![]() The whole story starts out on a submarine. But also because it’s got mermaids and pirates in it. This comic needs to be talked about! And not just because it’s got mermaids and pirates in it. Which is honestly mind boggling, and well deserving of that Eisner award. ![]() What Snyder and Murphy have done is take a story and make it one part mythology, one part horror, one part sci-fi, and then wrap it all up with a bow in one big, fat creation myth. It also just won an Eisner for Best Limited Series! As such, in the wake of my Eisner reviews I felt compelled to give this issue (and series) some special attention, but also because after reading the final issue there is no way I will be able to stop talking about it. ![]() ![]() For those of you late to this particular party, the final issue of The Wake came out this Wednesday! This epic aquatic adventure is a Vertigo Comics published book, created by Scott Snyder (writer of things like Batman, American Vampire, and Severed) and Sean Murphy (artist of things like Punk Rock Jesus and Joe the Barbarian). ![]()
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