Warning: contains preview images for A Calculated Man #1!
A Calculated Man, a new series from AfterShock Comics, will pit a mathematician against the mob. The book, whose first issue goes on sale in print and digital June 15th, follows math genius Jack Beans as he uses his talents to help bring down the crime family he used to work for. The book is written by veteran AfterShock creator Paul Tobin and illustrated by Alberto Alburquerque.
The brainchild of former Negative Burn editor Joe Pruett and former Marvel editor Mike Marts, AfterShock Comics entered the field in 2015, and have gone on to publish some of the most exciting and challenging comics in North America. The company was recognized for its output with a Diamond Gem Award for New Publisher in 2017. Among AfterShock’s offerings include the Eisner-nominated We Live, by Inaki Miranda and Roy Miranda as well as Bunny Mask (by A Calculated Man writer Paul Tobin), Animosity, and Seven Swords. Now the company is set to release one of the most unique crime comics on the stands: A Calculated Man.
A press release on AfterShock’s website provided more details on the new book, including a look at preview art, shared below. Jack Beans has been working for the Pinafore crime family, wasting his formidable math skills running numbers. Beans decides he wants out, going into Witness Protection after turning over evidence. Now the Pinafore family wants Jack Beans dead, but little do they know Beans is not going down without a fight. In order to stay one step ahead, Jack Beans must call on not only his mathematical genius but his perfect memory, which, according to the press release: “have made him a better killer than they ever could have realized.” Writer Paul Tobin, in citing his inspirations for the book, mentioned physicists Richard Feynman and Albert Einstein, and how the two might handle the mob. The preview pages show Jack going through the motions of his life, his resentment and fear barely hiding under the surface.
AfterShock Comics has released some truly compelling comics during their seven-year history, stretching across multiple genres. The company is no stranger to crime comics such as Miskatonic and Campisi, and A Calculated Man may be their most unique. Outside of films like A Beautiful Mind or The Accountant, mathematicians rarely get the spotlight in comics, or in media in general—until now. Jack Beans’ skills may not seem like much, but they are his only weapons against the Pinafores, and he will use them to reign hell down on his former employers.
AfterShock Comics continues their winning streak with A Calculated Man, a new series that shows what happens when a mathematician is pushed too far and must take on the mob.
Source: AfterShock Comics
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