FBI Agent Collins touches down on Little Diomede to investigate a chilling murder—facing savage weather, crushing isolation, and the ghosts of a failing marriage. But when he’s forced to team up with KGB Agent Sonia Fiodrow, the uneasy alliance leads to disturbing revelations: a religiously motivated killer and a community gripped by fear. No Man’s Land #2 is a slow, tense, burn that fans of whodunnit stories will appreciate.

Written by and with art by Szymon Kudrański, No Man’s Land #2 at its heart is a murder mystery. A body has been found right in the middle of the ice bridge that connects Russian and the United States during the early years of the Cold War. An American FBI agent and KGB agent must team up to solve the murder but it’s all with the backdrop that is the Cold War.

Kudrański does a hell of a job here setting up two agents who need to work together but also are trained to not trust each other. Mix in the fact that by working together, they could inflame political tensions and also hurt their own careers. The comic seeps in tension and paranoia as the two attempt to figure out what’s going on.

Where Kudrański takes it is far more interesting. Signs early on point that the killing is a religiously driven one with teases of Biblical scripture and the talk of a demonic being. What goes from a straight politically tinged thriller, morphs slightly into an intriguing episode of The X-Files. Replace these two agents with Mulder and Scully and the comic wouldn’t miss a beat.

The art nails the aesthetic of it all with a slightly dark, very white, slightly nightmarish style that reflects the story and its setting. Kudrański is a talent all around when it comes to art, that’s a known, and the comic shows off writing talent as well. DC Hopkins‘ lettering too stands out tackling multiple languages and impressively lettering readers get a sense of intent of words even when the readers don’t know the language.

No Man’s Land #2 is an impressive issue. It mixes mystery, tension, and strange scares all with some fantastic art. For those who are interested in the genre, this is a series and issue that can’t be missed.

Story: Szymon Kudrański Art: Szymon Kudrański
Translation Assistance: Atom Morwill Letterer: DC Hopkins
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

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