Mindfield Volume One - review

 

Mindfield Volume one is available from DrivethruComics 

Mindfield is a modern day psychothriller sat in the world of government espionage and psychic powers. The story revolves around a team of five people that have been recruited by the CIA and had their potential psychic abilities enhanced. All with the goal of fighting terrorism in a post-911 world where the rules have changed.

Most of the story is told through the eyes of Connor, the member of the team who has the most developed abilities. A man with trauma and loss in his past that sometimes make it harder to handle it new found abilities. He is our core protagonist in this story to give the reader an anchor to hold them in place throughout. The other team members are unique in personalities and how they handle their abilities.

The center of the action is focused on stopping a group of home grown terrorists who wish to gain access to a nuclear warhead. With a fanatical following and two very dangerously powerful psychic on their side to boot. It's not pretty when they finally begin to clash in open conflict which takes us from the real world and into that of the mind.

Plenty of government secrets, references to old programs that actually existed, and more shady motivations than you can shake a stick at. This comic series feels very much like what a modern day spy thriller should be like.

The artwork is great, hands down it stays consistent and shows us the story perfectly. Alex Konat and Saleem Crawford do the illustration and inks with John Starr pulling duty on the colors. A completely finished and smooth look is achieved between this trio.

On the writing J.T. Krul and he deliver in spade. The story flows perfectly from page to page keeping a brisk pace and just enough information to keep you interested. Dialogue feel natural between the character and you come away understanding each and every one of them. It feels like the work of a practiced comic veteran.

In the end I'm giving this one five stars. Very much worth picking up for a read, especially at the $9.99 price tag. I very much look forward to seeing more for Mindfield in the future. There is plenty of story to build on and avenues to explore. But I've always been a sucker for a good story involving psychic powers.

For the gamer out there this story could easily take place in Conspiracy X, Dark Matter or even DeltaGreen. 

Also, just to get this off my chest, I really wish companies would hire somebody to put their pdfs together better. Bookmarks to the individual issues in the trade would be a start.