Published by: Marvel
Writter: Peter Milligan
Artist: Esad Ribic
I always thought Namor was a very cool character and heard good things about this miniseries, and this really did live up to my expectations. Haunting prose and beautiful yet nightmarish art made this an experience to remember.
This is definitely an alternate universe story and Namor has a minimal appearance with no dialogue at all, but there is always a foreboding shadow of his menace pervading the whole atmosphere of the story. This was done quite brilliantly and almost made me forget I was reading a Marvel comic.
The story is about Profesor Steins search for Captain Marlowe, who went missing while searching for Atlantis who also have this overwhelming desire to debunk the myth of its existence. Stein is the main character and he is not likeable at all, but the author made us feel somewhat sympathetic to his plight and always kept us wondering what dreadful stuff might happen next.
The art is the main driving force and created the whole atmosphere for the fear and dread to sink in. It gives the slow pace of the story its deserved depth and charisma with its almost painting like nature.
Overall, I really savoured reading this short work.
4 out of 5 stars from me.
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