Well, Savage Dragon had hit its landmark 200th issue last month promising to be an intense and wonderful event. What happened? Young Malcolm Dragon got laid, a lot. He even had a rather interesting threesome going. It was disappointing to me at best and kind pissy at worst. But, I gave it the benefit of a doubt as the series itself has been on strong footing since the big change of placing Malcolm in the lead Dragon role. I have been pleased overall and Erik Larsen has been on a roll writing with some serious mojo recently and drawing his ever intense Pow Bang action style that has made this title one of my all time favorites through the years.

Shutter has continued to bring it month in and month out. But if that was not enough, the story reached its series best with the previous Issue #7. It had everything that issue; action, violence, humor. And it was all wrapped up in a nice pretty visual package. After reading it, I wasn’t quite sure if writer Joe Keatinge and artist Leila del Duca could match the thunder that they brought during the last installment. It boomed with hell bent reckless abandon.

It has been a pretty decent wait for the second issue of the second story arc of A Voice in the Dark featuring the incredibly tasty supersized talents of Larime Taylor. And I must confess that I have missed it greatly. If you have been following the story of student/serial killer Zoey Aarons, then you know where I am coming from. The story to date has been hypnotic, almost like an opiate that feeds into your darkest desires, but also entertains immensely. To read it, is to love it. And I have enjoyed every brutal bit of the issues written thus far.