This page is noteworthy in that it gives us the first expansion of the Ashley Mueller character, who has popped up on the periphery of a couple of scenes before this one. I like Ashley a great deal, and I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This page of course turned out great, as all stuff drawn by Jonathan Rector is likely to do. But here was an instance of a page not quite turning out how I imagined. Originally, in the script, I had asked […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Lees Diner returns! I think “Yumeroo!” could be the single most ridiculous word I’ve ever written. It was nice getting back to goofy, cheerful Gilbert a little in this issue, as I feel in the past chapter (and in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With that opening line, Ashley pokes another hole in the superhero myth, and one Gilbert doesn’t really have an answer for. If you have a magic potion that gives someone superpowers, is the right use for that really to put […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think I’ve talked before about how one of my regrets with this series was not getting the chance to do more with Caroline Cole (or Caroline Graham, as she is at this point in the story). But this is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This heartbreaking scene gives us an idea of Caroline’s present condition, with the full reveal coming on Monday’s page. It explains why we haven’t seen much of Caroline, and gives some new dimensions to Gilbert’s character, but it was a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is one of my favourite pages in the whole series. “Favourite” may not be the right word, as in a lot of ways it’s a difficult page to look at. But for me this moment lies at the emotional […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think it was around this part of issue #4 that colorist Mike Gagnon and artist Jonathan Rector really started clicking. Of course, Mike Gagnon had already done plenty of great coloring in Chapter 3 and earlier in Chapter 4, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And here we get one of the iconic moments of the series, as The Standard and The Corpse finally come face-to-face for the first time. These two characters have been set on a collision course throughout the series up until […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So, The Standard and The Corpse have become reluctant allies… for now. Be sure to keep reading to watch this unorthodox buddy cop caper unfold. I should also point out that Jonathan Rector got a good old chuckle when I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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