100 Word Hits – Comic Reviews #7
Welcome to the seventh installment of our new column 100 Word Hits, in association with comics retailer The Unreality Store, in which Matthew De Monti brings us short, sharp reviews of the latest books to hit comic stores over the past month or so!
Brother Of All Men #1
Written by Zac Thompson | Art by Eoin Marron
1928 Victoria, British Columbia and ex-WW1 veteran Guy Horn has been hired to track down a missing woman. His enquiries lead him to the mysterious Aquarian Brotherhood and their leader Brother XII. Applying to join the Aquarian Brotherhood, Horn is taken to their commune at Cedar-By-The-Sea where discovers the missing woman, an old army colleague, learns of The Message and The Work and has to pass a terrifying initiation ceremony.
There were shades of Midsommer in the cult and a genuine sense of unease reading this opening issue. Aftershock continues to put out some amazing comics.
Rating: 8.5/10
Rogues Gallery #1
Written by Hannah Rose May | Art by Justin Mason
Maisie Wade is ruining The Red Rogue TV show. A group of fans of the popular comic book series optioned for TV aren’t happy with her portrayal of their iconic hero and even less so when Wade wins an auction for a rare signed edition of Red Rogue #1. So they decide to do something about it.
Their plan involves dressing up cosplay costumes and breaking into Wade’s mansion to steal the comic. But Wade’s star is in the descendancy, her TV show is cancelled and she’s not going to be happy with a bunch of geeks robbing her house!
Rating: 7.5/10
Ghost Rider #5
Written by Benjamin Percy | Art by Cory Smith
What makes this issue a must-read is you’ll get to see Doctor Doom on a motorcycle! No kidding!!
Johnny Blaze, Doom and a whole bunch of other Marvel heroes and villains have assembled to take part in the Devil’s Backbone race. The winner gets their wish granted to them by the Devil. The race is tightly contested with Blaze managing to edge in front until his back tyre is shot out. Crashing his skull splits and a demonic centipede emerges wrapping itself around his head.
There’s a genuinely horrific end to the issue and a major demon is revealed!
Rating: 8/10
Parker Girls #1
Written and Drawn by Terry Moore
A not-so-chance encounter on a beach, a murder, a missing person turning up in a shallow grave, private investigators with snappy dialogue, stolen insurance millions and a fortune made in crypto-currency trading all feature in the opening issue of Parker Girls.
I’ve read and enjoyed some Terry Moore stuff in the past such as Echo & Rachel Rising but have no idea if Parker Girls features characters previously introduced in his other works. But that didn’t really matter because by the time I reached the end of the first issue I was on board – hook, line and sinker!
