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Book SynopsisCritically lauded writer and playwright SEAN LEWIS follows up the cult favorite SAINTS with his newest book THE FEW. Teaming with red-hot artist HAYDEN SHERMAN THE FEW introduces readers to a futuristic world of militias, roving cults and an American government that has decided to cut off ties with poorer states. HALE is a US Palace Soldier who when witnessing a massacre while under cover, escapes through the forgotten American badlands with a gas mask wearing baby in tow. Now hunted by her country and the cult she was watching her life falls in the hands of two survivalist brothers. Mad Max action with a Station Eleven sensibility combines in this sci-fi series for mature readers.
Collects issues 1 through 6.
Trade ReviewLIBRARY JOURNAL -- DYSTOPIAN/ACTION & ADVENTURE
Pvt. Edan Hale serves the Palace, a corrupt government that rules splintered America in a dystopian future. After serving the Palace faithfully for years, Edan finds herself stuck in camps with the “terrorists” she has been fighting, known as the Few. Initially under deep cover to infiltrate the Few, she eventually comes to ally herself with them. Haunted by her former commander's ghost and strapped with caring for a small infant who wears a gas mask, Edan spends much of the tale running from guns, shooting and bombing her pursuers, and forging uneasy partnerships with strangers. Multiple surprises await our protagonist, and the conclusion to this arc is powerfully satisfying. Lewis (
Saints) crafts an emotionally charged tale, deftly illustrated by Sherman (
John Carter: The End), whose jagged, sketchy style, reminiscent of Frank Miller's
Sin City or Will Eisner's
A Contract with God, perfectly fits the bleak forests and cityscapes that Edan encounters. Black, white, and red constitute the basic palette.
Verdict Recommended for mature readers who like their stories stark, dark, and intense. Strong adult content owing to graphic violence.-Jeffrey W. Hunter, Royal Oak, MI
