What They Say:
Gifted or perhaps cursed with powers that she can’t control, journalism student Miriam Roberts is on run from the FBI and Russian secret agents, fleeing a crime she didn’t commit and can’t explain. Forced to question even her own identity, is there anyone left for Miriam to trust?
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
Red Atlantis has taken some odd turns along the way in laying out its story but it’s been interesting watching the pieces fall into place and how dangerous it’s getting. Stephanie Phillips keeps things a bit smaller this time around overall as it’s mostly just focused on a couple of characters but it works well to pare things down a bit. I again really like Robert Carey’s approach to the artwork a lot with the designs and how it flows, but some of the scenes with Yuri and Sasha didn’t click well when they were fighting a bit as it just looked unsure. But beyond that, I really like the look of it
th January 2021
Across the United States of America, a series of impossibly connected and stomach churningly violent events on election day have taken place with almost supernatural precision. Seemingly normal Americans are exploding into violent, savage attacks, leaving a bloody red swathe across the heart of America. Miriam Roberts is a journalism student living a normal, everyday existence, when a visit from the FBI turns her world upside down and she finds herself dragged unwillingly into a world of Cold War Madness, and into a psychic war dreamed up by the dying remnants of the Soviet Union.
The third issue of this AfterShock Comics series introduces a number of key characters, giving us an idea of just how far-reaching project Red Atlantis is, as well as the lengths that those responsible will go to protect it. It also expands on Miriam’s history. We are given more insight into the people her parents were and their relationship with Sasha. Miriam’s powers start to reveal