Advanced Review: Submerged #1 Is Available for Pre-Order

Writer: Vita Ayala / Artists:  Lisa Sterle/ Colorist: Stelladia / Vault Comics Submerged is an upcoming title from Vault Comics that follows Elysia Puente, a girl on the search for her estranged brother on the eve of the biggest storm in New York City’s history. It’s mystical, lonely, and wet. Resident Vault fiends Morgan Hampton and Leslie Light got a chance to check it out. It features a creative team we’re familiar with: Vita Ayala who pens The Wilds, Lisa Sterle who is the artists for Long Lost and Stelladia, a colorists who has done work on the latest issue of The Wilds.

Morgan: I like the use of colors. The abundance of blues really nail home the theme of loneliness and isolation. That plus the fact that there are only like 4 other people in this entire issue (and I don’t think they’re actually people), really lets you know that it’s just El in these streets. Leslie: So atmospheric, right? It looks like you’re underwater. The blues also really pop out the few other colors, a little pink stain here, a little brown skin there. So many comics make their money on candy paint (and I love candy-colored comics), that it is easy to forget that good art can be made with a very limited palette. Big shout out to Lisa Sterle and Stelladia for the look of the comic.

Morgan: Something about this story feels very tragic. And I mean that in a few ways. The story follows Elysia, who seems pretty lonely. It’s just her and her cat. We get the sense that she’s distanced herself from her…