Nobody is in Control #2
written by PATRICK KINDLON
art by PAUL TUCKER
lettered by WALLACE RYAN
Further into the Atlanta wilds and deeper into the conspiracy. What links subway shooters, cultists, and pornographic video games? Keep walking into the forest and find out.
NOBODY IS IN CONTROL #1
Written by: Patrick Kindlon
Illustrated by: Paul Tucker
Hand Lettered by: Wallace Ryan
$3.99 | full color | 32 pages | mature
On Sale 5.1.19
When Richard sees a man run through his yard, he follows him out of concern. This deep in the woods, he must be lost… must be in trouble. But soon it’s Richard in peril, as this stranger drags him into a deep, twisted web of conspiracy going back hundreds of years.
A strange, paranoid new thriller from writer Patrick Kindlon (Survival Fetish, We Can Never Go Home, S.H.I.E.L.D.: Quake), illustrated by bold newcomer Paul Tucker, hand lettered by Wallace Ryan.
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TET #4 (of 4)
Paul Allor (w) • Paul Tucker (a & c)
We’ve seen Eugene’s story. But during his last day’s in Vietnam, he finally learns how Ha survived the war. She’s always been much stronger than him; and much stronger than he’s given her credit for. With all their secrets gone, Ha and Eugene must decide how to move forward.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Tet is the third entry in IDW Publishing’s new creator owned and imprint Comics Experience, and I’ve been reading this one since the first issue. It originally was not in my pull list when I saw the title on the rack, but I immediately recognized it for it was—a book set during the Vietnam War—and picked it up.
Every generation has its set of war movies; and for an eighties kid like myself, it was the Vietnam War. I enjoyed watching films like Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Born on the Fourth of July, and Aliens—yes Aliens was a sci-fi metaphor for the Vietnam War, watch it again if you don’t believe me.
Tet is like that Vietnam War movie from the eighties that never got green lit (but should have). Despite the rule breaking happening in eighties film work, one thing always remained the same—there were never any LGBT characters serving openly in military films, the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ (now repealed) rule applied then in military films too. There were allusions and metaphors, and some bromances tinged with homoeroticism, but I cannot recall any open LGBT character from any of the mainstream 1980s Vietnam War films—a butchy Lt Vasquez in Aliens was as close as we got, and even she we had to infer. Tet, as a comic book, fixes that.
When I was given a chance to review issue #4, I jumped on it. Issue #3 resolves one mystery, but leaves another for the next issue: what happened to Lt. Eugene Smith’s fiancée, Ha, during the Tet invasion? You will have to pick it up your self to find out.
However, I will tell you this, issue #4 concludes this well drawn tragic love tale. Lt. Smith’s and Bao’s friendship is put to a final test, and the Lieutenant may finally come to terms with his pain. If you are a fan of smart crime noir, and gritty war comics, this one is for you. The story is heartbreaking, but overall, extremely satisfying. Tet is a sleeper that hasn’t got too much attention; but it should.
Story: Paul Allor Art: Paul Tucker
Story: 10 Art: 9 Overall: 9.5 Recommendation: Buy
IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
TET #3 (of 4)
Paul Allor (w) • Paul Tucker (a & c)
1984. The war is over. Eugene is wounded, inside and out. And now, he finds himself going back to Vietnam, to set things right, and maybe even start again. But as Eugene sinks deeper into a 16-year-old murder investigation, he finally understands how wrong he’s been. And that some wounds never heal.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
TET #2 (of 4)
Paul Allor (w) • Paul Tucker (a & c)
The city is on fire; the murder remains unsolved; star-crossed lovers are split apart. As the Tet Offensive begins, Eugene abandons his post, and navigates a hellish landscape, desperate to find the woman he loves. But who’s going to save him?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Eugene Smith is desperate to leave Vietnam behind, and begin a new life with the woman he loves. But when a fellow Marine is brutally murdered, Eugene’s plans are thrown away, forever. All’s fair in love and war, right?
Writer Paul Allor and artist Paul Tucker with Tet #1 present an extraordinary, heartfelt story of hard-boiled crime and star-crossed romance, set at the height of the Vietnam War and the decades that followed.
A murder mystery set during the Vietnam War, and the wars lasting effects. It could have easily been a story we’ve seen time and time again, but Allor and Tucker have put together a layered first issue that’s so much more than a story that can easily be put into one column.
What Allor does for the story is give it a very human side. He presents Eugene as a soldier with layers, wanting to go home, wanting to experience the world, but really a small town person. He also has a potential wife, who sees the American dream at the end of marriage. Her big city dreams, and Eugene’s small town experiences create a dynamic that can be explored on its own. Add in the fact Eugene is dealing with the Vietnam War, and what’s clearly the Tet offensive coming, and you have a first issue that can be dissected and examined. There’s an interesting sadness to it all, especially in the scenes after the war.
Tucker’s art adds to the layers with a clean style that still somehow captures the dirt of war. There’s nothing exploitative, or what feels like a stereotype shown, and though taking place in a foreign land, it still feels familiar.
Overall, the first issue is a a fantastic start, and I look forward to checking out the second. This seems like a series that’ll be much more than I expected when all is said and done.
Story: Paul Allor Art: Paul Tucker
Story: 9 Art: 8 Overall: 9 Recommendation: Buy
IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
TET #1 (of 4)
Paul Allor (w) • Paul Tucker (a & c)
Eugene Smith is desperate to leave Vietnam behind, and begin a new life with the woman he loves. But when a fellow Marine is brutally murdered, Eugene’s plans are thrown away, forever. All’s fair in love and war, right?
Writer Paul Allor and artist Paul Tucker present an extraordinary, heartfelt story of hard-boiled crime and star-crossed romance, set at the height of the Vietnam War and the decades that followed.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
IDW Publishing announced today a new publishing alliance with Comics Experience, LLC—an online comics education resource and creative community. Under the alliance IDW and Comics Experience will focus on publishing creator-owned titles from new comics talent.
