![]() ![]() Hicks' cartoony, happy line and style are at odds with the grim setting, but Rosenberg's gloomy colors are pitch-perfect for horror and for the gothic environment of the military prep school. It's an unusual move to begin the story without dialogue or text-box info dumps, and Druckmann and Hicks handle it nicely. "The Last of Us: American Dreams" #1 begins with a wordless three-page exposition, and Hicks' facial expressions and background detail show the reader plenty about Ellie's state of mind and state of the world she lives in. "The Last of Us," with its setting and female teenage main character, is an obvious part of that trend, but its main character is younger, someone who reminded me more of old Beverly Cleary books than Suzanne Collins. ![]() Druckmann and Hicks' story is a good introduction to Ellie and the setting of "The Last of Us," but it's also mostly setup and slow characterization.Įver since the wild success of Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" trilogy, post-apocalyptic settings have been in vogue and verging on overexposure. ![]() The game isn't out on shelves until June 2013, so unlike most spin-offs, "The Last of Us: American Dreams" #1 really needs to stand on its own, even though it is also supposed to function as a prequel to the game. ![]()
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