Series Premiere. Please, Saran-Wrap your ass, because you're about to projectile-shit yourself right into the wild world of Rifters, where Time Cop collides with Law & Order, filtered through the Stupid McSmartsalot-Einstein lens of Mr. Show. Fenton and Geller are a couple of part-time Wisenheimers, full-time vice time-cops who suck at rule-following but excel at busting time-travel crimes. Unfortunately, their daily grind involves tedious police work-like chasing down douchebag influencers hellbent on live-streaming illegal transtemporal trips to 1920s Chicago to steal primo bootleg hooch. However, imore
If there's one downside to Rifters #1, it's that we don't get much of a feel from Geller and Fenton. There are little tidbits Geller is a stickler for detail, Fenton is more laid back but the buddy comedy energy is lacking. Fingers crossed that future issues tackle this. As it stands, Rifters #1 is a fresh and funny take on the time travel genre, and the perfect title for folks enjoying Trohman's work on The Holy Roller. Read Full Review
Johnson crafts some beautifully detailed art throughout the issue. The different time periods are wonderfully done and visually engage the reader. Read Full Review
Artist Chris Johnson salvages some of these efforts with hyperbolic style that plays up the rude and crude elements so that their visual delivery still succeeds, even if the concept lands flat. Read Full Review