East of West #8

[informationgeek]

"Well, I like doing different things, so this has been a lot of fun in that it has a different visual and storytelling language. Obviously, a lot of credit goes to Nick for how he's making the ideas concrete." - Jonathan Hickman

8 2/3 out of 26 pages

Warning for violence and gore.



We look to White Tower, one of the locations in the Seven Nations.



"So bite down, Doma, and tell me... Why is my city on fire?"





Then this on one of Hickman's classic white pages:

And what will rise from the ruin? Nothing. Just as God intended. Just as we deserved.





"I have every expectation that this will be a brief necessity, and we will quickly return to the normal day-to-day existence of this republic... which we all love so dearly. Be vigilant. Be loyal. There are better days ahead. God bless each of you. And God bless our beloved Union."









Soldier: I have the shot ma'am... Should I take it?

Prez: Why waste the bullet? Let the word spread.

Comments

[captainbellman]

"Well, I like doing different things"

Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuure you do. After all, this drek is utterly 'different' from your last heap of nihilistic exposition and ineffective violence, isn't it.

Very very glad I'm not picking up this book, if this is what it's like. Brecht would not weep, but he'd at least grit his teeth and mutter under his breath.

[captainbellman]

At this point a Hickman book which seems impressive or well-plotted seems as likely as a Millar book which doesn't involve a seriously injured or murdered black person.