Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? I hope so

You're all semi intelligent beings so I am just going to assume you've all heard of Philip K. Dick's master work Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep, the less well read of you may know it better as the film Blade Runner (though some may argue they are two entirely different stories).

Well, procrastinator that I am have only just got around to picking up Dust to Dust, Boom! Studios prequel to the aforementioned novel brought to us courtesy of Chris Roberson and Robert Adler. Though I also feel Orbital Comics deserves a small mention here since it was thanks to them that I was able to pick up the entire series at once, and a steal at only a £1 per issue, so I thoroughly recommend popping in if your in central London at any time, not only do they have all the current titles they also have an extensive back catalogue which is a pleasure to browse, not to mention the lovely, very friendly, very attractive and never pushy people that work there.

 But anyway, back to dust to dust, as mention it is a prequel to DADOES but you'll find there to be plenty for readers familiar with the work and those who have never heard of it. It works very well as a stand alone series due to the great story and beautifully fitting art work, I've only just started but am already hooked, there are androids, empaths, dust and even a cute little bunny. Its very easy to read, and the artwork just helps pull you along, its not as polished as some of the titles you may be used to, but this works, it works very well. Due in part to the story and world itself, its not a polished place and the artwork really reflects this. Its also refreshing to read a comic that looks like a comic and not a photoshop portfolio.

For those of you familiar with the novel we also get a glimpse at the beginnings of Mercerism, the war the androids fought in and a myriad of other nods and cheeky sidelong glances. It is unmistakeably a precursor to the exploits of Rick Deckard and a rewarding one at that. It also keeps the tradition of being very 'deep', with musings about life and emotion. What we have here is a comic book prequel that, dare I say it, Philip K. Dick himself would have been very proud of, its in keeping with the tone of the original, without just being a copy.

I recommend it, but What Would Doom Do? He would read this so hard it would be obliterated into tiny pieces forcing Doom to travel back in time to stop himself from reading it so hard so he can read it again.