The empty

I have mixed feelings about The Empty. Its a post apocalyptic tale set in a mostly barren world where humans were seemingly wiped out thousands of years ago. I wasn't sure I actually liked the first couple of issues. Tanoor, the main character finds a strange person washed up on the shore near her village. It is Lila who is a farmer from a region far away where the world is lush and beautiful in comparison to Tanoor's barren poisoned home land. The two set off to find the source of the poison and along the way meet a few interesting characters.

The story definitely got better as it went on. But at the same time, I don't know. It felt like we only learned a little about each character. Just enough to push the story along. It was very light hearted compared to some post apocalyptic tales, but I did still enjoy the story as it progressed. The art in this series was hard to get used to at first too, its kind of unique! Tanoor had long gangly arms, and Lila and her people had large oversized eyes and elongated necks. But I actually really liked the art by the end. That said, I'm not sure I liked the ending of The Empty #6 which seemed to wrap everything up in a neat little bow - like one might if there is not going to be any more story.

As an introduction to this world, I guess this story arc worked. I hope that there is more story coming. I would really be interested to learn more about Tanoor, and how Lila and the group “fix” the world now that well, spoilers. Unfortunately none of my googling has turned up information about a second arc, so... in the meantime I recommend it, just to see if you like it for yourself.

(Note: I read this as individual issues.)