Oh no! We see here that The Standard managed to mount a comeback against The Dawn, only for his momentum to be halted by some kind of medical complication. What’s wrong with The Standard? This opens up a new threat […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Now, The Standard has been decisively defeated by The Dawn. We’ve seen indicators that, emotionally, The Standard may no longer be able to cut it in the modern world. But this is our first clear suggestion that, physically, he may […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jon did a cracking job on this page. I just love the dynamic panel layout, it creates a sense of hurtling downwards. The little movie billboard saying “The Long Way Down” is also a nice touch, and totally Jon’s idea.
Here we see the young punks who Gilbert humiliated back in Chapter 4 make a comeback, similarly ill-fated as their last attempt to inflict violence on The Standard. Can we guess who’ll be returning on tomorrow’s page? Fun fact about […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s the triumphant return of THE SKUNK! I absolutely adore that top panel as drawn by Jon Rector and colored by Mike Gagnon, with Kel Nuttall’s dynamic lettering the final dramatic flourish: The Skunk’s returned heralded by cascades of vomit. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ooft! That’s one dense page thick with dialogue! Kudos to Kel Nuttall for being able to navigate all that with his lettering and present it all on the page in as unobtrusive a manner as possible. But really, one of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This might sound a bit arrogant, but I actually got goosebumps back when I wrote this page. Not because it’s necessarily an incredible piece of writing or anything, but rather because, after all the time I’d spent on this series, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t know what the hell was going through my head when I wrote this issue’s flashback sequences, but as you’ll see as this chapter progresses, they were packed with some of the most demented imagery of the whole series. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
More bonkers imagery on display here. Zachary Zarthos has a hideout (a secret sky fortress, no less) that is built in the shape of his own head, because of course he does. It should also be pointed out that it […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
HE’S BACK! The Standard – beaten, but not broken – enters the fray! This also marks the return of Jonathan Rector on art duties. As soon as I knew that Jon Rector and Will Robson would be splitting art duties […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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