Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker by Tom DeLongeMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Dream Walker Hardcover is a collection of the 3 individual Dream Walker comics imagined by Tom Delonge (Angels and Airwaves, Blink-182) and written together by Delonge and Screen Writer Ben Kull (Father of the Bride, Mission Hill).
The comics tell of the origins into the story of Poet Anderson, or Jonas and his brother, Alan. Both are Lucid dreamers, able to enter the dream world and influence it, only Alan doesn't remember it when he wakes up.
Night Terrors haunt the dream world searching for those special Lucid Dreamers, so that the supreme nightmare REM can use their souls to travel and wreak havoc upon the waking world.
There are the guardians of the dream world known as Dream Walkers, doing what they can to quell the night terrors, but who aren't above sacrificing Jonas before letting REM have his way with him. Jonas is special. He's a Poet and discovers in himself the ability to travel at will between the waking and dream worlds, something which REM craves and will hunt down Jonas to use his gift.
From the imagination of artists quite clearly into 80s sci-fi, such as Bladerunner, Tron and Star Wars, the world of the Dream Walker is all dark hues with neon and can be surprisingly gory. The artwork by DJET is very accomplished and really gives life to the creatures and characters of the dream world.
The hardcover collection also includes an interview with Tom Delonge about his influences and inspirations into creating the universe of poet anderson, as well as his other multimedia inventions. Included also is the instrumental version of the Dream Walker album, a great accompaniment to reading the comics.
I thought the prequel story was interesting and it was great to see someone else's imagination of the cast and creatures. One for the sci-fi fans for sure.
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