The Divide

I'm currently attending Arisia 2012 with my company, Dandelion Studios. As is traditional, I'll be reviewing comics I obtained at the convention. This book is a promotional minicomic freebie previewing an upcoming apocalyptic film.

Title: The Divide
Date: 2011
Writer: James Flames
Artist: James Flames
Publisher: Anchor Bay Films

The upcoming film, The Divide, tells the story of a group of New Yorkers locked in a fallout shelter after a nuclear attack.

This full color promotional minicomic presents "Wendy", a prelude story involving a young girl caught up in apocalyptic disaster. The comic is mostly wordless, and does a nice job of portraying the characters by way of the artwork. There are no wordy explanations here, and this seems particularly effective since the reader is getting a child's perspective.

This is a nice introduction that approaches the film from an angle that the trailer can't really cover. It's just a taste of the larger plot, but it's an effective glimpse.

Rating: 7.5/10