They paved uncertainty and put up an infrastructure.

[thanekos]

Out this week's Nick Spencer's Infinite Vacation, first of five about dimension spanning as industry.

It's a very personal industry, as the salesman'll tell you under the cut.




(Hugh may or may not be his real name; wouldn't be shocked if it was, he looks like one.)

So many questions about the Infinite Vacation's nature, how cross-dimensional networking even works, the bone-tossing that is Windows Mobile support.. but this isn't that kind of book, though the solicits for #2 and #3 promise a bit of touching on.

No, here's a bit of the personal touch, in the form of "consummate vacationer" Mark who uses the service for hot chick blowjobs, hero cop fantasies, the Presidency, and more personal What Ifs:



He's an affable guy with disposable income who just can't figure out what's missing from his life, no matter his.. external introspections?



(His malaise's a multiversal near-constant, has to suck.)

Worst part is, no matter who he is, he's either depressed or, well..



(Anyone on the Infinite Vacation has some kind of automated feed? Makes sense.

Also, one of his alternate selves is apparently a younger Aldo Kelrast.)

Dead. And dying in droves, something none of his other selves can help him deal with.

Still, at least there's the Vacation's infinite possibilities to help him along:



It's telling that the bidding war here is so neck-and-neck, isn't it?

(is a female him bidding too? Looks like it. )

He doesn't get a chance to win her, though, as the last panel indicates:



(That last Mark is easily my favorite bit of Christian Ward in this colorfully presented issue.)

Still, though, he does get to talk to her.. and learn she's one of those against the use of the Infinite Vacation, so no chance of a date any time soon.

As future covers promise, though, she'll be figuring in his life soon enough.. along with the Vacation's developers, and at least one version of himself out to solve the case of his divergent deaths.

It looks like it'll be an interesting exploitation of a concept's potential; if nothing else, it's got me that much more curious about Iron Man 2.0.

(And JIMMY OLSEN, SPACE-WARRIOR!)

Comments

[icon_uk]

So, essentially it's, as our own filkertom put it, The Alternate Universe Lost and Found?

[stubbleupdate]

I am intrigued by this.

[psychopathicus_rex]

Boy, these people always think small. Me, I'd want to visit the alternate universe where I am BONGOR, MIGHTY WARLORD OF BOKTOR-5, or... something like that. At any rate, less mundane than this.

[khaosworks]

Oh, you can, but it'll cost much more than the half a week's pay he was going to pay to swap to a universe where she didn't walk out of the coffee shop.

[psychopathicus_rex]

Fair point. I guess these things can get pretty expensive.

[meatwhichdreams]

Hmmm, it took me a few tries to get into it, but I am intrigued as well. I very much like the watercolor style which raises up the kind of unremarkable linework to a more exiting and expressive level. Cool!

[mcity]

http://www.pixelscapes.com/unrealestate/