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Faith Fallon #4

6/27/2017

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Faith Fallon #4
Insane Comics 2017
By Steven Pennella

    Faith Fallon was America's Sweetheart during the fabulous '50s. She burst onto the Hollywood scene like a shooting star. Men wanted her. Women wanted to be her. Alas, as the fate of so many young starlets in Hollywood, her star eventually faded, and she fell out of favor.
Faith's career and personal life continued on its downward spiral until she was found dead in her home in upstate New York. She had allegedly committed suicide. Faith Fallon suffered a fate worse, and in some ways better, than death. This is her story.
From Famous to Infamous.


    We all know i’m a huge fan of this book.  I’m hoping there will be a trade paperback eventually i’d love the opportunity to sit down and read each issue back to back uninterrupted.  While the pacing, flow and subject matter of this story continue to make the mind and imagination work overtime to have it all in succession has to got to be that penultimate experience.

    This issue takes us on a whirlwind of classic Hollywood misdirection.  In it’s heyday Hollywood would craft their stars from the ground up, changing their names, hiding their sexuality behind sham marriages and publicity stunts.  They would create histories for them that were nothing like those they actually experienced.  So the fact that Steven is able to craft this very issue where we have no idea what’s fiction and what’s reality and yet fascinates and captures the attention this way is stunning.

    There are times I feel really truly lost reading this and yet like a train wreck I can’t turn away.  There’s that fascination that comes with something so engrossing that no matter the subject matter, how it’s presented, wrapped up with a bow on it that is completely and utterly morally wrong and yet the kind of stuff we thrive on seeing.  The seduction of the innocent is always something people dream of either doing or having happened to them to explain away certain aspects of their personality.  I mean c’mon anyone remember Lolita it’s a story that was wrong in every way you could imagine and yet Jeremy Irons made it into a movie.  So it’s kind of the same premise here.

    Steven is a master of using mixed media to bring the words to life.  The fact he is so talented using any of the types of art that we see here is superb.  I mean there are those moments that I feel like we’re seeing photographs morphed into the imagery needed for that moment.  The smoothness of the skin the uncanny the eyes look and the sheer amount of sexuality and vitality that we see is astonishing.   The way he uses page layouts through angles, perspective and even backgrounds are stunning.  

    I love the fact that at some point Faith Fallon has gotten herself so in over her head that she begins to lose who she is/was and wants to be.   Where does reality begin or end and the fabrication take over?   This has brilliant kind of genius to the storytelling that will mesmerize you and leave you in a fugue state wondering what to do next.  

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Anno Dracula 1895: Seven Days in Mayhem #4

6/27/2017

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Anno Dracula 1895: Seven Days in Mayhem #4
Titan Comics 2017
Written by Kim Newman
Penciled by Paul McCaffrey
Inked by Bambos Georgiou
Coloured by Kevin Enhart
Lettered by Simon Bowland

    Moreover, Penny is somewhat alarmed to discover that her new duties as Tin Jubilee Overseer have brought her into contact with Graf von Orlok, master of the Tower of London, and one of the few vampires even Dracula, legend has it, is reputedly afraid of. She is therefore genuinely surprised to discover that Orlok appears to like her…  The Daughter of the Dragon, who serves her father’s criminal enterprise, has pursued the mysterious Irma Vep, supposedly a visiting French master crook, to the Dearborn Mission, a riverfront chapel, which is the fall-back headquarters of the Council. Inside the Mission, Kate is appalled as Christina summons the President of the Council (Sunday), who reveals his grand plan for the Jubilee…

    Well sometimes in life you are damned if you do and damned if you don’t.  Also being a patsy is never ever fun as Kate is learning throughout this issue.  From the beginning the focus upon Kate has said she’s our main focus throughout this story and there’s more to her than meets the eye.  Just what that is and why he’s so important hasn’t been explored yet but it feels like it’s on the horizon and with the events of this issue it’s something that hopefully will take precedence in our finding out.  

    There’s one thing about what Kim is doing here that is the fact that she’s kind showcasing the being the good guy isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.  Nor does it at times seem like it’s worth it.  I mean from being branded a traitor by one group and a dissident in need of being locked up by the other while trying her damndest to save everyone yeah it’s a clusterfuck.  At least she seems to have at least one faction still on her side willing to help her out and extricate her from the hands of those who wish her harm.

    There’s a very nicely detailed, cute and belying innocence to the artwork that we see here.  I do enjoy the style of work in display it’s both descriptive and interesting and has more of that Young Love quality than horror so in that deception it works nicely.  Plus the original Nosferatu character steals the show whenever we see him.  The way page layouts are utilised through angles and perspective are very well done.  While not every panel has backgrounds when they are used they do wonders in fleshing out the larger picture.

    Kate has her hands full and the way the story has proceeded and shown us how the domino pieces were set up and now falling has been extremely nice to see.  The pacing, characterisation and development of this book on the whole has really captured the imagination of the premise.  For many people this is the introduction to the franchise and garners just the right amount of interest for the novel series.  I mean I actually bought the first novel and can’t wait to dive into it.

    Titan is the home of expanding franchises, bringing them to the masses and making them more accessible than they’ve ever been.  Now if they’d get the rights to Kevin Hearne’s The Iron Druid Chronicles i’d be over the moon!

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Royal City #4

6/27/2017

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Royal City #4
Image Comics 2017
By Jeff Lemire
Lettered by Steve Wands

    Can we just talk for a minute about the opening here.  How he ran away to reinvent himself then comes home only to feel lost between who he is and who he was!   How completely common it is to feel that way since as a child and teenager you are exploring the world and trying to figure out who it is you want to be while outside forces, your family & friends, try to make into what they think you should be.  The old saying “you can never go home again” only applies if  you let it.  You can see the journey you’ve made and not let the old insecurities come flooding back or at least stem the tide, I know I had to do that when I came home and i’m still the person I want to be but I can totally relate.

    Oh my stars and garters the way this book flows and touches us as readers while being signature Jeff is also something rather extraordinary.  I mean the metaphors for life, learning and self-discovery are off the charts.  Forget getting a self-help guru or someone to cry your eyes too, now unless you have mental illness than keep seeing someone.  This is what you need to be reading and seeing in someone else those things that tend to hold us back.  Our self-inflicted psychosis and fear of success which we hide from the world and ourselves and blame everyone else for.  The fact that this is almost too real, too heavy hitting and close to home should be scary but instead it’s all the more fascinating.

    Sometimes things fit together better than you realise.  Who knew Peanut Butter & Jelly would be the kind of ideal fit before it was tried?  That’s what it’s like with Jeff and this story and his artwork.  That he can bring this level of work to be alongside the level of writing takes the emotional factor to that place you cannot ignore.  The way he can use page layouts and give us those angles and perspective bringing the story to life is stunning.  The emotions he evokes in the reader is undeniable and powerful.

    The realisation of what the characters are doing, need to do and have to do to close that chapter of their lives, heal and actually move on hits you like a freight train.  It seems so simple and so straightforward but at the same time it’s something that you’d never have  thought of and can’t imagine why couldn’t think of it.  Stories today aren’t all about people who wear colourful garb or fancy dress and tell you what you should think and how to live.  Stories today remind us how to live and become those we want to be and Jeff is showing us A possible way to do just that.

    Move forward, let go of the past and live.  Be happy and be as successful as you dare let yourself be.  Don’t let your own fears and insecurities hold you back from doing what you want to do that which you love.  Personally in this day and age it’s something too many people need to hear.

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Life With Kevin #4

6/26/2017

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Life with Kevin #4
Archie Comics 2016
Written, Penciled & Coloured by Dan Parent
Inked by J. Bone
Lettered by Jack Morelli
 
    Kevin Keller’s life has been pretty busy in NYC! His internship at NYC-TV has kept him on his toes, unfortunately that means he hasn’t had much of a social life… and after a few major dating fails, Kevin’s not sure he’ll ever find love in the big city. However, that hasn’t stopped him from pursuing his dream of making a difference. After coming out as gay on live TV and taking a shy high schooler to his senior prom, Kevin’s become an unwitting viral sensation.  But is he ready for the pressures of being in the spotlight?
 
    I know this what a Quarterly book and it’s only on issue four but seriously if this doesn’t become a trade paperback at some point in time then there’s a huge problem.  Not only is this one of Archie’s best publications but it’s also some of the absolute best work that Dan’s done to date.  Taking Kevin out of Riverdale making him older and having running around NYC with his Riverdale naivete and sense of right and wrong while he falls into the same traps and pitfalls us normal folk do has is not only constant laugh out loud material but it’s the most entertaining thing i’ve read.
 
    Forget that that it’s an Archie book.  The Dan writes this is almost like it belongs in those old underground books featuring queers.  I think this is what we long for when it comes to books that don't fit into the mainstream but are too good to pass up!  For a straight man who's married and has children Dan understands dating, love and what it’s like to just want things to work out, regardless if it’s between opposite or same genders.  It’s like reading old I love Lucy shows with Kevin finding himself in the worst situations possible that turn into caricatures of everyone.  The fact that this issue focuses on a Telenovela isn’t coincidence as his life is one, forget Soap Opera’s those pale in comparison to Telenovela’s and how the are so over the top.
 
    I love the characterisation here from Kevin and his good guy morals to Veronica’s well meaning but selfish ways to the world he works in that will take advantage of the littlest good deed if it means ratings and making sales.  That he can pace this book and make it feel like we’re spending hours with him in the span of pages is a testament to just how good he is as this.  
 
    Okay so Kevin runs into a former boyfriend who by all accounts was toxic for him.  So why does a kiss from him make him woosy all over again?  Cause who doesn’t like a bad boy?  Who doesn’t like the idea of going back and seeing a changed man?  It’s pure fantasy but we’ve all had it only what Kevin’s ex does for a living well that’s where even a Telenovela seems like Sesame Street.  I couldn’t stop laughing out loud reading this issue.  I’m sure my neighbors heard the uncontrollable laughter from every angle of what was happening here.
 
    Is there something better than a triple threat?  Because that’s what Dan is.  The man is genius when it comes to storytelling.  His artwork and his words are visionary in ways that are both overt and subtle as the messages within are themselves.  How do you thank someone who has taken you from crayons to perfume?  That’s what Kevin should be asking Dan.  

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Powerless #3

6/26/2017

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Powerless #3
Vault Comics/Blood Moon Creative Inc. 2017
Created & Written by David M. Booher
Illustrated by Nathan C. Gooden
Coloured by Mike Spicer
Lettered by Deron Bennett
 
    PRV continues to spread unchecked. The infected rebel openly. When a sniper targets the team led by Quarantine Agent Billy Bannister, he'll push his power to the brink to save his fellow agents. Meanwhile, his brother Paul must face a shattered new reality, as he learns even the smallest choices have enormous consequences.
 
    Vault comics is the premiere new home for Science Fiction storytelling.  Now science fiction comes in all shapes, sizes and varieties so there really is a broad range that you can cover.  What David does here while involves folks with powers there are no superheroes.  I mean if everyone has powers it’s just society as normal right so what happens when something comes along to upset the balance?   PRV is much akin to anything that has come down the pike and alarmingly like HIV/AIDS in that contracting it gives you a stigma and automatically puts you on a quarantine list.  So this may be a story featuring those with powers it’s really a story about society reacting to that which it doesn’t know and cannot control while trying to assert itself on that.  
 
    Fear, fear of the unknown, of what we cannot control, of being different and of being exposed to something that will change us whether we like it or not.  Fear is the ultimate factor, tool and response that makes the world the most dangerous of places to live.  I mean look at the United States, Fear elected #45 and continues to wreak havoc that’s not been seen in 100’s of years, not since the Black Plague actually or for Native Americans smallpox and every other European disease they’d yet to encounter.   I love the parallels here and I love that this story makes me think of the past, present and future of the world we live in.  That’s powerful storytelling my friends.  
 
    So while we’ve got a story story going on that just so happens to have some action mixed in it’s up to Nathan to make this come to life.  He does too with a really nice strong hand.  The linework is nice impressive and he has the quality to his work that makes the people look weird, natural but weird and very stylised.  The way page layouts are used through angles, perspective and utilising backgrounds as he does really helps us see the bigger picture.  
 
    From the premise through its execution this story continues to grow and surprise me.   From almost humble beginnings that have blossomed into something so much farther reaching its not surprise to me that this fits right into Vaults vision for its line of books.  From the little moments where we see the story develop through different eyes and reasons to the bigger picture as a whole there’s so much going on here that you really have to pay attention or you might miss something.
 
    Tell your local shoppe to carry Vault’s line of books and enter a world as vast and mysterious as living your own life should hopefully be.

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All New Soulfire #4

6/26/2017

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All New Soulfire #4 (of 8)
Aspen Comics 2017
Written by J.T. Krul
Illustrated by Giuseppe Cafaro
Coloured by Wes Hartman
Lettered by Zen
 
    Rainier’s tragic past has forged a rage fueled present that will stop at nothing to achieve his dark aims—including burning down an orphanage filled with children. However, as Grace horrifically discovered--his most sinister plan yet has already been set into motion after he successfully captured-- and is holding hostage-- all five of the magical Masters…
 
    J.T. has written it all and that’s not an exaggeration either from the big two to being a stalwart for Aspen he’s one of the most versatile writers that exist today.  Regardless if it’s magic, superheroes or whatnot there is one constant that he’s got in all this and that is he can craft a story so beautifully.  From premise, to plot development through its characterisation and execution of all things he can make you believe anything is possible and that just like you the characters grow and evolve depending on their experiences.  
 
    I think what really hits me about this issue isn’t that Malakai is going to be Magic’s saviour or that the players are all brought together in a way we’ve never seen before.  It’s the way that Mal finds his friends and not to mention girlfriend.  The universe may have realigned itself and Rainier was able to capitalise on that but destiny and fate they have ways of making sure what’s meant to be happens no matter how surreptitious or roundabout the route has to take.  That you can see that happen within the story as it unfolds it leaves quite the impression.
 
    I like the interiors here.  For too long at Aspen it seemed like everyone tried to emulate Turner’s style.  While it’s admirable it wasn’t right you need to do your thing while paying homage to the man who started all this.  What Giuseppe does is beautiful he’s got strong, clean linework that comes across so effortlessly.  The attention to detail, the utilisation of page layouts through angles and perspective are superb.  The colouring from Wes is divine and is literally what ties this to the Aspen brand.  Now it’s no secret i’m a huge proponent of using backgrounds and while i’d like to see more the ones we see are hugely effective.
 
    Also I like that this story isn’t being rushed and that eight issues should be sufficient to re-introduce us to the Soulfire Universe.  It gives J.T. that right amount of time to really flesh out his ideas and implement them.  The pacing here as been extraordinary to see and that impacts the story development and how we as readers feel about how much revelations and hidden gems there are here.  How we see Rainier believing he has the upper hand, how the forces within the universe to conspire for things to happen as they should and how comfortable the bad guys get when they feel too in control make this more exciting, thrilling and open for the unexpected in the greatest possible ways.
 
    Companies, series creators all have an ebb and flow to their properties and how they come across.  Aspen is riding the wave and it’s getting to be high tide and well worth getting on board now.

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Cosmic Scoundrels #4

6/26/2017

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Cosmic Scoundrels #4
IDW Publishing 2017
Written by Matt Chapman
Illustrated by Andy Suriano
Colour Assists by T Dang
Lettered by Andy Suriano & Christa Miesner
 
    The Love Savage has a secret history and it’s all revealed here!  See how he and Soshama first met and what brought them together.  See the story of how Love Savage got is insane outfit, where he comes from and why he was running away in the first place.  If all that weren’t enough It’s all revealed in the midst of three different species ships wanting the cargo the boys carry!  Well almost all three.
 
    My tastes are definitely changing as I get older because there was once a time where I would never have given this a second look just from the artwork alone.  I mean I know there’s a market for this kind of stuff and it does remind me heavily of what you’d find in either old adult magazines or Heavy Metal magazine.  It’s got it’s place and people who love it and maybe it’s not as mainstream as it could be but honestly I kind of found it fit the story perfectly.
 
    What Matt does with the story here is fantastic to see.  I mean we go from baby focus to Love Savage focus in the blink of an eye.  I think the way the change of direction is done is extremely well handled.  The fact that it doesn’t disrupt the story at all just gives that “obligatory” flashback about someone so we can understand them better.  I love the way that Matt can take something serious, yes space piracy is serious business, not to mention finding a baby as part of your haul, be chased across the galaxy and yet make so damn piss your pants outrageously funny and have it work as well as it does.  I mean I laugh throughout the entire book and it’s meant for you to do that.  What is life without fun, humour and joy?  It’s Donald Trump.
 
    While Andy and T Dang, oh i need to hear why he’s called T Dang cause that’s a horror rapper story or just someone who missed the meaning of Irony (rain on your wedding day), make this as fun as possible.  The creativity and imagination on display here is utterly phenomenal to see.  These aliens look amazing, their gear and outfits are more truly outrageous than anything Jem and the Misfits can think of and just the overall impression we get from all this is more than you can hope for.
 
    So if the baby weren’t twist enough who could’ve would’ve seen this one coming?  Though let’s be honest too with what we learn and who/what and how many genders his cousin has slept with I want to see more of that explored.  I mean if their body chemistry or hormone discharge or whatever you want to call it has the claimed effect we need to see more of that and let the freak flag fly!
 
    With the state of the world today we need fun, humorous escape more than ever before.  Cosmic Scoundrels have hearts of gold beneath that space piracy exterior and to revel in their misadventures well that’s just a perfect way to spend a day!

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Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys in The Big Lie #4

6/26/2017

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Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys in The Big Lie #4
Dynamite Entertainment 2017
Written by Anthony Del Col
Illustrated by Werther Dell’Edera
Coloured by Stefano Simeone
Lettered by Simon Bowland
 
    Frank and Joe Hardy were devastated when their father committed suicide – but Nancy Drew, a childhood friend, suspected foul play. To investigate, she and the Hardy Boys have gone undercover with the Rover Boys, small-time crooks with knowledge of most of Bayport’s criminal activities.  Completing a successful heist on the police evidence locker secured their reputation with the Rovers, but it’s also unearthed more mysteries. Now they’ve got to figure out what’s really going on in Bayport if they ever want to find Fenton Hardy’s true killer…
 
    I’ll be honest if I were a pre-teen early teenager and I had discovered this was a novel i’d be completely and utterly engrossed in it.  As it stands as a full grown adult i’m fully engrossed in it.  The way that Anthony has been able to take the classic characters and update them is astonishing to see and i’m not just talking about making this in the present day.  That kind of thing has been done from time to time it’s about taking their base personalities and making those fit with modern sensibilities.  That’s much harder to do and you get the sense that these characters are who we grew up with but slightly modified to make them feel like they were born so that at this age this is right.  
 
    Granted i’m not sure i’d be using the Death of Fenton Hardy as my catalyst or opening salvo to introduce the series of stories but then again i’m not these fine folks.  However it does make all the parents here seem more in tune with the times as well, from disgraced cop who wouldn’t bend and needed to be taken out to stubborn single father mourning to much loss to notice his daughter’s grown up and more a sleuth than he could imagine.  Remember when Latch Key kids were a thing now who knows what we’d call kids anymore but the characterisation and development of this series has been absolutely amazing to experience.
 
    Werther does some very fine work on the interiors here.  His style makes this that cross between the old school noir that made detective stories so good with a more modern sensibility that allows us to feel like a part of the story.  The use of page layouts through the utilisation of angles, perspective and even backgrounds help tell the story more completely.  I like that the facial expressions help further the characterisation and bring emotion to the table.  
 
    For longtime fans of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys this is going to be a much darker take on a beloved classic.  For new fans it’s going to feel like it’s very hip and now, wait does anyone even say hip nowadays?  Either way it is a very strong mystery/detective thriller in the vein of black and white movies or serials when storytelling was paramount and you felt like the characters were real, flawed and had the best of intentions.  
 
    Dynamite has found a stellar team in Anthony and Werther to relaunch something nearly forgotten and bringing it back to the spotlight to thrill readers young and old.

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Batwoman #4

6/26/2017

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Batwoman #4
DC Comics 2017
Written by Marguerite Bennett & James Tynion IV
Illustrated by Steve Epting
Coloured by Jeromy Cox
Lettered by Deron Bennett
 
    Batwoman's been following the trail of the deadly weapon Monster Venom, while simultaneously trying to discover what became of her lost lover, Safiyah…but what happens when those two roads meet? And how does it all connect to the death of Batwoman's mother?
 
    So while I was concerned that this would be too much like Batman when it started, let’s face it how it started seemed like an assignment rather than a natural evolution of the character, it’s issue four and my fears are pretty much alleviated.  I think that her first mission back in her own series that explores her past while forging the way into the future is being smartly done.  Don’t know how the writing partnership is being broken down but together they are doing some very nice work.
 
    There are a couple of things about this issue that has me on the fence and left me wondering.  The twins for one, i’m not sure if this is some new current phenomenon but the villainous, creepy almost incestual opposite sex fraternal twin thing seems very trite to me.  I’ve been seeing it in a quite a number of places and it doesn’t feel original or being used in a way that sets them apart.  Then there’s Adelaide.  She’s got her own Pennyworth and something about that smacks of “Are You Kidding Me!” in that is she supposed to be Batman “lite?”  Kate has plenty of people in her own life and background that could’ve taken on this role and made it seem like a much more natural fit instead of trying too hard, and it is trying too hard, to make more like Batman.
 
    So her Daddy has gone off the deep end and we have to wonder how long that’s been true.  Retroactively of course.  That however can wait because seeing her on this Island worrying about a former lover, who in Kate fashion when she left she left without a second glance, is more character defining.  If Kate cared one iota she would’ve kept in touch or an eye on what was happening so when upon returning this wouldn’t have taken her by surprise as it has.  Will this be part of her ongoing evolution into a more well rounded likable character is as of yet unknown.  There are such hopes to be had with this series and that it has two writers of such caliber working on it means sky's the limit with what we'll see them accomplish!
 
    I do like the interior artwork for this series.  I’m a big fan of this more traditional comic book style work.  The attention to detail is great to see and we get a whole range of believable and yeah right like that’s possible action to thrill the eyes!  I mean let’s face it would Tahani be able to swing and smack Kate into walls by her wig without it fall off?  The way page layouts are used through the angles and perspective are well done.  The mix of detailed backgrounds to fearsome blackness give this a great oomph to it.  There’s a lot to like and appreciate about what Steve and Jeromy are doing here.
 
    Kate isn’t exactly warm and fuzzy, she’s quite hard to like a lot of times and that’s part of her appeal.  While I want to see more Bette in this series for now I’ll let Kate get her feet wet and find her solo footing once again before her more natural and needed partner/sidekick/associate joins her on a regular basis.  

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Britannia We Who Are About To Die #3

6/25/2017

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Britannia We Who Are About To Die #3
Valiant Entertainment 2017
Written by Peter Milligan
Illustrated by Juan Jose Ryp
Coloured by Frankie D’Armata
Lettered by Dave Sharpe
 
    As Antonius’ investigation turns to Achillia--a warrior fighting for her freedom--he discovers her involvement with a woman who seemingly has mystical abilities.  Upon going to question Achillia, Antonius finds himself side-by-side with her, in the middle of the arena, preparing to fight for their lives.
 
    Peter is telling one of the most interesting stories in comic books today.  I don’t say that lightly or flippantly because what he’s doing is telling the story of the world’s first detective in an era where gods, superstition and madness ruled more than anything else.  Yes Nero is a mad Emperor and he doesn’t realise that which is half the fun where he’s concerned.  However it’s also that Antonius was given the knowledge by the Vestal Virgins so that he may do their bidding.  Then add on top of all this the fact that while Antonius was a Roman Soldier of much renown the actual using of these new abilities is something that’s a more on the fly kind of thing so mistakes will be made.
 
    It’s a combination of this myriad of things that converge in one point in time that makes this what it is.  That I could see Antonius running into any of the Anni-Padda boys is relevant but not necessary to see.  This is that alternate history story that marvel's readers at the prospect that things could have actually gone down in this manner.  It’s so realistic in it’s conception that it boggles the mind.  
 
    Juan Jose Ryp is one of the absolute best artists working today point blank period.  His attention to detail is light years above anyone else’s.  The way he uses page layouts through how angles, perspective and most importantly backgrounds are utilised that really takes you this point in time.  You feel like you are in this era where technology was non-existent as we know it anyway and magic was something to be feared.  The rippling of muscle, the expression on faces, the way clothes drape and move on the body immerse the reader.
 
    Antonious sees the world in a new light and it doesn’t contain the gods or magic as these folks understand it.  It’s herbs, manipulation and the powers that come from hallucinogens that make magic.  That Peter can show us this journey he’s taking and show us the intricacies of his life as he tries to navigate these different worlds in a new and unique way is one of the highlights for me.  There is absolutely nothing like this in any form of fiction, comics, novels, movies or television and that makes this some groundbreaking storytelling.  
 
    While he hasn't’ taken on an apprentice, at least till his son comes of age, he’s the only one of his kind.  Even his friend and confidant cannot fathom how he does what he does and that we see it and question it as well is why we keep coming back.
 
    Through some of the most original and unique storytelling around the most gorgeous interior artwork these folks do what others only dream of being capable of.

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