, if you like a quick, deep-sea jaunt, this is a good one. I do wish it was longer. I really enjoyed some of the characters.
I read this in single issue format (1-6).
This was a well done science-fiction, (light) horror thriller. Not so heartfelt as The Abyss. More like the campy, horror thrills of Deep Rising. It’s not ground breaking (moist, monsters in the dark). But it’s done well, even if a bit predictable.
The script, specifically the dialogue between the crew, was great. I loved Captain Carpenter. Is he a nod to John Carpenter? I don’t know. However, the entire story felt like a homage.
The art and the coloring were nice. It was cool, moody and atmospheric. And those Gary Frank variant covers ... all love.
In short, if you like a quick, deep-sea jaunt, this is a good one. I do wish it was longer. I really enjoyed some of the characters.
I read this in single issue format (1-6).