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Van Helsing vs. Dracula #3

10/29/2015

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Van Helsing vs. Dracula #3 (of 5)
Zenescope Entertainment 2015
Written by Pat Shand
Illustrated by Michele Bandini
Coloured by Walter Pereyra
Lettered by Jim Campbell

    Hades’ plan to find Mina leads straight to Dracula, and Helsing once again faces off with her greatest nemesis. However, Dracula remains invulnerable to her attack, forcing Liesel, Hades, and Harker to flee without Mina. As Hades abandons Helsing for a mysterious trip into the abandoned underworld, Helsing and Harker journey to Rome to investigate the only lead they have: the Steward of Rome, an ancient hunter who is rumored to have been turned into a vampire by Dracula himself.

    I love the opening of this issue.  It has all the classic elements of a well written horror movie.  A young woman coming home after a nice night out, in a good mood only to be surprised by something evil in the dark.  It’s good stuff and it’s even better with the little narration giving off the creepy vibe while Michele and Walter do the bulk of the work visually.  The blood dripping from the hair and the mirror in the moonlight yeah it’s just really good stuff to creep you out and for it being October it’s even more fun to witness.

    When Liesel enters the story she and Harker are posing as Secret Intelligence Service agents.  Shades of Supernatural and I appreciate that because seriously it’s fun to see her use subtlety to poke around instead of trying to give herself away.  It just adds another element to her and the way she works that goes a long way to saying she handle more than just vampires and it would be interesting to see her do more with that.  Plus how many languages does she speak?  So much that we don’t know about her and Pat just keep opening doors that leave us wanting to learn more.

    As their investigation keeps going we don’t see every detail of it, instead the narration of what’s happened is put to better use here.  While the pair are continuing their investigation Hades has gone the underworld in search of answers his own way.  I liked the creatures he encountered who were less than impressed with him.  Hades on the other hand wasn’t as handsome or imposing as he should be, instead more cartoon visage, that he didn’t get the same attention as the others well i’ll chalk it up to deadline.

    Ah the woman in charge of the crime scene we saw at the beginning has a story that her co-worker is more than happy to share.  It’s interesting because there’s more to her than meets the eye but it’s not exactly the way you’d think.  In a weird twist of fate she does manage to lead Liesel to the Warden.  What this leads to is some very unexpected revelations about the mythology behind Dracula.  It’s great stuff too and now we’ve gotten so much more potential cannon for future stories for Liesel and company.

    There’s some great stuff going on here and it’s a huge boost to what’s possible and could be coming down the pike.

    Zenescope has started putting out these incredibly complex, interesting and genre breaking books and this could very well be the first of the next wave.

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The Black Hood #6

10/28/2015

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The Black Hood #6
Dark Circle Comics 2015
Written by Duane Swierczynski
Illustrated by Howard Chaykin
Coloured by Jesus Aburto
Lettered by Rachel Deering

    Oh how i’ve missed this series!  At first I was a little disappointed that Michael wasn’t illustrating this but I think Howard’s work for this west coast excursion has the right tone and feel to it.  Also Howard is still amazing with the work he can do and I love seeing his take on Greg including all that emotion he’s got inside those scarred handsome features of his.  

    Last time we left Greg finally admitted he needed help with his addiction to painkillers and Jessie got him hooked up with a clinic in Southern California.  That’s where we see him and Duane doesn’t waste any time in showing us the conflict he has within himself through all this.  That we get this clear picture of a strong willed man who doesn’t like to admit he needs help and can’t shake off his new identity is really good strong powerful stuff.  Whether he’s really trying to get over things or not is another story but at least he’s in the right place for now.

    It isn’t long before one of the members of Greg’s group seeks him out.  She knows he’s a cop by trade she can see it in him and she uses that and her own feminine charms to persuade him that she’s the target of killer among them.  Asking for help appealing to him as a man, a cop and as a scared woman how can he refuse to investigate her claims?  Ah the trouble of dames in a man’s life never cease to amaze me.

    I like how Duane crafted this story.  Appealing to his inner cop and his sense of duty was a really smart way to get things started.  I also appreciate the way it gives us a chance to see him use his cop/detective skills in action and follow his hunches.  It also gives him a chance to don the mask and feel like he’s still got a sense of purpose in his life while being cooped up in this place.  The characterization here is extremely good and Duane keeps expanding on his character and pushing him further and further into being someone he can like, himself that is.  

    Calling his partner to help him out by checking into the backgrounds of some of his fellow group members keeps in line with who he is.  Though in all honesty i’m surprised he only went for the men.  Had it been me i’d have run em all and seen where the chips lie after all it’s awfully convenient that she came to him with this story in the first place and personally i’d like a little more information or confirmation on her story as well.  What Greg discovers and how the story plays out with that information leading the end of this issue is delightful.

    Not quite unexpected but definitely interesting.  He’s still new to this game and he’s bound to make mistakes but the real question is is he going to let these mistakes get to him or will he learn and grow from them?   How he’s going to fix the mess he currently finds himself in is going to be interesting to see.  Can he do what he needs to do, stay off the radar and keep his other identity from being exposed?  We’ll see next issue as the story continues.  

    This really is one of the year’s most intense and interesting series and hopefully now that it's back we won’t have to wait long between arcs like we have so far.  Duane has really gone above and beyond in creating a new mytho for the Black Hood and made him a very interesting, relatable and grounded character.  

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Exit Generation #1

10/28/2015

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Exit Generation #1
Comix Tribe 2015
Written by Sam Read
Illustrated by Caio Oliveira
Coloured by Ruth Redmond
Lettered by Colin Bell

    Well this is an interesting little offering.  In the not too distant future Earth’s population has grown too much and the planet is just unable to support the vast amount of life.  So the starting point for this story is 2025 and from there we see a progression of how life on Earth is.  With rationing of food, water and supplies to rioting, looting and martial law declared life has become hard.  It’s not an unrealistic point of view either and that’s kind of what has the strongest appeal about the premise.  

    So Earth’s top minds come up with the Extraction by Interstellar Transport Project, EXIT.  Build a fleet of space arks to find a new home capable of sustaining human life and colonize the stars.  Sounds reasonable right considering it’s the entire world working together to do this.  Naturally there isn’t going to be enough room for everybody, and not everybody wants to go either it’s not like the planet is doomed or anything this is an overpopulation scenario not a doomsday one.

    Along the way we see Matthew and Olivia get married.  Matthew volunteers to help build the arks.  By 2030 EXIT Project is 87% complete and by 2034 it’s time to go.  Only Matthew’s wife Olivia doesn’t want to go and he leaves without her, and it turns out she’s pregnant.  She’s worried about raising a child all by herself which is logical considering all that’s happened in her lifetime.  Meanwhile in space we see Matthew and the direction the fleet is going in.

    Cut to twenty years later Matthew and Olivia’s son’s twentieth birthday he is what I am assuming is come to be known as the EXIT Generation.  The first generation born after the exit happened.  Life on Earth is very different than it was before but however somethings remain the same.  Jack craves excitement, adventure something to beat the humdrum existence of life and let’s not forget the old saying be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.

    I am very impressed with the storytelling here.  I like how this first issue introduces you to what’s happening and the state of the world and it’s transition from overpopulated to underpopulated and how that’s changed how people are.  The dialogue between Jack and Mo, basically brothers as Mo’s mother and Jack’s were best friends and well Olivia isn’t around anymore so he was raised by Mo’s parents.  This is great stuff it engages the reader and really finds a home where you can relate to the characters and each point of view we see.  

    When Earth is visited by an alien race is when things start to get interesting.  But you’ll have to read this to see why.  Just know this Mo’s family, and Jack’s too, have been taken by them and now it’s time for Jack to have the adventure and excitement he craved in trying to save them.  

    Caio and Ruth’s work on the interiors here reminds me of classic Nickelodeon cartoons.  That not really scary or creepy alien though it is because you allow your mind to make it so kind of effect.  The characters are great and have life and personality and the use of page layouts, panels and backgrounds when necessary help keep moving the story along at a nice pace in synch with the writing.  Oh and Jack with his kind of Mohawk and good looks yeah he’s a great main character!

This is another shining example of why I love Comix Tribe.  They bring us something that we have kind of seen but put their own twist on it and make it fresh, interesting and exciting.   

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Puppet Master #7

10/28/2015

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Puppet Master #7
Action Lab: Danger Zone 2015
Written by Shawn Gabborin
Illustrated by Michela Da Sacco
Coloured by Yann Perrelet

    Shawn has gone and impressed me beyond words here.  This arc really defines this series and this issue most of all.  Not only have we seen them regain bodies and give their puppets to Madam Adon but then we saw them seemingly take on a life of their own and go after their former souls in their bodies.  To what end did we see them end up together again in a strange new place?

    We open with Andre creating a new Jester for Hans.  Elsa has fears of her own and as he leaves to deliver the new doll to the man who couldn’t live without it we see her fate.  These two, Andre and Elsa have a love that transcends time, space and logic.  They actually are perfect together, complete each other in ways we can hope to find in a partner.  The dialogue and between them is superb and descriptive and gives off exactly what they mean to each other.  It’s just that powerful.

    With the death of their human bodies Andre and Elsa join with the others.  It’s here that the real heart of this arc happens.  Andre knows this place all too well it’s the home of the demon Sutekh.  He’s been here before checking to make sure that Sutekh was dead only there was another presence there as well and one that was more powerful and the demon they destroyed.  Anapa lives in this realm and he took the power of Sutekh and he scares Andre.

    A lot of this is revenge of sorts after all Anapa is the son of Sutekh and for the kindness he gave them, his father’s realm and power, he tells that it doesn’t matter what vesel’s they now possess their souls are his.  The revelations are amazing in how he’s managed to get them here as is the final piece of the puzzle.  For all of them except one are present.  Erich the son of Andre and Elsa.  

    His role in this story surprises me the most.  He’s very much his parents child possessing the best and worst of their traits.  That he’s trapped in the body of a child doesn’t mean he is one after all he joined Hitler’s Youth Army so there’s more to him than anyone could possibly realize.  This man in a boy’s body took me by surprise and he can only do that once.  Shawn’s passion for this series and franchise has hit a point that from here on out I expect him to be unbelievable and take me places and show me traits that I hadn’t thought they possess.

This issue does the amazing and takes that which has come before and brings it to it’s next evolution.  It has raised it from it’s beginnings and has gone to a place where stories are wrapped in stories full of deceit, death and vengeance and a longing to be free of it all.  The future of this series is limitless and the potential scary.

Michela’s interior artwork here matches the intensity and creativity of the writing beautifully.  That she can make the puppets so menacing and fearsome and then turn around and make their humans so frail and expressive is amazing.  Plus there’s Erich who regardless seems to have this depth of smarts and danger emanating from his person it’s wow.  

Biggest surprise series of the year and should definitely be on everyone’s radar this is the one you’ll regret not reading.

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Doctor Who The Tenth Doctor Season 2 #2

10/27/2015

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Doctor Who the Tenth Doctor Season 2 #2
Titan Comics 2015
Written by Nick Abadzis
Illustrated by Eleonora Carlini
Coloured by Claudia SG Ianniciello & Azzurra Florean
Lettered by Richard Starkings & Jimmy Betancourt

    Gabby and the Doctor came to Wupatki, a giant network of human cities floating in the habitable zone of a gas giant. There, they met the Shan’Tee, a species of sentient songs – only to discover that the Shan’Tee have been infected by a mysterious memetic virus that is turning them into monstrous killers! The Doctor is headed into space to find the source of the infection, while Gabby remains behind to help find a solution – as the city crumbles around her!

    I am such a huge fan of Nick’s his writing and his grasp of the Doctor and the companions he’s created really are spectacular!  While looking at the pages I can see and hear David’s Doctor clearly in my head, the mannerisms, sayings you the nine yards and it makes reading this that much more pleasurable.  A lot of that pleasure comes from Eleonora as well since the Doctor looks like a great animated version of Tennant making the words that come from him that much more believable.  

    I think one of the aspects of this series that I like so much is the introduction of worlds and species that haven’t been introduced yet.  These creatures the Shan’Tee for instance have this ethereal quality to them and are more noticeable to some who are more intune with this world or the creatures and their symbiotic relationship is better portrayed here in comic book form than in either novel or television format.  I wouldn’t mind however if at some point they appear again with another version of the Doctor keeping them in a kind of continuity.

    Gabby’s growing on me and her steadfast devotion to the Doctor and willingness to stand by her new friends, quick thinking and loyalty are very admirable qualities. It’s just too bad that she wasn’t there to see the Doctor or lil Smokey in action because that was pure classic Doctor stuff happening!  See Nick’s amazing ability to nail it all so perfectly and tell it from two points of view as the action unfolds well it’s delightful.  Also his solution yeah that was pretty interesting and something again I want to see more of, the actual thing that happened cause I wanted to laugh out loud at that.

    The ending was freakin awesome too!  So glad that the way things ended with the previous season aren’t going to be forgotten and that Anubis is going to be keeping tabs on the Doctor.  It’ll get annoying but it’s just another opportunity to hear him talk his way out of a situation with that mind of his which is always brings me joy. That Gabby makes friends with him and asks about Dorothy well it just further demonstrates the difference between the Doctor and his companion.  

    Titan has found their writers and artists to bring the world of Doctor Who to life better than i’ve seen anywhere else and that’s saying a lot!  

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Star Trek #50

10/27/2015

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Star Trek #50
IDW Publishing 2011
Written by Mike Johnson
Illustrated by Tony Shasteen
Coloured by Davide Mastrolonardo
Lettered by Neil Uyetake
Story Consultant Roberto Orci

    The U.S.S. Enterprise continues its ongoing mission to explore strange new worlds and new civilizations, boldly going where no one has gone before. Now midway through their five-year voyage into uncharted space, Captain Kirk and the crew are about to encounter their strangest discovery yet… themselves!

    One of the series most classic and most imitated stories gets it’s current treatment with the crew of the current Enterprise.  This time however it has a pretty unique twist to it that takes things one step further and I like it!  This is part one of three so this story arc should have ample time to really explore this world and these characters establishing them anew and with greater detail.  Goatee Spock is captain of the I.S.S. Enterprise and he’s as ruthless as they come can Commander Spock find a way to work with his evil self or will it all end tragically?

    Wait where’s Kirk you might be asking?  Well let’s hit the beginning shall we.  An Ion Storm has enveloped the Enterprise and when it’s over a strange phenomenon has occured.  The storm has blown them off course near the Ceti Alpha system, hundreds of light years away.   This isn’t something an Ion Storm should be capable of and while you can sense Spock wants to investigate Kirk nope he sure doesn’t.  While the talk is going on Chekov picks up life forms on Ceti Alpha 5 where there should be none.

    Curiouser and curiouser the crew heads to investigate.  A strange message is sent from the people below as they don’t want the Enterprise to destroy their home.  It’s very clear that the kid on screen keeps referring to the Empire while Kirk keeps saying Federation so immediately you begin to think what’s going on?  Well being James T. Kirk he takes an away team down to the surface to find out.

    Kirk takes Bones and two red shirts with him to the planet’s surface.  The leader of the people on Ceti Alpha 5 is one familiar to Star Trek fans and his presence is mystifying and even elicits the hope that Kirk gives the order to shoot.  So before the away team can get a hold of the crew their communications are being jammed and we see a more advancement version of the Enterprise enter the picture.

    The evil universe is alive and well and back again.  These versions however are meeting for the first time and it’s wicked fun!  Though to be honest I kind of miss the original version of their uniforms.  The subtle differences we do see, thanks to Tony’s impeccable interior artwork, do wonders to differentiate the two universes.  What happens now that they’ve met is something you’ll have to read on your own but suffice it to say Mike’s version is freakin awesome!!

    The ending of this issue may surprise you as well.  I’m serious here when I say this team has taken the original and amped it up to Nth degree!  This story is amazingly well done by all involved and wow the artwork on the last few pages seriously that second to last page incredible!  

Not a fan of this crew I still say check out the homage story and see how it stacks up, but with an open mind because this is how to keep true and move forward at the same time.  Not a Trek fan yet then NOW is the time to read this series!

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Tales of Honor: Bred to Kill #3

10/27/2015

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Tales of Honor: Bred to Kill #3
Top Cow/Image Comics 2015
Written by Matt Hawkins & Dan Wickline
Illustrated by Linda Sejic
Lettered by Troy Peteri

    Last issue Honor told the boys to start a fight and that got them locked up which is where they are when open up this issue.  It’s here we learn a little more about Harkness and what he’s been through before joining the Royal Manticore Navy.  Honestly now i’d love a three issue series depicting his life now starting at sixteen till he ends up on Honor’s ship.  There’s something both fascinating and horrifying about the circumstances of his story and he managed to overcome it, well somewhat, and be where he is today.  It’s a good introduction point for a side story.

    Alia wants to know the truth about what’s going on and why Honor’s on Eros.  So erring on side of caution and honesty she tells the truth.  This gets better results and a room number for her missing uncle.  Once there the real reason for his visit is laid for them.  The whole deal of these genetically modified slaves and the illegal activities they perform are why he’s on Eros.  He’s writing a story but can’t get any proof.  Apparently he’s not that great of a reporter if he’s been here this long, working with some of the slaves and still can’t get proof but that’s neither here nor there.

    Honor however has had a personal invitation to let off steam and she’s going to help her uncle out by fighting in the arena.  Which is where we saw her at the beginning of this story.  Two bouts one after the other with Nimix, her Treecat, they manage to impress the right people and now she and her men have that invitation to join the safari on the surface.  

    When her uncle tells Michael of what’s happened it seems that things with the slaves have been escalating to a point where they are actually using her distraction to serve their own purpose in ways that well are going to the extreme.  I mean seriously they are slaves who is going to care about a story written about them.  No it’s time to take matters into their own hands and the best way for them to get noticed is to get violent.  Though really when did violence solve anything substantially?

    As things with Honor tend to go her trip the surface for the safari isn’t going to go as planned.  Someone snuck down with them, took their ship after they debarked and it blew up leaving them alone down there which is where we’ll pick up next issue.  The real question is who is behind what happened to their ship?  Does Alia and her boss know something more is going on or is this the work of the slaves or has her uncle done what he could to make sure she doesn’t get back on Eros thinking he’s saving her life?  A lot of questions, a lot of ways this could play out and any one of them would make perfect sense.  So that we now have too many options it’s a need to come back next month to find out which one is correct.

    I’m liking these stories a lot.  Honor and her crew are extremely interesting characters and the way their personalities are fleshed out through the storytelling keeps them at the forefront and extremely likable.  The action/adventure and mystery woven throughout also make for great reading.  While Linda’s interiors are delightful i’ve seen better from her.  They seem to be a little less detailed and a little more on the cartoon/comic side of things and that’s not the same as i’m used to seeing from her.  

    Overall this is an incredibly solid science fiction action/adventure story and should thrill readers.  

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Rivers of London #4

10/27/2015

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Rivers of London #4
Titan Comics 2015
Written by Ben Aaronovitch & Andrew Cartmel
Illustrated by Lee Sullivan
Coloured by Luis Guerrero
Lettered by Janice Chiang

    London’s police go by many nicknames such as rozzers and the filth, but only two are known as wizards: PC Peter Grant and his boss, Thomas Nightingale. Their investigation into an allegedly haunted car unveils a trail of motor parts that seem to be triggering a wave of murders and weirdness; it’s also taking Nightingale back to his youth – a time he really wanted to forget…

    I think this story has some elements that appeals to a wide audience, like the car itself as an instrument of destruction, possessed and causing the owner to die ala Christine.  But for me it’s blending that element with the police officers known as Wizards that really help this story get under your skin.  That it is able to blend your average police work with supernatural entities and legitimate magic and have all seamless blend together as this were an everyday occurrence everywhere is what sets this apart.

    As the story continues to reveal this issue there’s always something more than meets the eye going on.  Celeste is in hospital in a coma and her sister, Kimberly Mapstone, is more than willing to talk and sell out her sister’s boyfriend believing it was the drugs he supplied that led her to her current state.  Vitamin K, Ketamine, was what Reuel was peddling and everyone at the bonfire but Kimberly did the drug.  Of course she said after that night her sister starting acting weird and was afraid of her car so she sold it.  This ties into the other reports of the BMW 5 series of incidents.

    However the drug really is a non-issue here as that’s not what has caused the fear of these cars and them acting up the way they have been.  Still it’s a brilliant bit of misdirection for the moment.  I also have to hand it to Lee for the use of the bullet one hitter we see them taking the drug from.  That he’s able to showcase a device that puts one sniff/hit into it’s opening allowing the user to snort up just enough so accurately was interesting to see.

    Well what happens at the graveyard of lost atuomobiles however says that Nightingale has suspicions for something else.  What we see here is great for those horror/thriller aficionados!  Aside from the creepy cars acting up on their own we see a bit more from Peter’s perspective and well yeah that’s great stuff.  Lee and Luis manage to create that perfect amount of tension and creepiness that makes you surprised no one went screaming from the area.    

    This issue also has a pretty big reveal to it.  Aside from Nightingale’s maid looking like some she-devil and his lamenting over Archie’s suicide the result of some good old fashioned detective work yields some unexpected information.  I like where it’s all going and how it all ties into to what we’ve seen so far and the explanation while not fully there is in my head already so if i’m right great if not then i’m ready to be stunned.  It’s like a natural, logical progression of the story and what we’ve learned though when dealing with the boys are here I could be so wrong.  

    This is a great series so far.  It’s engaging, thrilling and has just enough of that real world work spliced with the magic/supernatural elements to make plausible and fantastical at the same time.  Plus it’s got great interior artwork and the attention to detail all around is spectacular and helps enhance the enjoyment of reading the story.

    Titan is having massively huge year with the quality of books they are releasing.

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Reyn #9

10/27/2015

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Reyn #9
Image Comics 2015
Written by Kel Symons
Illustrated by Nate Stockman
Coloured by Paul Little
Lettered & Design by Pat Brosseau

    It seems like these guys are never satisfied and have to keep things moving along in these ways that seem to just defy explanation.  This issue finally gives us how the Venn managed to get on board Hope and how the human population survived this encounter and ended up as they are today.  

    I for one loved the history lesson by the Venn.  I also really like the fact that he didn’t sugar coat it either.  When he said that “sometimes we had to TAKE what we wanted” instead of always trying to paint them as the misunderstood kind well yeah I was alright honesty.  That in their travels and that they assaulted Hope in order to collect specimens and take the ship itself they caused not only their ship to be destroyed but damaged Hope’s vital systems as well so that they are the reason everything is as it is today was kind of cool.

Also that the Venn leader claims to have killed all Wardens in one fell swoop well we see he missed one but he doesn’t elaborate on that.  So if he was there when all this went down how long do these Venn live?  He says they went into some kind of hibernation chamber but really I need to see more from a human perspective about how they lost everything and no one who knew anything didn’t survive to pass along the information.  That and seriously not on survivor would have thought to seek out and destroy the hibernating Venn?  

So yes there are holes to explore but it does go a very long way in explaining how the Venn are there to begin with and why they are so desperate to find what they need to get back on track and off the ship or at least take control of it for themselves.  

Before we can actually get to what I was alluding to earlier Ryen shows up to free Seph and he does with style.  Tying it into what the Venn were known to begin with.  This is the kind of showdown we’ve been waiting for but even that is something Kel couldn’t just tell straight up.  Instead another twist and another fantastic idea is sewn into the story taking everything one step further into that science fiction realm that you just don’t expect and have to stare at the page, thanks to Nate’s art which is what the reveal is from not the words itself.  

Now I have no clue if this is meant to be a finite series or not but I have to say that everything we’ve gotten so far begs for more.  Granted this isn’t the Starship Enterprise but think of what these characters and can do and learn should they have that opportunity, of course they need to survive their current predicament first but Kel and Nate have me looking towards the future.  Though I will say suddenly I have a very different understanding of the ghost woman that only Reyn can see and I can’t wait to have the explored further.

This is an exciting, fresh, unique and thrilling series.  The writing, characterization, plot advancement and interior artwork have been exceedingly consistent in bringing us a story each issue that the reader isn’t prepared for.  For me this is a first as EVERY issue is a game changer in some way shape or form.  

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Beauty #3

10/26/2015

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Beauty #3
Image Comics 2015
Written by Jeremy Haun & Jason A. Hurley
Illustrated by Jeremy Haun
Coloured by John Rauch
Lettered & Designed by Fonografiks

    Each issue of this series has taken us to a new place.  First we are introduced to a sexually transmitted disease people are dying to have.  Then we got a more intense look at the detectives involved here and how this is changing their lives.  We got to see there’s another agency involved trying to cover up the truth about what’s happening to those infected.  Now things continue to heat up with some surprising storytelling that takes what they are going through to a whole new level of awesome!

    We open with something that is extremely adult in nature as a woman with Beauty’s body  is explored by a man.  It’s kind of obvious he isn’t infected and what he did was a safe fetish voyeurism kind of deal.  Kudos to Jeremy though for the full monty moment, though don’t feel you have to hide that in shadows like the face if she’s not shadowed out.  There’s more than one reason for this opening but it does leave this huge impact on you for those and more.  

    Last issue the officers were kind of ambushed and this issue we pick up with that as well only an unexpected event occurs.  

    Before we get to that however we do get to see the Senator and his team at the scene just vacated by our cops.  The stress of what’s happening is getting to the doctor as we see her time containing the problem has run out.  Of course the Senator isn’t a nice man and what he’s got in store for Foster is something we’ve already seen in action.  What he does know however is who is helping them out now, Jake Lundy.  

    Jake has brought them to him to explain everything he knows and why he’s on their most wanted list of anti-beauty campaign.  Only there’s more to his story than any could’ve realized and his actions now are because not only does he feel guilty but he lost the man he loves because of all this as well.  He’s a man on a mission and primarily among them is that he can cure Beauty.  He’s going to need Foster and Vaughn’s help in order to do it though.  The big question is can he trust them to be on his side after all is said and done.  

    Suddenly we’ve gone to a new place in where this story is going.  There’s a mystery sure but there’s a lot of action/adventure going on too.  It’s like suddenly there’s this race against time to not only get a cure processed but help Foster recover from his recent disaster and where he now finds himself while staying alive to get the bad guy responsible for it all.  

    There’s some incredible dialoguing going on here and serves to keep the story moving forward and as the big moment happens all around are little things in motion that are set to keep this from moving onward.  It’s a fabulously scripted story, the moments happen at this flow and pace to keep you glued to it.  While the intensity of the story ramps up the interiors are flowing at that same pace.  Getting to see the difference between infected and uninfected side by side with some minimal backgrounds it heightens the drama in relation to the timeline.  

    Jeremy and Jason are full of surprises here and the biggest one is that they’ve taken this concept and made not only more complicated than we could have imagined but they’ve also gone and made it simply irresistible to put down.

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