Echo Intrigues

Ever just have one of those days - in an act of full discloser I certainly did today. I had a miserable afternoon.

When I finally got home a couple of hours ago I checked the mailbox and inside of it was issue #1 of Terry Moore's new Abstract Studio title Echo. Now in my second act of full disclosure you should know that I am a huge fan of Mr. Moore's. It was someone's suggestion to give Strangers in Paradise a try that changed me from a casual comic reader into the fangirl I am today and when that book recently drew to a close I was heart broken over the loss of the continuing adventures of David, Francine, and Katchoo.

After reading Mr. Moore's latest creation, I'm a little less heart broken. Seemingly centering on the life of Julie, a young woman who is on a new path in life, the book shows signs of all the best story elements - mystery, adventure, family, angst, hope, and enough government conspiracy to have kept Mulder and Scully busy for an entire season, and this is only issue #1. Not to mention there is also a character who has an even more miserable day then I just did.

So if you were a fan of Strangers in Paradise, like the idea of following around characters that already seem to be perfectly imperfect, or simply like to support independent publishers then pick up Issue #1 of Echo.

That's my two cents. What's yours?