Still, set against this book, the rest of the DCU looks positively anodyne. It's a thrill to read and a joy to support. Nelson is an unusual yet engaging protagonist and the supporting cast are full of weird and curious figures that invite you to learn more about them. If you're not frustrated by complicated stories and Morrisonian narrative sleight-of-hand, it's a must-buy. Quite simply one of DC's best titles at the moment. Read Full Review

The payoff at the end, however, feels slightly rushed. It's a great ending, but I feel it would have been more substantial and impactful if there was more of a foreshadowing of it in the first issue. Or, perhaps, if they had increased the suspicion and feeling of threat that this final page results in. Regardless, it's a minor fault, and doesn't detract from what was a very strong instalment in "Dial H". Read Full Review

We're still just beginning to understand the scope of this story, but there's enough here to feel the excitement of the developments to come. At the same time, I'm certain that some readers will grow impatient for the payoff before it arrives and that others will be put off by the Morrison-like eschewal of comic clichs. Further, I would highly encourage new readers to pick up copies of issues 1 and 2, as they will be totally lost without those introductory chapters. Those caveats aside, though, I recommend that open-minded readers give this series a try. It really is a cure for comic fans who don't want to give up on the superhero genre but are tired of superhero tropes. Read Full Review

Miville has built one heck of a conspiracy set-up here. If he doesn't deliver a revelation of some proportion and originality, it won't bode well for such an atypical series. Read Full Review

Mieville's writing is fabulous and Santolouco's art is great. I enjoyed the story and I look forward to what this series has to offer. Read Full Review

Next month promises to reveal more secrets behind this series, and with a new character introduced in the conclusion of this issue, it's sure to beak out into a lot of the insane and fast paced action that readers have come to expect (and love) from this series. That said, I'm really looking forward to whatever's up next. Read Full Review

Dial H is rather lighthearted fare, wearing cursory commentary about public funding for libraries and other social aspects on its sleeve while concentrating mostly on embellishing a 90's-Vertigo predilection for bizarreness. Mieville gives his audience a good amount to read for $2.99 and presents an interesting meta-mystery thriller. Santolouco's art is unrefined, but in a way that reminds me of Richard Case's work on Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol; space and depth seem uncertain and characters and settings are angular and unsettling. Many parallels can be drawn between the tone of Dial H and Morrison's Doom Patrol for that matter, namely the emphasis on sociopathic silliness, but Dial H is off to a much slower and more muddled start than Morrison's Doom Patrol run. Still, Dial H will sate your jones for strange. Read Full Review

Overall, I want to give this book another shot, because it has the potential to be a compelling story by a fresh creative team. That is what comics are supposed to be; I just hope that in their future issues, the team can put a focus on the reader, and what the reader needs to get out of each issue, instead of treating this like a novel with pictures. Read Full Review

Writing-🌟🌟
Art-🌟🌟🌟1/2
Story-1/2
Verdict-🌟🌟