A man is living two lives. He is a private detective in a dystopian cyberpunk future trying to solve a triple murder. But when he falls asleep--he wakes up as a wandering adventurer in a barbaric fantasy world where magic exists. Is he two separate people? Or is he a third person that has undergone a psychotic split? He jumps back and forth from sword-wielding barbarian to jaded private eye trying to solve the brutal crime. But the bigger question is, can he merge these realities without losing himself?
Subgenre is still building, and the end result could be a triumph or a meta letdown. Read Full Review
The comic book finally jumps back to the original story in its final pages, indicating that while it wants to deal in some heavy topics, it also wants to have fun diving into different subgenres (hence the title). Whether or not it can balance those two goals remains to be seen. Read Full Review
Exciting and dizzying delivery where the mix of literary genres remains in perfect balance, you feel like you are jumping from a story by Robert E Howard to enter one by Philip K Dick.
Art
It is very detailed with Torres' imprint that fuses 60s pop art with a fresh new vision, with impressive body language management.
Summary
Detective Verge lives a fantastic adventure as he is manipulated to create an epic new Intellectual Property
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