Self/Made #1

by Mat Groom

[Quirky Cat]

This series isn’t quite what I expected. I think I’m okay with that, but I’m going to have to read another issue or two in order to be sure. It was marketed as a warrior off on a quest sort of storyline, but that’s not quite the way I’d explain it.
Yes, it absolutely starts out the way it’s advertised and described, but things quickly change from there. There are four major perspectives, but when you realize what their jobs are and how involved the whole thing is…well it gets pretty meta very quickly.
I’m not usually a fan of meta plots, truth be told. I’m willing to humor this one, but I’m also fully aware that there’s a chance that I’ll drop it. If the meta-factor doesn’t balance out, or worse becomes a stronger influence on the plot that will likely conclude my interest in the series. I hope we go back down to focusing on those characters already introduced.