Borealis #1

Writer: Mark Verheiden, Aaron Douglas Artist: Cliff Richards Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: December 20, 2023 Cover Price: $3.99 Critic Reviews: 4 User Reviews: 1
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From screenwriter Mark Verheiden (The Mask, Swamp Thing), writer/actor Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica, Hemlock Grove), and artist Cliff Richards (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Justice League) comes Borealis, a bone-chilling supernatural thriller! Winter nights last months, temperatures can hit seventy below, alcohol is illegal... and something mysterious is emerging on the remote ice. Welcome to the isolated Qinu, Alaska and a world of bad memories for State Trooper Silaluk "Sil" Osha. After thirteen years away from Qinu, Sil is pulled back to investigate a series of bruta more

  • 9.4
    The Comicbook Dispatch - dragoncache Dec 20, 2023

    Drugs ensnare Alaska's light-deprived citizens, and corporate corruption threatens the future of small communities as a narcotics officer confronts her sordid, supernatural past in Borealis #1. Read Full Review

  • 8.8
    The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally Dec 20, 2023

    Cliff Richards delivers some exciting and beautifully detailed art throughout the first issue. Read Full Review

  • 7.0
    AIPT - Chris Coplan Dec 20, 2023

    A truly dynamic lead helps establish this supernatural cop story. Read Full Review

  • 4.0
    ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett Dec 20, 2023

    Perhaps with additional space this story will take root, but in Borealis #1 it's far too many ideas being forced into too few pages without a single convincing story hook to be found. Read Full Review

  • 6.5
    DDJamesB Dec 20, 2023

    It started off very uninteresting. Then as the story started to take shape, I started to take some interest. It's not a great #1, but it left me in a position to want to try #2.

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