'Reaver #1' is a solid introduction to a new dark fantasy series with undoubtedly lofty ambitions. Despite a few missteps, it ultimately succeeds where it matters most. Hopefully, future issues will offer the chance to flesh out both the characters and this massive new world like they deserve! Read Full Review

Reaver #1 will be in comic stores everywhere on July 10th, 2019 Read Full Review

With a great story and fantastic artwork, “Reaver” is off to a great start. It's brutal and bloody in all the right ways. The world is alive and vibrant with history and great characters, and it's also full of mystery and has excellent potential. With the essay written by Jordan at the end of the book, this series promises to go in completely different and unexpected places, and I look forward to seeing where that may be. Read Full Review

This series is off to a great start. It combines elements that we know such as a political struggle in a fantastic world as well as the expendable misfit team we all love, yet it add new elements and its own spin on just how weird these characters are. There's still a lot to explore in the main group as well as in the comic's universe making this chapter a must read set up for what's to come. Read Full Review

Filled with blood magic and gratuitous violence, this debut issue marks a strong entry for Reaver and will please fans eager for an action-packed comic starring a true group of underdogs. Read Full Review

Jordan and Isaacs cram a lot of story and art into one book -- maybe too much, but why complain about too much of a good thing? Read Full Review

I recommend Reaver #1. It is a solid buy if you like grim fantasy with a touch of intrigue and humor. Read Full Review

A deadly suicide mission with a rogue's gallery of criminals hits the right notes for an interesting, if familiar premise. The tiny cannibal has only eaten half a finger in days, so it looks like thinks are not going to end well. Read Full Review

The first issue is entertaining that's reminiscent of the start of a roleplaying campaign. It goes in familiar directions but does so with a fun style about it that it's clear it doesn't take itself too seriously. Reaver #1 might not be a new concept overall but it delivers a fun debut that allows us to explore a new world while sitting back and enjoying the chaos. Read Full Review

REAVER #1 is a respectable start to the new series. It has some shortcomings, namely a reliance on tropes and genre cliches. Hopefully in subsequent issues writer Justin Jordan can differentiate the book a bit from similar titles that came before. Read Full Review

All in all, this was a fun debut issue that had enough going for it for me to return for a second issue. Now that the set-up seems to be done, I can’t wait to see what Jordan and Isaacs come up with next. Read Full Review

Either way, Reaver looks set to be an enjoyable take on the misfit mobilisation idea, and, if it maintains the momentum built up to this point, will no doubt reward its addition to your pull list. Read Full Review

Conan the barbarian meets the dirty donzen ;a ragtag group of expendable military prisoners are launched on a suicide mission to assassinate a source of evil magic in a dark fantasy setting. The story moves fast enough to keep you interested while hinting at enough of the worlds lore to want to see more recommended.

The art is good and the final pages are delightfully creepy, but most of the content before involved 'telling' rather than 'showing.'

Has potential, but it didn't really grab me the way a debut should. I'll pass.