Two brothers locked in a sibling rivalry wrestle for command of a massive nuclear submarine, The Absolution, in a near future irrevocably altered by climate change. Chief Science Officer Liana Pearson finds herself not only caught between the Wilder brothers but drowning in her fear of the surface world. When something alien infiltrates The Absolution and upends the balance of power, Liana is left with only two deadly options–reaching the toxic surface world or steering the sub into the unforgiving abyss and crush depth–Breathe Deep!
Sanchez delivers some beautifully detailed and powerful art throughout the issue. The first shot is brilliantly claustrophobic and I love how it establishes the tone of the story. Read Full Review
A more contemporary style of comic book art would use color effects to amplify the difference between interior and exterior shots. The style of art that Crush Depth is using would not have looked out of place in the 1990s...which is fine, but it lacks the kind of dynamic visual rendering that would lock-in the tensions of a group of people struggling to survive deep in the ocean. Other than that, there are a lot of questions to be answered about the backstory and precisely what it is that happened to the Vehemence. The intrigue of the mystery is more than enough to carry the series to its second issue. Read Full Review
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