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Review: Ghost #11

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ghost cover 11This is only the third issue of the darker turn for the main character in this series, but already she is starting to see the negative effects of her actions.  In the purest sense, this is maybe not a truly dark turn for the character rather, she is simply one of a changed outlook, that of a changed outlook more to that of a utilitarian brand of justice in that she fights for the greatest good.  If she ends up insignificantly different from the villains that she fights, at least from a legal sense, then it is still judged to be of value, as her crimes of murder are stopping others from doing the same.  Of course any ethical issue is never as easy, and by this third issue, Ghost has already learned the cost of violent revenge.

This story is told through her friend Tommy.  At the end of the previous issue we saw him being gunned down by the group of people assembled to ambush Elisa as she ventured into yet another grey area of crime fighting.  The majority of this issue deals with the fallout from this attack, as Elisa learns once again that there is a deeper cost to her actions than simply those of the crimes that she commits.  Revenge in itself acts as a catalyst of entropy, despite her best interests and best efforts, things still end up worse than before when she is involved with her self-appointed crusade.

Revenge forms one of the major bases for characters across comics, and yet it is very infrequently looked upon as a destructive force, more so as a motivation for those that have an interest in crime fighting.  For instance, Batman can use revenge to reach impossible feats, and it is very infrequently shown to have the same effects on him that it has on most.  That is where this story succeeds, in that it looks at one of the common character background motivations and but displays it from a different angle, and one which is likely more realistic in comparison to the real world.  It makes this series one of the better superhero series on the market at the moment, flying a little bit under the radar, though worthy of a look by those interested in a bit more depth in the story telling for their heroes.

Story: Chris Sebela Art: Harvey Tolibao
Story: 8.8 Art: 8.8 Overall: 8.8 Recommendation: Buy

Dark Horse provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review.

Review: Ghost #9

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Ghost 009My first exposure to the character of Ghost was the Project Black Sky Sampler which was released in October.  After reading through the collection of first issues for the main characters in the shared universe, I was only really impressed by Ghost as a character, and so now this was the first chance to read her story monthly since this exposure.  Interestingly enough, this issue bills itself as a great starting point for new readers.  Since my return to regular comic book reading two months ago I have seen this a lot on a lot of issues, as a sort of cheap trick to entice in new readers.  I am not sure if it is the case here, but the story is not overly complicated anyway.  Having read the first issue, it is easy to pick up the gap, even if these are the only two issues that I have read thus far in the series.

Ghost has her memories back, and more.  Now fully comprehending her power she decides to seek out those that she knew in her previous life.  Going to visit her former best friend is an interesting mix of emotions as she is hesitant to expose herself to her after her friend has already grieved her supposed death.  While still working on this though, she sees her friend about to become abducted in a sex slave ring, and without being seen she intervenes.  This is a nice lead-in, not only into her past but also into her future as a superhero and how she plans to use her powers.

The end result is pretty good.  The main character is still being fleshed out in terms of background, but the struggle that she has with her ethics over visiting her friend plus the decision about her new career as a superhero work well to the character development for the series protagonist.  Add in some decent and fun action as she sets out on her first mission as well as a contemporary enough emphasis on her heroics, and the issue ends up fitting together nicely.  As a standalone issue it works by itself, and so it lives up to the claim of being a good starting point, and anyone at all interested in this series that has been putting off reading it might want to start here.

Story: Chris Sebela Art:  Harvey Tolibao
Story: 8.5 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.5 Recommendation: Buy

Dark Horse provided Graphic Policy with a free copy for review

Dark Horse Launches Project Black Sky Web Comic!

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While many comics fans are headed to their local comic shop to get their free goodies this weekend, Dark Horse launches the hottest web comic of the year at ProjectBlackSky.net!

Intrigued by the investigations of the conspiracy blog IWatchTheSky.com, Dark Horse Comics has done some digging and uncovered some of the mysterious Project Black Sky’s secret files.

Fred Van Lente is set to script these secret files, assisted by the award-winning team of colorist Dan Jackson and letterer Nate Piekos.

Project Black Sky will run through September with a new panel almost every day! Three series artists with top-level security clearance will provide illustrations for the stunning story line.

Project Black Sky Part 1: The Field, featuring art by Steve Ellis, goes live on May 2 with eight screens!

Project Black Sky Part 2: The Launch features art by Michael Broussard and will post weekdays with forty screens beginning May 5.

Project Black Sky Part 3: The Ring features art by Steve Ellis and will post weekdays with forty screens beginning June 26.

Project Black Sky Part 4: The Base features art by Guiu Vilanova and will post every day of the week with thirty-two screens beginning August 21.

Project Black Sky Part 5: Michael Broussard will illustrate a final, top-secret, twelve-screen story, presented in its entirety on September 24.

Fans can head to their local comic shop to pick up the Free Comic Book Day 2014 issue of Project Black Sky! Meanwhile, head to ProjectBlackSky.net every day for a new piece of the puzzle!

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