Description: "In an America divided between the haves and the have-nots, Edan Hale is a soldier on the run. Saddled with a gas-mask wearing infant and aided by the very terrorists she was once sworn to hunt, Edan is suddenly a woman without a country in a place where you only survive if you have allies. For fans of George Miller's Mad Max films and Cormac McCarthy's The Road. This new cult favorite emerges from the mind of SEAN LEWIS(creator of the critically lauded SAINTS series) and features the debut of rising star HAYDEN SHERMAN"--Back cover.
Brief description: Hayden Sherman is the co-creator of THE FEW, and has illustrated for Marvel, Dynamite, and BOOM! Studios. He currently lives in Providence, RI, where he's finishing up his final year at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Review Quotes: LIBRARY JOURNAL -- DYSTOPIAN/ACTION & ADVENTURE
Pvt. Edan Hale serves the Palace, a corrupt government that rules splintered America in a dystopian future. After serving the Palace faithfully for years, Edan finds herself stuck in camps with the "terrorists" she has been fighting, known as the Few. Initially under deep cover to infiltrate the Few, she eventually comes to ally herself with them. Haunted by her former commander's ghost and strapped with caring for a small infant who wears a gas mask, Edan spends much of the tale running from guns, shooting and bombing her pursuers, and forging uneasy partnerships with strangers. Multiple surprises await our protagonist, and the conclusion to this arc is powerfully satisfying. Lewis (Saints) crafts an emotionally charged tale, deftly illustrated by Sherman (John Carter: The End), whose jagged, sketchy style, reminiscent of Frank Miller's Sin City or Will Eisner's A Contract with God, perfectly fits the bleak forests and cityscapes that Edan encounters. Black, white, and red constitute the basic palette.
Verdict Recommended for mature readers who like their stories stark, dark, and intense. Strong adult content owing to graphic violence.-Jeffrey W. Hunter, Royal Oak, MI