Polite Dissent

I mentioned Poison Candy before when it was available as a preview, but now I have my hands on the entire first volume. The story centers on 16 year-old Sam and his friends and family. Shortly into the book, we learn that Sam has contracted SKAR, a mysterious virus that strikes adolescents and is uniformly fatal within a few months. It’s not all bad: the virus also confers psychic powers, but the more the powers are used, the quicker the virus kills the host. A strange benefactor arrives at the door — he offers Sam the chance for a cure, but the cure comes at a high price. And that’s all of the plot I’m willing to give away.

The book is entertaining and solid, and the art — while a little sketchy at times — fits the mood well. My only concern with the book lies not with the creators, but the publishers. TokyoPop is notoriously slow in getting subsequent volumes of its OEMs to the shelves. Poison Candy sets up an fascinating scenario in its last few pages — how long will we have to wait for the next volume?

Anyway, here’s the main character Sam after ending a confrontation with some local gang members.

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