The Equation 1

How can a crippled god, a mad scientist, and a boy who can manipulate numbers end the world as we know it? The answers are in The Equation, Enemy Transmission’s second runaway hit series! The first issue sold out in the blink of an eye – as the second printing is on its way, don’t miss out on the next chapter of this ground-breaking four issue limited-series!

You have to love a comic that can intrigue you just from the cover.  It says a lot just in the fact that it’s been so popular that it went on to a second printing.  Then you throw in a combination of characters ranging from a god, to a mad scientist, to “the first man”.  I have to say with that as an introduction, The Equation had my attention from the start, and kept it right to the end.

So how does this all come together in the first issue?  Not much is known about this supposed “first man” other than the fact he apparently can’t die.  The god is actually one not in the graces of his brethren and somewhat crippled from his fall to earth.  He’s after the “victim” front the book cover, who turns out to be a boy with a mysterious power using numbers.  Unfortunately, our resident mad scientist is also after this young man, and a hectic clash ensues.

The artwork within this fun book is fully b&w and done very clean.  There were a number of pages that could have looked amazing with color, especially with all the fire towards the end.  Even so, the grayscale shading still did a great job of making these areas pop.

Just within the first issue, we’ve already seen a whole bunch of characters and all kinds of action.  I’m very interested in knowing just what this boy can do and why everyone wants him dead.  If this being a second printing isn’t enough to sell you, I’ll gladly confirm that it justified another run.

For more information on The Equation, check out Enemy Transmission.

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. All thoughts, comments and opinions are those of the individual reviewer.