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Mini-Series Premiere. Meet Ryker Ruel, an enigmatic, lecherous, and clinically insane sociopath who is suddenly in possession of a top-secret device that can freeze time! Now, as the bodies of world leaders pile up, famous works of art go missing, and other strange crimes dominate the headlines, only the device's creator, a run-of-the-mill science geek, knows what's happening and sets out to stop Ryker's seemingly endless revenge tour. If you could stop time, what wouldn't you do?
Craven had a single episode of The Twilight Zone to explore the idea of someone who could stop time. It was provocative. Loughridge and Robinson have a whole series to explore it...which MIGHT be too much space to work the concept and still make it appealing. Its a fun opening. Theres a great deal of promise in a series like Standstill, but a whole lot of ways that it could theoretically go wrong depending on how artist and writer decide to execute the series in the months to come. Read Full Review
This is a book I havent heard a lot of people talking about and Im a bit ashamed I havent talked about it more. STANDSTILL #1 is as solid a first issue as Ive read in a while. Intriguing story. Amazing art. All done at the highest level. Easily one of the best first issues Ive read all year. Read Full Review
Standstill #1 delivers a thrilling debut that mixes quirky sci-fi with stunning visuals. Lee Loughridge's first writing project proves to be as captivating as his coloring work, while Andrew Robinson's art elevates the story over the top. Read Full Review
In fact it was this type of Beautiful Mind state that Colin Shaw stayed in for so long that led his wife Lana to consider her own mortality before ultimately deciding to move on. Leaving Colin in a new state, one that's consistent with a how Standstill #1 asks each person, each particle to ponder, in terms of both efforts and existence. Read Full Review
Loughridge is most well known for his strong coloring work. But as a writer he delivers an offbeat and compelling first issue that carries with it a lot of potential. And the design and art choices enhance its narrative strength. Standstill #1 is a great pickup for readers who like darkly funny stories. Read Full Review
Standstill #1 has got shady criminals-for-hire, clandestine government agencies, and time-manipulation machines. What's not to love. If you haven't checked out this title yet, what are you waiting for? It's not like you can stop time in its tracks. Read Full Review
Governments are realizing that the deaths of oligarchs, mysterious bank heists, and general tomfoolery all might have something in common as one scientist has become wise to the matter. Brainiac Colin Shaw finds himself sacrificing major parts of his life to reveal the mystery and hopefully stop it. Standstill lays out all these elements and more in its first issue. Read Full Review
Standstill #1 is an entertaining start but it doesn't really give us a reason as to why its main character should have the device taken away from him. Sure he's causing some chaos, but it feels like justice against those that deserve it. It doesn't make it's case yet and if anything, readers come away cheering for what's supposed to be the villain. Read Full Review
Any issues aside, 'Standstill' has the charm, premise, and vision to be a truly rip-roaring story of sci-fi revenge. Read Full Review
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