Corrective Measures TPB

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Title: Corrective Measures TPB
Publisher Name: Arcana Studios
Writer: Grant Chastain
Art: Fran Moyano
14.95, 150 pages, Color

Safety Content Label: PARENTAL ADVISORY - 15 years and older. Similar to T+ but featuring more mature themes and/or more graphic imagery.

Publishers Blurb:
Less than 30 miles off the coast of Florida is an island. And if you're one of the few that get to see it... it's likely you will never leave. This is San Tiburon. Home to beautiful white sandy shores, crystal-blue waters... and the world's most dangerous maximum-security penitentiary. For 185 of the world's most dangerous super-powered criminals, it is their final home. They will reside within these walls until their sentence is served... or they meet their end. There are no escapes. There are no bargains or compromises. There is only San Tiburon.

San Tiburon Federal Correctional Institution has just received a new arrival -- an extremely dangerous vigilante calling himself Payback who is hellbent on killing the prisoners inside. While the Assistant Warden deals with the repercussions of adding such a volatile new prisoner, the Warden makes an attractive offer to a new Captain of Violent Crime… a former military man named Jason Brody. And soon, the wheels are set in motion for an inevitable showdown between the men.

Reviewer Comments:
Ok, if Bendis & Oeming's POWERS is the superhero equivalent of LAW & ORDER, then Chastain & Moyano's CORRECTIVE MEASURES is the supervillain equivalent of HBO's OZ.

The book is brilliantly executed, managing to be both extremely subtle and boldly in your face. The in your face is the way it deals with some powerful issues; racism, hate, religion, self awareness, motivations, to name a few. The subtlety in its use of the powers. This is NOT a superpowers story. The heroes are mentioned only briefly, and in passing. The villains, while they are superpowered, act more like you'd imagine regular criminals to act. They are criminals, not villains. Well, one is definitly a "villain", but his motives and beliefs complicate his role as mere villain. What I am trying to say is that the powers are secondary. They take a far back seat to the intricate storylines. The powers are merely plot devices.

We follow Captain Jason Brody as he becomes the newest member of the San Tiburon Correctional Facility. He has to learn the ins and outs of this rather specific and unique prison. Along the way he learns a lot about people and himself. We meet the capable female officer, the rather colorful Warden and his particularly volatile working relationship with the Assistant Warden. We see the cliques, the gangs, the loners, the tops, the bottoms, and all the inbetweens of the inmate's society.

One of the best moments in the story comes when Brody apprehends an escaped elderly prisoner. He, and we in turn, get a jarring reminder of what is to be human.

An incredible story, with strong clean art, CORRECTIVE MEASURES is a powerful addition to any collection. And the best part? It ends with plenty of room for more!

[Smeets]

i was picturing oz when i read the publishers blurb.

looks cool.

[SebastianPiccione]

Is cool.