He resembles the master artist, as well, in terms of the impressive amount of detail he puts into each page. Burnham’s style reminds me of the incredible Frank Quitely. This is my first exposure to Chris Burnham’s and I’ve got to say, I’m beyond impressed.
I’m eager to see where the story takes our protagonist. There are great hints at his shady backstory that sounds incredibly compelling. Extremely intelligent, witty and profane, he has enough personality to carry the comic on his shoulder without depth. My favourite aspect of this issue, though was not anything that had to do with plot or tone. I simply didn’t feel like I was reading the same comic despite the references to the past. Whereas there, Morrison was exploring ideas about dreams through an intense action scene, here, he started going into space and governments. This was certainly a strong scene because it helped build our awesome protagonist, while setting up the intriguing story to come but it did feel a tad disjointed from the first part of the issue. This segment consists mostly of exposition about the future plot-line to come, but Morrison retains his obfuscate dialogue in order to keep us guessing where the story is headed. Then, the final segment of this comic begins. It adds a rewarding aspect to a reading experience where you have to pay close attention and read it a few times to truly understand. Morrison gives you enough hints to piece together the story elements he wants you to understand rather deliberately. But, the contents of this issue aren’t unfathomable. He uses a mystical realm of dreams to keep the action going, which perplexed me due to the lack of exposition. The first sequence is a chase scene that was rather confusing upon my first read in a very Morrison-esque fashion. Though, it did stray a little from its horror roots in the subsequent pages.
It’s one of the most gruesome and horrifying ideas I’ve seen in comics and instantaneously set the tone for the story to come. I was frightened by the events that Morrison was exploring and even felt my stomach churn. Is anyone surprised that Nameless #1 is a great comic?įrom the first page of this issue, I was completely onboard with the horror aspect of this comic.
But if Nameless #1 has proven me anything, it’s that Grant is quite the versatile writer. The idea of Morrison writing a horror comic alone was intriguing to me because I haven’t read anything of his that resembles horror. I haven’t read many Morrison comics but I am a huge fan of his nonetheless so Nameless #1 was a no-question purchase. He’s such a wise, brilliant and weird man who translates his personality directly into his comics. I think that Grant Morrison could be the most beloved writer in all of comics today.
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