The first issue to not totally blow me away. It’s still excellent, but feels like it was written to end a limited series.
Unknown Soldier 6
May 10th, 2009 - Respond
Unknown Soldier 5
May 10th, 2009 - Respond
Not where I expected Dysart to take the plot, not this soon. The unexpected turn is in the issue’s favor. Superior work.
Unknown Soldier 4
April 26th, 2009 - Respond
It seems like an all-action issue, but it’s not. It is deceptive how much work Dysart gets done in during the first half.
Unknown Soldier 3
April 25th, 2009 - Respond
Things start to develop. Dysart’s pace is great. He tells his story; makes social commentary (without drawing attention).
Unknown Soldier 2
April 25th, 2009 - Respond
Amazing second issue–how Dysart manages to tell this one in a big two comic book is beyond me. It is a devastating read.
Unknown Soldier 1
April 25th, 2009 - Respond
After hearing so much about the book, how good it is, I thought it couldn’t live up. Silly me. It excels any expectation.
Crossing Midnight 19
December 27th, 2008 - Respond
A decent ending, considering cancellation forced it early. But it is obtuse for effect, instead of being clearly told.
Crossing Midnight 18
December 27th, 2008 - Respond
A solid battle issue with the best art in the series. It is too quick, Carey obviously could’ve spend more time on it.
Crossing Midnight 17
December 27th, 2008 - Respond
It took this long to get the right inker. The story is galloping now, but Carey does find the time for little moments.
Crossing Midnight 16
December 25th, 2008 - Respond
I love when characters make absolutely no sense. Carey does the comic version of a clip show here. It is poorly paced.
Crossing Midnight 15
December 25th, 2008 - Respond
I have to hand it to Carey, he doesn’t flinch from making his main characters jerks. It doesn’t help the story though.
Crossing Midnight 14
December 25th, 2008 - Respond
The art is getting slack again. Carey treading water, writing-wise, does not help much either. The cliffhanger stinks.
Crossing Midnight 13
December 25th, 2008 - Respond
Carey’s got way too many cliffhangers in each issue. Once he rounds his characters, he trashes them. It is annoying.
Crossing Midnight 12
December 25th, 2008 - Respond
A decent, if predictable cliffhanger following a rather good issue. Carey turned the side story into a good diversion.
Crossing Midnight 11
December 25th, 2008 - Respond
A solid twist at the end–nicely foreshadowed–makes up for the weak new characters and setting. Way too little Toshi.
Crossing Midnight 10
December 23rd, 2008 - Respond
A new A plot, which is fine, but it feels like half of the story’s absent now. Nguyen’s art is unfinished and hurried.
Crossing Midnight 9
December 23rd, 2008 - Respond
I can’t follow Carey’s logic here. Just because it’s magic doesn’t mean it shouldn’t make sense too. Lazy or misguided?
Crossing Midnight 8
December 21st, 2008 - Respond
It’s very well-written, but Carey introduces way too much in each issue. He doesn’t give the reader a chance to digest.
Crossing Midnight 7
December 21st, 2008 - Respond
Carey finds a way to balance his cast. Toshi’s better brainwashed than not. Her scissors are the book’s best character.
Crossing Midnight 6
December 20th, 2008 - Respond
Another new narrator–the female twin–and her character is a weak protagonist. Fern’s art is lazy here. Disappointing.
Crossing Midnight 5
December 20th, 2008 - Respond
Another change in narrator but Carey has got a solid structure and great pacing. The art keeps changing, quality-wise.
Crossing Midnight 4
December 20th, 2008 - Respond
Too much action and a change in narration hurts. Carey wants to show off ideas here, explain instead of tell the story.
Crossing Midnight 3
December 20th, 2008 - Respond
Carey’s got some truly surprising moments in this issue, both loud and quiet. The narration keeps it in a passive tone.
Crossing Midnight 2
December 20th, 2008 - Respond
This issue reveals Carey has a plan for the comic, a careful one. It manages to be creepy without actually frightening.
Crossing Midnight 1
December 20th, 2008 - Respond
Sure, it’s extra-sized, but I can’t think of a recent comic with as much content. Carey has got a strong narrator here.
Madame Xanadu 5
November 26th, 2008 - Respond
Maybe it’s the combination of the mangaesque art and Wagner’s weak female characterization, but Nimue acts like a teenager.
Madame Xanadu 4
November 25th, 2008 - Respond
Once again I am flummoxed. Wagner pays lip service to women but his protagonist is fatally hung up on the Phantom Stranger.
Madame Xanadu 3
November 13th, 2008 - Respond
Wagner’s got some decent ideas–it’s like Young Indiana Jones, the protagonist in historical events–but his pacing is off.
Madame Xanadu 2
November 12th, 2008 - Respond
The Etrigan cameo is kind of neat–does it put the comic in DC continuity; the almost manga art is okay but makes it goofy.
Madame Xanadu 1
November 12th, 2008 - Respond
Way too much thinly veiled Camelot nonsense–the Phantom Stranger’s a neat guest in a Vertigo series–but what’s the point?