Jimmie Robinson

The latest Image series comes out this week in the form of Jimmie Robinson’s The Empty. The Empty follows up in similar style to Kurt Busiek’s The Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw by unveiling its world, not by overused narration, but by exploring it through character and narrative. The story as it stands follows Tanoor, the designated hunter for a village of notably long armed humans. Her tribe is facing the very real threat of extinction by the roots, mysterious organisms which emit poisonous gas and have been turning their entire world into an endless desert called the Empty. This changes as a girl by the name of Lila washes up on the shores, sporting massive eyes, an elongated neck, and the ability to miraculously resuscitate the dying plant life. Now Lila and Tanoor journey through the Empty to strike out the roots at their source.

Five Weapons # 1 Written and illustrated by Jimmie Robinson Colors by Pat Little Published by Shadowline Comics One of these days people are going to run out of ideas for fictional schools with a “whacky” twist. We’ve done stories about schools for ninjas, wizards, superheroes. Once someone creates a piece of fiction about the …