A group of climate scientists working in a remote base camp on the Australian outback discover an impossible landform. They venture inside expecting the unexpected, and the titular Unbeing delivers. True to the traditions of cosmic horror, they discover an anomalous environment that defies everything they think they know about the world. Into the Unbeing #1 is an interesting start that delivers some tension.
Written by Zac Thompson, Into the Unbeing #1 is an interesting start that introduces its characters, teases a world destroyed, and hints at the horror to come. It kicks off horror that does so much so well. It’s direction will keep readers guessing as to what’s going on as it hits familiar beats like a team member disappearing, bad weather forcing a hand, and organizations that aren’t to be trusted. It all comes together for a start that will leave readers guessing as to what comes next.
Where Into the Unbeing #1 stands out is how it tells you so much with each moment. We quickly get a good sense as to each character and where they stand. That there’s more going on than we’re directly told. And, the world has gone to utter shit for unknown reasons. The debut hits familiar beats and does it all really well.
Hayden Sherman‘s style is interesting for the comic. It relies mostly on weird and tension and Sherman delivers those visuals perfectly. There’s a wtf aspect to so much of the comic, not because it’s hard to understand, but because of the mystery of it all. And, the art is a key aspect to all of that. Each of the characters’ looks too tell us a story about them and the situation. We’re told some things, but it’s the visuals that help fill in the gap. The art too helps tease the mystery where rock formations and hills look like something… or do they? It all keeps the readers guessing as to what’s going on at every moment.
Into the Unbeing #1 teases the weird and wtf and mixes it all with dread and tension. You know things are going to go wrong as the team sets up the debut with moments that are familiar and plentiful in the horror genre. But, even packed with the familiar, the comic will leave readers guessing as to what happens next.
Story: Zac Thompson Art: Hayden Sherman Letterer: Jim Campbell
Story: 7.75 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7.75 Recommendation: Read
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