Michael Gaydos' art is amazing in this issue and continues to impress with each new part of this story. Read Full Review

Pearl #8is an intriguing and beautiful journey into the mystery of Pearl Tanaka as she travels the world in search of her past while possibly finding love on the way. Next issue, secrets are sure to be revealed by Yakuza members in Japan, and who knows wherein Pearl's fate rests. Read Full Review

This coming of age crime noir tale is growing in intrigue as Pearl heads overseas to meet the heads of the Yakuza clan. Mr. Mike shows a change of heart apologizing for putting Pearl in an impossible predicament as the Yakuza clan's assassin. They travel to Japan to convince the families that they have things under control. Do they? I can hardly wait to see how this story continues in the next issue! Read Full Review

Nothing out there reads quite like Pearl, not even the other Jinxworld books or anything else Bendis is writing. Nor should it. This issue is gorgeous to look at, has plenty of exposition to jump onto and the word count is huge but doesn't weigh the book down. It's high quality on a consistent basis from two creators who have a great synergy to pour into a unique, brilliant story. Read Full Review

The art is the best part. Gaydos is fantastic and really makes the most of what he is given by Bendis. I just wish something more interesting would happen. I also wish Bendis would tell the story in a linear fashion here as it would help. This issue felt like a collection of deleted scenes that didn't amount to much at all. Read Full Review