Love is love, but violence is liberation in Blüdwire. Ace and Zora are sexbots built for pleasure, but now they find themselves on the run. With a corporate kill squad on their trail after Ace tries to save Zora, what follows is a story of love, violence, and pain.
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Creative Team
Writer: Pallie Paul Allor
Artist: Ermitis Blanco
Colorist: Brittany Peer
Cover Artist: Victor Ibáñez
Writing
What a great first issue. Pallie Paul Allor hooks you in right from the jump. This story starts with its foot on the gas and doesn’t let up, even when you reach the last panel. Allor crafted such an interesting concept with this story. They start off showing you that these sexbots are objects to most people. They’re a machine meant for the whims of those with money and power. The concept of a machine uprising is not a new narrative concept, but Allor is doing the idea in a way that has never been seen before.
It’s easy to imagine a world where robots work as part of everything from police to sex workers, and where the robots that serve as sex workers would be viewed as the bottom of the totem pole. Allor takes that a step further, showing that while some in this world utilize robots, even those seemingly at the bottom of the social ladder view sex bots as property belonging only to one person. What happens then when the bots find love on their own? What lengths will they go to for that love? Those are the questions Allor lays out for us in this issue, and I can’t wait to see where it goes.
Art
Ermitis Blanco and Brittany Peer are going to be a real treat together on this series. From the very first panel, Blanco reveals a world that feels both futuristic and retro. The line work makes this futuristic world, where robots work for and are used by humans, feel gritty and grainy. From the jump, I really dig Ace and the design that Blanco came up with for the character. She feels strong and not to be messed with.
Peer does an amazing job with coloring in this issue. The shading and coloring in the forest draw you into the scene, while the skin tones on both the characters and the bots make them seem equally lifelike. Peer highlights the scenes well, with lighting marked perfectly and affecting not only the characters but the background.
Final Thoughts
Mad Cave may have another hit on their hands. This is an amazing first issue. I love the concept that Allor, Blanco, and Peer have going with this series. Blüdwire #1 is a testament that even if an idea has been explored, there are new, interesting, and engaging versions of it to be explored. We’ve seen machines taking back autonomy, but never like this and it’s going to be fun to watch it happen.
Overall Grade: 9.5 / 10
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