Everything is Possible

SLIGHTLY MAD

Imagine encountering an infinite moment where death is constant, only to live another moment shortly before the following death. What if every time you die, you actually experience another version of yourself in an Alter-life? Comic Unknown returns to Caleb Thusat's mind-bending series known as Alter-Life. Looking for answers, Jake wanders through the deaths looking for a possibility of finding a life with his deceased wife and child but begins to notice he is being followed. Missing a face and dressed in a suit, Jake sees this mysterious man following him across the lives and deaths. After a specific death where he always wakes up again in his apartment, he experiences something different: someone knocking. Jake peers through the peephole only to see the mystery man once again and freaks out only to accidentally kills himself, momentarily of course. 

While Alter-Life issue two did answer a few questions, it brought us even more than before. The storytelling done by Caleb Thusat is not only an amazing encounter but also a frustrating one. We trench through this unique world with only a touch of knowledge forcing us to claw for more information. The more pages that are turned, the more the art absorbs the readers into the Alter-Life world. With  Katrina Kunstmann on the helm for the art, the shading and coloring start to show the gloom in Jake's inescapable life or lives. Alter-Life is a five issue mini-series that slowly creeps to the final answer of Jake's life and his mind-bending experience.  The best way to get ahold of Alter-Life is via Issue's Four current Kickstarter that can include issues 1-4! Alter-Life Issue two can also be purchased digitally via Comixology and Village Comics' Store or you can support their work on its social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

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Stiched Together

THE MORTICIAN AND THE ICEMAN

Welcome to another tailored review at Comic Unknown. We return to the creative team of Caleb Thusat and Katrina Kunstmann for another series known as Zed. Unlike Alter-Life, Zed is a gray scaled story that follows a duo (one alive, the other not so much) in search of a scientist for answers. Set at the end of a zombie outbreak, our main character Zed was involved in an experiment that caused him to become a zombie but somehow manage to stay with his humanness. As Zed and his mortician Bill locate the hospital where he might find some answers, they stumble their way to get in. Fighting the zombie hunger, Zed gets flesh hungry when more infected are around him, Zed manages to get some unnecessary attention and get injured long the process.  Fortunately for him, Bill manages to sow him back together when needed and build him anew. The story has these two fighting their way through zombies and government officials as if it is just another Tuesday. They trek through the city as if it is just another mundane trip to god knows where.

Written by Caleb Thusat, Zed Issue One takes a different turn than the usual zombie book. Allowing Zed to keep his humanity, intelligence, and some sanity, Thusat's storytelling is highly entertaining. The story launches the readers into a buddy adventure with the zombie twist and the complimentary art style can make the series comparable to an old-fashioned sci-fi cartoon. Katrina Kunstmann's art style creates a world that is attempting to restore from the zombie plague. Its grayscaled color scheme fits perfectly as it sets the tone for the post-apocalyptic story and allows the reader to project themselves into a zombie environment without any bites. If readers need an arm or any other limb to find Zed Issue One, they can be purchased as a physical copy or digital copy at the Village Comic site with a Halloween Variant that is still available. The Zed-iverse can be followed on Facebook as well as Village Comic's site for any news and updates. You can check the Village Comics Patreon for a lot of awesome perks including Instant Access to Issue #1 of both Alter-Life and ZED and even find Zed on Webtoons for free!

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Sweet Nothingness

WELCOME TO AN ALTERNATE REALITY AT COMIC UNKNOWN!

It's never about the destination but about the journey that brought you to it. In Alter-Life, we see Jake at what he assumed was the end of his road.  Widowed and without with daughter due to a car accident, Jake merely travels through what is left of his existence until he stumbles onto something beyond his control.  When he dies, he is just put back into the world as if nothing happened with minor difference around him. Things will never be the same for him but almost nothing has changed. Created by Caleb Thusat and art by Katrina Kuntsmann, Alter-Life Issue One is a beautiful science fiction that makes us ponder on whether there are alternate realities 99.99% similar to our current reality. It is definitely a fresh story that hasn't been seen in the comic world recently.  

The art fits the story perfectly with its unique style for a comic book. It sets the mood of what is going through our protagonist's mind as he ventures through each life he lives through. If Jake continues his voyage between realities, can he find the reality he is looking for or is he stuck forever in what could be his own hell? Could he become something more than a mourning widower, maybe someone elses savior? Only time will tell with future issues on what can Jake is destined for. Successfully funded through Kickstarter back in March 2016, you can now purchase a copy of Alter-Life Issue One at Village Comics' site for $1.99 digitally and $4.99 for a physical copy. If you want to know more on Jake and his journey, make sure to follow Alter-Life's Facebook page and Twitter.

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