A normal day for Obsidian CEO Leon Dorsey becomes horrific when his search for clean energy accidentally awakens an ancient, Sludgey evil. Humanity's last hope against a toxic future rests with a private group of commandos... Written by Michael Morecci and featuring artwork by Alberto J. Albuquerque, Rise of the Sludge God is a prequel to the upcoming game by Saber Interactive & Focus Entertainment, John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
The book is an amalgam of caricatures and concepts seen in other horror books featuring monsters, with this debut issue doing little more than offering up a premise. That's not to say it's a complete bomb, as everything in the story and in the artwork is all relatively engaging, it just hasn't done much to especially impress us just yet, though we're hoping future issues can elevate the formulaic premise. Read Full Review