Vampire the Masquerade
Winters Teeth issue 1
from Vault Comics
This issue is obviously the set up for
the series. So be ready to go in with some expository dialogue
explaining the world of V:TM for new readers. But, to their writers
credit, they manage to keep it down to a minimum and only touching on
what is necessary instead of feeding you everything at once.
The main characters we have so far are
Cecily, a former Brujah Anarch, Colleen, a thin blooded Caitiff I
think, and maybe Alejandra, just can't tell what she is going to be
in the series yet. It sets up Cecily as a problem solver for the
local prince of Minneapolis who is doing her job exceptionally well.
We see how she is juggling the remnants of her pre-embraced life and
her duty to her masters. Alejandra is newly embraced, confused and
not what she seems and runs into Cecily as soon as she arrives in the
city via train. While Colleen is caring for her own little vampire
family adopting a mothering roll over them.
We don't really get an idea of where
exactly everything is going but several plot directions are sat up. A
vamp named Calder is warning Cecily of potential changes and strife
that may be coming to the city. Colleen and crew are hiring
themselves out to do dirty work. Oh and we get a quick panel of what
is probably some hunters as well. Plenty of direction to go.
All in all the writing is solid so far.
The art is good, not exactly my preferred style but better than a lot
of other indie comics out there. Honestly I think the coloring is
actually the worse thing about this issue. Getting way to much of a
muddy feel from the palette being used.
In the back is a section called 'Anarch
Tales' which gives you 5th edition stats for some of the
characters along with a bit more background on them. For those who
run V:TM this could turn out to be a nice little wealth of NPC's to
use in your games. Already fleshed out and ready to use.
I will be picking up the next issue
without a doubt.
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