Set in and around London, this series is based on a classic story (see below) in which a group of paranormally-gifted chlldren are born around the same time, in the same area. This version explores the idea of what would happen if they were allowed to grow to adulthood. The result is, well… the collapse of England!
The premise is roughly taken from the excellent sci-fi work The Midwich Cuckoos. Author Warren Ellis is perhaps best-known for his popular Transmetropolitan cyberpunk series.
As the story progresses, eleven of the FreakAngels are introduced and their role in the community is expanded. For the most part cooperatively they have created a small community of roughly three hundred people with fresh water, watch towers, markets, home-grown vegetables and a medical clinic. --WP
Their society is threatened, however, externally from refugee attacks and internally from personal conflicts and crime.
This series is raw, intense, and features quality dialogue, even as the characters are more or less constantly fussing & fighting, even as they’re meanwhile growing in ability. I thought the female leads were especially well-written and convincing. My main quibble with this series is that the day-to-day depiction of the setting, internal logistics and minor characters are so underdeveloped as to be almost nonexistent. This really is all about the relationships between the main characters and how their special abilities impact them.
Still, this was otherwise an excellently-developed work, and overall probably the best post-apoc story of paranormal variety I’ve ever read. Note: this was originally an online comic, later issued in GN form. I'll be adding it to the webcomix list, soon. --Johnny
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