Zeb Larson with his top ten comics of the year… Top ten lists are always slanted to the preferences of the reviewer. In my case, most of my reading is concentrated in smaller publishers, especially Image. Still, a few other worthwhile books make this list. Take it for what you will. Bitch Planet It’s not […]
Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #8
Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #8… Final issue! Dana, Aban, Decker, and Asag battle as the oilfields of Kirkuk burn. Burning Fields comes to its end as Dana and Aban confront Asag in all its horror. The final confrontation and the conclusion is not a surprising twist on the series (at least if you’ve paid […]
Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #7
Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #7… After barely escaping the massacre of Carapace troops by the now Asag-controlled Decker and Verge, Dana and Aban find solace with Aban’s family. Burning Fields builds to its denouement in this issue as Dana and Aban try to stop the unthinkable from happening. Even as they try, Decker is […]
Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #6
Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #6… In the wake of the assault on Carapace’s headquarters, Dana and Aban arrive to investigate whathappened to their allies, while Renfro, the killer who is the focus of the manhunt, stalks their every move. Verge and Carapace are being taken apart by Asag’s minions as we draw ever closer […]
Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #5
Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #5… When their protection goes up in flames, Dana and Aban find themselves completely on their own in search of the serial killer. They’re forced to go straight for Renfro, which means infiltrating an area controlled by terror groups and arms dealers. Little do they know, Asag’s newest ally is […]
Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #4
Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #4… Dana and Aban chase down leads through a series of tunnels far from any military base, unaware that Decker and the PMCs are headed the same way, ready for a showdown. But the real threat is something far more sinister than any of them could have imagined. It is […]
Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #3
Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #3… Just as Dana learns a secret about Aban that upends the murder investigation, the tensions between the Iraqi populace and the Verge PMC reach a fever pitch, giving the killer a perfect opportunity to strike. Burning Fields is stringing us along, feeding the reader just enough information to keep […]
Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #2
Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #2… As new murders arise across the oilfields of Iraq and their surrounding cities, strange alliances form: Dana and Aban delve into one another’s pasts in the search for the killers, while Verge, the private military company that blocks Dana and Aban at every turn, makes its own inroads on […]
Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #1
Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #1… Dana Atkinson, a dishonorably discharged army investigator, is pulled back to the Middle East when a group of American oil technicians disappear under bizarre circumstances. With the help of an Iraqi investigator, what Dana discovers is unimaginable: A series of unusual incidents at the drill site lead her and […]