The DNA Hacker Chronicles

released 4-07-08

Published by Bloodfire Studios

Review by Celeste

This comix was originally independently created and marketed several years ago,  'The DNA Hacker Chronicles' was an immediate sell-out and eventually went on to be the basis and  inspiration for the uber-cool cyber-punk movie, ''The Gene Generation'.

The artistic Gods of underground comix at Bloodfire Studios  have reworked,  redone and re-released the hugely popular underground comix to tie-in with the movie.

I'm not an expert on comix or 'graphic novels' nor do I even like them as a rule - anything that involves Neil Gaiman and/or Dave McKean would be an exception.

But guess what?  I LOVE this one!  The creative team that bring this story to life are Lee Kohse ('Kindergoth', Dark Tarot' etc.) and Matt Olsen (Intergalactic) along with Pearry Teo himself, the mann behind 'The Gene Generation'.

Bloodfire does not churn out your typical mass-market DC-style comix.  They are true artists in every sense of the word.  What they can do on a page of several non-moving frames far eclipses anything Spielberg can do on a state-of-the-art multi-million dollar  film!   The fight sequences in Vol. 1 are every bit as intense and compelling as the martial arts scenes from the movie. 

Speaking of the movie, The Chronicles are NOT a preview or a rehash of the movie nor does it contain any spoilers if you haven't seen it yet.  Instead this is the ongoing episodic back-story  featuring many of the main characters from the movie, but in a serialized version that fills in many of the details that can't be crammed into 2 hours and leads us on a  journey parallel to it's cinematic sister that is 'The Gene Generation'.

I would look for some interesting twists and turns and possibly some unconventional surprises for the future 'Chronicles'.  Right now, Volume 1 is now available online at Bloodfire Studios get it and get hacking.

 
By Celeste