Written and Illustrated by Howard Chaykin
Published by Image Comics
This is a tremendous story that is happening in this volume.
The first series was quite excellent. This is even better. It goes into places that are deeper and more layered than the first series offered (though that was great as well).
This is the penultimate chapter of this series. We get to see some of the older guard of comic creators coming to terms of where they stand in the industry. We get to see that their names don’t mean a heck of a lot at the end of the day.
This here directly reflects what happened in real life with many comic book creators. It is out with the old, and in with the new. We get to see that the transition is already in place. We get to see the industry’s mentality in motion.
We also get to see management putting the screws to the talent. It doesn’t matter whether it is old talent or new.
Both generations get it from them in surprising ways. It is hard to watch and even harder to stomach.
The story and art by Chaykin is out of this world. There are very few auteurs left in the comics world, but Chaykin certainly is one. The writing and the art are both magnificent and he is again at the top of his game. This is one of the best series out there.
RATING: A
