VALIANT FIRST begins in force this May with an all-new vision of the future in RAI #1 - a new monthly series from comics superstars Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain! The year is 4001 A.D. - led by the artificial intelligence called "Father," t…
VALIANT FIRST begins in force this May with an all-new vision of the future in RAI #1 - a new monthly series from comics superstars Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain! The year is 4001 A.D. - led by the artificial intelligence called "Father," the island nation of Japan has expanded out of the Pacific and into geosynchronous orbit with the ravaged Earth below. With billions to feed and protect, it has fallen to one solitary guardian to enforce the law of Father's empire - the mysterious folk hero known as Rai. They say he can appear out of nowhere. They say he is a spirit...the ghost of Japan. But when the first murder in a thousand years threatens to topple Father's benevolent reign, Rai will be forced to confront the true face of a nation transformed...and his own long-lost humanity...
Matt Kindt is the most underrated writer in the entire industry. He’s a paragon of writing excellence in an industry dying for quality stories. Clayton Crain’s unique unparalleled digital graphic abilities make him a visionary in the entire comic book industry.
The opening page of the book is mind-blowing. Every subsequent page looks just as amazing. Clayton Crain’s introduction to New Japan is a fascinating look at a future society living on a super city orbiting earth. The sheer scope of Clayton Crain’s creation is an astonishing achievement. You won’t find a wholly new setting visually realized this perfectly in any other medium.
I describe Matt Kindt's Rai as a combination of The Matrix and 1984. The setting of New Japan is seemingly a utopia created and managed by the mysterious “Father”. The residents, who escaped a dying Earth for refuge on New Japan, are cared for and watched by Father. The outwardly serene existence is thrown off kilter when the first murder in a thousand years occurs.
Matt Kindt’s New Japan residents receive positronic companions when they come of age to keep them from feeling lonely and discourage camaraderie with other people. Positronic’s are basically ..
