Review – Ryder on the Storm
Noir is in and Ryder on the Storm written by David Hine and art by Wayne Nichols is the latest series to hop into the genre and it’s a welcome addition. The series follows a detective who’s hired to investigate the suicide of a woman’s lover.
From the team that brought you FVZA, a special $1.00 preview comic for the upcoming 3-issue, bi-monthly, miniseries, brimming with elements of H.P. Lovecraft, mixed into a noir mystery.
Ryder on the Storm follows Ryder, a private eye hired by the beautiful femme fatale Katrina Petruska to investigate the horrifically bizarre suicide of her lover, Michael Hudson. Ryder’s journey to solve the case and finish Hudson’s work leads him to discover a truth more sinister and terrifying than he could ever have imagined – daemons walk among us. Now, he must team up with the last daemon hunter, Charles Monk, to take down the cabal of ancient evil controlling the city while struggling to reconcile the dark side of his own nature.
Even if this issue was a few bucks it’d be a buy, but for $1 it’s a MUST buy. The set up for the mystery and hints of supernatural ties into the story are great. The characters top notch and pacing near perfect. This first issue is fantastic in every way and not only works as a comic, but I’d love to see it on the small screen.
For $1 dollar, you have no excuse not to get this comic, especially since it’s such high quality.
This $1 issue teases what we can expect next year from The Rising. The series is a mix of a bunch of different plots including the penal gang, a bit of Avatar and some War of the Worlds thrown in for good measure.
Earth is destroyed and a group of mercenaries must head out into the scorched planet to retrieve a messiah who just might be humanities last hope. After Dark #1 contains a plot and cast of characters that are very much been there and done that.
An interesting series that focuses on a future where the dead wander aimlessly and police are charged with dispatching them. Hotwire: Deep Cut #1 stands out not for the story, but instead, the use of colors is impressive. The entire issue glows in neon with the use of almost fluorescent colors.
Driver for the Dead #1 is fantastic. I’m just going to outright say, this is a must buy for the week. Written by John Heffernan and art by Leonard Manco the story has two parts. The first part focuses on a voodoo priest and the second half a driver for a funeral home who does a bit more than just move dead bodies around.
There’s a lot going on in the second issue of Shrapnel: Hubris #2 and I’m torn on what I think. The issue is published by Radical Publishing, created by Mark Long and Nick Sagan, written by Sagan and Clinnette Minnis with art by Concept Art House and the cover by Stephan Martiniere. The second issue picks up with the first and takes us through the build up to Captain Narayan’s assault on the Solar Alliance.
Time Bomb, is not a “deep comic” but boy is it entertaining. The first issue comes off as a fantastic cheesy blockbuster movie, one that’s highly entertaining and you can’t take too seriously. This is the type of comic you’d love to spend a Sunday afternoon at the theater watching with popcorn dripping with butter. Published by Radical Publishing the series is from Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray with art from Paul Gulacy and color by Rain Beredo.
