Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin’s New Comic Tackles Immigration—With a Scifi Twist

When the astonishing team behind The Private Eye announce a surprise new amusing serial , you mind . And listen you should , because Brian K. Vaughan ( Saga , atomic number 39 : The Last Man ) and Marcos Martin ( Batgirl : Year One , Doctor Strange : The Oath ) have teamed up for Barrier , a new series that ’s off to a really interesting starting signal .

The out - of - nowhere announcement occur today from Vaughan ’s twitter , revealing that the new series ’ first proceeds — pen by himself , drawn by Martin , and color by Muntsa Vicente — had perish live on Panel Syndicate . That ’s Vaughan and Martin ’s webstore for host original creator - owned and DRM - complimentary comic serial that can be download for whatever cost you want to pay . ( It will actually presently hosta Walking Dead narrative created by the duo , as well ! )

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Barrier follows the test and tribulations of two characters operating on the U.S. border . There ’s Liddy , a rancher who fears her living is under the threat of drug runners and immigrant set about to sneak into the country . And there ’s Oscar , a untried man from Honduras trying to escape to America to flee gangs from home . The two are pierce together in a bizarre new scenario ( that I wo n’t spoil here . Go show it ! ) .

It ’s an interesting blend of languages , too . Sections of the risible use English and Spanish interchangeably , and the fundamental relationship between Liddy and Oscar involves a linguistic roadblock ( as well as a physical one ) between them when they first meet . And even if you do n’t translate the oral communication , the visual storytelling in Martin and Vincente ’s art is more than enough to get the gist of things .

If you ’re interested in agree Barrier out , issue one is available for whatever price you need over atPanel Syndicateright now .

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