Joshua Hale Fialkov has somehow topped the jaw-dropping events of I, Vampire #6 to once again devastate the status quo with a surprise conclusion. Yet no matter how outrageous his plot twists, he seems incapable of doing wrong. If you’re not reading I, Vampire, then make this the next comic you sink your teeth into.
Most crossovers feel forced and, let’s face it, obligatory at this point, so I was hesitant when I saw Stormwatch on the cover. Much like his use of the Justice League Dark cast, Fialkov utilizes Jack, Apollo, and Midnighter as entertaining support characters that help escalate the threat-level of the zombie vampire vampire-hunter army. If a Sun God can’t take them down, then what good will Sparkles the Magic Vampire do? It’s a tough question, and Fialkov delivers one hell of an answer.
Right on par with the stellar story is Andrea Sorrentino’s gorgeously gory art. Even though there’s a large-scale battle going on, his work never looks busy or lacks focus. He frames the characters with the carnage. Given the level of detail he employs on each page, the near perfect execution of his paneling, and the heavy yet measured weight of his inks, it’s hard to believe he has never missed an issue. The idea that he is able to consistently churn out this high quality artwork boggles my mind. Or at least it would if there was anything left of my brain after Fialkov’s epic plot twist made it explode.
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