Plot: What is the secret behind the mysterious Area 52?
Just to let everyone out there know I thoroughly enjoyed Area 52 #1. This first issue really gets the readers involved with the story, by acquainting us with the characters. It reminded me of the recent movie Snatch with Brad Pitt. Snatch introduces the viewers to each one of their characters and the moviegoing Audience becomes absorbed automatically to the story. This is exactly what they did with Area 52 and I salute their gallant efforts in bringing exceptional crescendo drama throughout this story and leaving the reader with a tantalizing ending. But, let's start from the beginning.
We're introduced to greenhorn Corporal Monica Lane who is sent to this out-of-the-way post in the nether regions of the Arctic. I knew it was the Arctic when the MP tells of the polar bear intrusion story. Polar bears are found in the Arctic and not the Antarctic. Captain Andrews seems quite levelheaded and has that M.A.S.H. Colonel Parker attitude. Very kicked back and casual.
It also seems that all the staff have island fever...or should I say Arctic fever, they all seem a bit on the wacko side. The MP had me laughing, because he is by-the-book and really frustrates the Captain.
I would like to know why some of the staff were making bets on newbie Monica Lane? What kind of bet is being perpetrated here? As there is an Area 51 in Nevada, it then also has a sister base called Area 52.
Perhaps we have collected so much extraterrestrial material, we need two bases to keep this material in. I see the origins start with Roswell too. Are they doing back engineering at Area 52? If not back engineering, I see they are making home-brew champagne. I told you some of the staff were wacko and the last time this champagne was made, it made everyone sick. They have an antimatter power supply, there is something definitely extraterrestrial here, besides all of their broken down droids that are stored away. Monica really does have a glorified security guard job looking over the droids. Something that she is not pleased about.
Area 52 has 6 warehouses. That's a lot of warehouses and I am looking forward to finding out what is inside these warehouses. I had to chuckle a bit, when one of the staff says they have Playstation 3, while us civilians are now able to purchase Playstation 2. With Playstation 3, they must get the newest high tech equipment to work with or to play around with. It was kind of sad to hear Monica tell her story on how she was sexually harassed by a 2-Star General and because of this was assigned to this outpost. According to Fate magazine, there may be two real life Area 52 bases in existence. One base is in Colorado, they believe that Area 51 has moved into the mountains of Colorado. There is supposingly a secret experiment base in Puerto Rico and many have blamed the Air Force in experimenting with DNA and possibly creating El Chubracapras.
This comic book also supplies the reader with a Top Secret document which builds more foundation to this story. I am giving Brian Haberlin and Clayton Henry a standing ovation for a well put together story and having beautiful artwork to go with the story. I absolutely loved this comic book and want to know why that Area 52 staff personhas his chest cavity missing? What monster lurks at this base??
If I were to ask my 2 favorite detectives Philip Marlowe and Hercule Poirot, if they found any mystery in this one story, they would say that they found mysteries and intrigue around every corner and then the 3 of us would harmonically say....wow!!
