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| The Harbinger #7 Pre-Order Cover by Cully Hamner |
Perhaps the truest test of a leader comes when he falls. How do his followers react? Do they pick up the torch and continue along the path he advocated? Or do they falter and fail to carry on with the mission?
In The Harbinger #7, Peter Stanchek lies in the streets, his blood leaking from a head wound. He's not conscious, and cannot lead his followers. So Ago and Cici are given a choice: to step up, and be the heroes Psiot City needs them to be, or walk away.
Faith may no longer be his follower, but she's on hand, and a smart cookie. Peter's fall gives her the chance to strut her stuff. Leading by example is something Faith has grown good at.
The Rolling Stones may feel a certain sympathy for the Devil, but Faith doesn't hesitate to take on Blam, the psiot who shot Peter. He showcases his own kind of crazy in this issue.
Meanwhile, upping the stakes for sheer villainy is The Renegade, the puppetmaster behind Mr. Wham Blam, and the man who now channels Peter's darker nature. A revelation late in the issue suggests that an ultimate victory over Peter Stanchek could unleash chaos and destruction that make Harbinger Wars I and II look like a Harbinger Holiday Special.
The art may be less detailed in this issue, but the spectacular coloring elevates the penciling and inking to convey some very trippy imagery. The colored dialogue balloons are gloriously old-school. This pleasing fusion of content-heavy panels and imaginative storytelling, along with involving drama and high-flying action, make this very different series an intriguing successor to the Harbinger crown.
I look forward to seeing how the creators wrap everything up--no doubt spectacularly--in The Harbinger #8. In the meantime, decide the merits of The Harbinger #7 tomorrow, when it arrives in your local comic shop.
Dragon Dave
THE HARBINGER #7
Written by COLLIN KELLY, JACKSON LANZING
Art by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
Colors by RICO RENZI
Letters by HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU
Cover A by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
Cover B by JONATHAN MARKS BERRAVECHHIA
Pre-order Cover by CULLY HAMNER
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