Burnham's eye-catching character and creature designs help leave a strong first impression. This is a book that absolutely requires an artist of Burnham's caliber - someone whose imagination can match and even exceed Morrison's. Frankly, it makes me crave a pulpy, globetrotting adventure comic from Morrison. This issue shines brightest when this pulpy adventure quality surfaces to balance out the weirder, more esoteric elements. He's been hired to steal a magical key, but his obstacles challenges are more in the vein of a David Lynch film than giant boulders or angry natives. The protagonist (known only as "Nameless"), comes across as a hybrid of John Constantine and Indiana Jones. At times Nameless even boasts a distinctly Spielberg-ian vibe. The horror elements are more a symptom of the underlying conflict in this world rather than at the heart of the story. Morrison frequently emphasizes tenuous barrier between the real world and the dream world and the amazing things that can unfold when someone is in full, lucid control of their dream self. Bu this new universe Morrison created has much more in common with movies like Inception and The Matrix. Sure, there's some pretty dark imagery on tap in this issue - sentient, flesh-eating parasites, fathers being driven mad and murdering their families, that sort of thing. Nameless has been billed largely as a horror comic, but this series is actually more steeped in science fiction and the apocalypse.
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