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10
Tom King's work for DC has been somewhat polarizing among comic fans. But some of his series are indisputably fantastic. Mister Miracle, Omega Men, and Rorschach will undoubtedly be recognized as classics. And so far, The Human Target is on course to being another classic story. Read Full Review
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10
We don't get the clue Chance is looking for to lead him in a new direction until near the end of the comic, when a drunken Ted Kord points him in the direction of another member of the JLI. However, the comic is far from fruitless as Tom King and Greg Smallwood continue to balance the nostalgia and film noir themes perfectly. There's a reckoning coming, but the journey to get there continues to be a hell of a lot of fun. I don't want this comic to end. Read Full Review
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9.8
Monkeys Fighting Robots - Zac Owens
Jan 25, 2022
DC Comics'THE HUMAN TARGET #4is a celebration of days gone by. It's goofy, yet grounded. This creative team uses the tropes and language of the Silver Age to unleash all kinds of chaos onto the page, all while Chance watches with a wry smile and a stiff drink. Read Full Review
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9.6
Smallwood delivers some incredible art throughout this issue. The highlight of the art is the brilliant way that Smallwood shows the developing closeness between Chance and Ice through subtle visual moments like fingers intertwining. A beautiful looking issue from start to finish. Read Full Review
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9.5
Tom King has always experimented with other genres, but I don't think he's ever immersed himself in one like this series. This is essentially a hard-boiled noir thriller stuffed inside a story featuring some of the wackiest superheroes around. Read Full Review
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9.5
Its too bad King remains so focused on Batman as hes showing in Human Target that he would deliver an amazing JLI book. Read Full Review
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9.1
The Human Target might be the noir hit of the year. While not exactly an obscure character, The Human Target has never quite been the most popular either. But with the quality that this team has put out so far, it's doing much better than we could have expected. Tom King, Greg Smallwood and Clayton Cowles have managed to pull off something amazing with The Human Target and heres to hoping they continue hitting the mark. Read Full Review
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8.5
Human Target #4 takes the subtle route by planting seeds of doubt and misdirection for a detective story that holds up. The art is stellar, and while this version of Ted Kord is wildly out of joint for his established character, the writing is excellently executed. The character assassination of Guy Gardner in the last issue still stings, but this issue makes up for it... a little.8.5/10 Read Full Review
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8.2
A great development to the story that is hitting on all cylinders. Read Full Review
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8.0
The mystery continues as another member of the JLI is being questioned, but they aren't the story's focus. Chrisotpher Chance is keeping an eye on his partner, Ice. It seems she has noticed, and she heats things up. Read Full Review
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8.0
Greg Smallwood's art remains the highlight of the series, but the writing is back to being fun... at least for now. Read Full Review
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7.5
Perhaps this will stick the landing and become legendary like Vision, or maybe it'll stumble along the way and become an ambitious but flawed experience like Omega Men. For now, this is an interesting trip, even though its title character doesn't really seem to be at the wheel. Read Full Review