This right here is a silent comic that’s going to appeal to a very specific group of people, and that’s mostly people who have memories of the original Nintendo games of Metroid and Metal Gear. If you’re in that category (and I sure am, as evidenced by the fact that I could have picked several mini comics from David’s table this year and couldn’t keep my hands off of this one), prepare to be blasted with nostalgia! First off, don’t make the rookie mistake that I did: this is a flip comic, so after getting to that glorious double page center image, stop what you’re doing, go to the back cover and start again from there. It’s just about impossible to review this one without any kind of spoiler, so I’ll just lay it out: the first half shows how Samus (what us nerds know as the real name for the Metroid main character) infiltrates a mysterious facility, and the second half shows Solid Snake (ditto for the Metal Gear main character) doing the same thing from another angle. For those of us who remember the games, the fun of the comic is in showing the little things from each series, so I’ll leave those bits for you to discover. If you’re not familiar with either of these games, would you still get something out of the book? Less, for sure, but it’s still a fun wordless adventure comic either way. So middle-aged nerds, this one is required reading, and younger folks (or older folks who don’t know their video game history), follow your hearts! $5
Posted by Kevin 
