HARBINGER # 22Written by Joshua Dysart
Art by Clayton Henry & Brian Reber
Valiant Comics
FLIPPING THROUGH:
The Renegades decide it’s time to strike. The seven
members devise a plan to strike at Toyo Harada and expose him even more than
they already have but attacking and getting data from Harada’s school in
Pittsburg. While it looks like Harada has caught up with our merry band of
rebels, all are not what it seems. Plus, Torque goes through some changes.
ART:
We are look at Henry’s best art of his career. The
level of detail and expression has been increased and Henry is really starting
to shine within these pages. From backgrounds, to the various body types in the
book, Henry has not shyed away from presenting a fully, realized world and
character. From the somber opening pages
to the gripping final panel, Henry renders it all beautiful. Great sense of
action, perspectives and proportions, Henry truly gives his best work yet.
Reber backs him up as always with some strong colors and tones to match the mood of the scenes within the book. The colors really enhance Henry’s stunning work, making it look masterful on each panel. The opening page really captures mood well because of Rebel’s color alongside Henry’s art.
Overall, a beautiful book.
Reber backs him up as always with some strong colors and tones to match the mood of the scenes within the book. The colors really enhance Henry’s stunning work, making it look masterful on each panel. The opening page really captures mood well because of Rebel’s color alongside Henry’s art.
Overall, a beautiful book.
WRITING:
Dysart continues to write a gripping story and starts
laying groundwork for the end. We get some particular character development on
Torque and Faith while Dysart evens out the rest of the character moments
between the rest of the Renegades, except for Monica. Monica did not get much
development this issue at all. Yet, everyone else got some good character
moments.
Dysart writes a smart script as always, giving readers multiple surprises this issue; allowing for misdirection and some great character moments. As we see the continuing development, the title of the story line “Death of a Renegade” is definitely getting hinted out a few times this issue; giving some very creepy assumptions on which character is gonna die during the course of the storyline. Dysart paces the entire issue well with a strong beginning, very captivating middle and a gripping end.
Dysart builds the beginning of the end here and does it with style. Another well written issue.
OVERALL IMPRESSION:
Dysart writes a smart script as always, giving readers multiple surprises this issue; allowing for misdirection and some great character moments. As we see the continuing development, the title of the story line “Death of a Renegade” is definitely getting hinted out a few times this issue; giving some very creepy assumptions on which character is gonna die during the course of the storyline. Dysart paces the entire issue well with a strong beginning, very captivating middle and a gripping end.
Dysart builds the beginning of the end here and does it with style. Another well written issue.
OVERALL IMPRESSION:
The issue was a great start to a very pivotal
character and story related arc. Henry, Reber and Dysart are delivering the
best work of their careers and it will only get better. “Death of a Renegade” is off to a smart and
strong start and can only get much better from here. And that will make it that
much more heartbreaking for when we lose one of our characters.
RATING:
RATING:
I
give Harbinger #22 a magnificent 10 … out of 10. Pick it up this Wednesday!
