ZED: Volume
One
by Michel Gagne
(Gagne International Press)
 Michel
Gagne is a talent
from the world
of animation
whose work I
was first introduced
to when I read
the first three
issues of Zed. In San Diego, Gagne passed
me a copy of Zed
Volume One,
which collects
#1-4 of the series
into a very attractive
and affordable
package. Zed
is best described
as Dr. Seuss
with a bodycount.
The lead character,
a cute and intelligent
alien named Zed,
accidentally
blows up a planet
(with his parents
and the scientific
community) on
it in the first
issue, and spends
the rest of the
story pursued
by a militaristic
general and his
fleet, intent
on using this
accident to replace
the sitting government.
The last issue
has a few revelations
about the accident,
though, which
turn the whole
story on its
head, including
the return of
some of my favorite
characters from
the first issue.
I greatly enjoyed Zed,
and was a little saddened to discover
that this was just volume one of the
story. Not because I don't want to read
more, in fact I'm very anxious to read
more, but I was dying to see the end
of the story, and now I have to wait.
But Gagne, who already surprised me more
than once with Zed #1-3, introduces
some big shifts and revelations in the
story with #4, and I can't recommend
the trade highly enough.
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