This series gets better. Can't wait for the final climactic series.

This was a bit of a mix for me, I thought the time jump was a bit haphazard, and I wasn't a massive fan of the first issue in here. It went from the normal artwork to a weird cartoony art every other page, and every page was set out the same, so it had a few boxes down the middle and the background was the last panel. It just got a bit repetitive and samey, I like comics to have different panels and use the size or shape to the advantage of the story, but I just didn't get that from this duplicate page setup for a whole issue. Glad it didn't carry on throughout the volume. I did however enjoy the action in this issue, so that's why I'm mixed. My least favourite bit of visual storytelling, telling a very fun and memorable part of the story.

The story in general does progress a lot and there are several big reveals. The ending is a big cliff-hanger, so interested to see how that pans out. I do think the time jump and the abundance of random keys that exist now did happen a bit too suddenly, but maybe on a second read through everything will fit into place better
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I swear to god Dodge is getting progressively more infuriating
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Things are getting tense and complicated and oh so good! I wanna dive into the next volume already!

I took a break finishing these but this is just as good as, if not better than, the first three. Joe Hill is delightfully terrifying.

Amazing use of the form in this collection

4.5*