Sneak Peek: V2A - The WASTELAND CHRONICLES - DOOMSDAY

I'm a fan of most post-apocalyptic books, movies and comics, Mad Max is one of my favourite franchises. So when Drone, lead singer of post apocalyptic rock band V2A, got in touch with me offering me a look at V2A - The WASTELAND CHRONICLES - DOOMSDAY a graphic  novel unashamedly set in the same kind of world as Mad Max I was very happy to accept.

In this 52 page full colour comic (is 52 pages long enough to be classed as a graphic novel?) The characters of the band V2A have been brought to life in two connected tales which are described as Mad Max meets Suicide Squad. 

Drone has worked with writer Dave West and artists, PJ Holden and Gustavo Vargas with colours from Matt Soffe to bring this Project to life.  You may recognise the names of Holden and Soffe from their work for 2000AD among many other projects. Gustavo Vargas is an artist I'd love to see working for 2000AD the creator of an awesome collection of Peruvian Cyberpunk comics, including the recent Puno. 

As you might expect from that role call, the quality of the artwork is top notch stuff, I was really impressed. The story itself, for me, wasn't the strongest element here however, it serves as a great scene setter. The excellent world building and characters give a lot of scope for the story to soar as, hopefully, more issues will follow. 

If you want to get your hands on a copy, perhaps one with a variant cover by the awesome Ryan Brown (above) then you can back it here:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/v2a-wasteland-chronicles-doomsday#/

The Kickstarter was 800% funded which bodes well for the future and seeing more from Drone and his crew.