Hickman knows exactly how to grab his audiences attention, keep and leave them wanting so much more. Along the way if you blink at the wrong time you’ll miss little pieces of the puzzle that are the characters motivations and personalities. The characterization here really is second to none because it happens so subtly and quietly that you realize after the issue is done how much you’ve learned.
Okay I have to say that the flashback to when they were kids was incredibly powerful.
Bodenheim’s art reminds me of Nick Pittara and the coloring scheme/lighting layout of differing panels concurrent to each other is something I haven’t seen in a long time. It’s innovative and derivative of Hickman’s guile. The creative duo here matches perfectly and Hickman always manages to use artists to impress better upon his already exquisite-craft. It’s a thrill of a ride. Such enthralling duplicity set in the real world makes me wonder if I rather this book to Manhattan Projects…and I can’t decide. Both are yet to be deciphered but both are sublime.
