Without much hype, Image released the first issue of this new series.  Sly, an amoral scientist has discovered how to transfer a person’s consciousness into another body.  The opening scene is pretty awesome; Sly is getting stabbed to death and activates Existence.  His soul is then transferred into Marko’s, the assassin who just killed him, body.  His quest begins to discover who wanted him dead.

Author Nick Spencer does a superb job in establishing both the technology and his man character.  Without boring us down with unnecessary technological descriptions, the plot moves fast and hard.  It’s a rough book, violent and slight on ethical concerns.

Ronald Salas’s artwork is a good fit for this book.  His pulp noir style lends to the shady tone and darkness.  Smaller figures can appear stick-like and cheap in some of the panels.

This is an excellent example of what first issue can and should be.  Sly is a fun anti-hero who is not much better than the men trying to kill him.  I’m totally onboard for this rollercoaster.

4 out of 5