Issue #9 is a clever issue telling two complete stories at the same time. On one hand, it's a history lesson and on the other, it's a clear demonstration of just how far people like Connor Hawk will go to control the prevailing truth... as always it's disturbing and plays on the psyche with things we know and identify from the real world in new and interesting ways. Read Full Review

The Department of Truth #9 continues to deliver complex ideas told in a prose style, blended well with an art style that goes for broke with many different ideas. The Department of Truth remains one of the most sophisticated comics on the shelf, blending the weird and unnerving through a prism of utter madness and darkness. Now, bring on Bigfoot! Read Full Review

Martin Simmonds continues to craft some beautiful and thought provoking imagery on every page of this story. I love the style of this series and how the hard evokes emotion connected to the tone of the story. Read Full Review

Tynion does a great job of keeping it all together. The story is complicated for sure but he never loses sight and keeps his eye on the ball. I wish the artwork was better but at this point all I can do is accept it. Read Full Review

‘The Department of Truth' #9 continues to join the dots between the various conspiracy theories oft-discussed (and believe) in this alternative world history. The Department's fixer – Hawk Harrison – rudely returns to visit Cole Turner and eulogises on the power of magic, symbols and religion in another intriguing and thought-provoking issue. Read Full Review

The world of magic in the universe of The Department of Truth should have had a deeper connection than the one that Tynion is managing here. As it is, the author seems to be going over basic lore about magic and occultism that could have been carved together off of Wikipedia. There isnt enough to ground it firmly in the style and attitude of the series to make it feel all that integral to the story. Read Full Review

When all is said and done, The Department of Truth #9 is a significant letdown. The exposition that dominates this issue becomes overbearing far too quickly, and its delivery coming from the most unlikable character in the series doesn't help it run any smoother. Hopefully, this will prove to be a singular bump in the road for this series. Read Full Review

Tynion introduces an angle late that might get the story back on track, but the reality is my interest in the series is starting to wane. Issues like this with glacial developments isn't encouraging me to stick around much longer. Read Full Review

There are bits of interesting storytelling and clever artistic flourishes here and there, but I feel like most readers that have stuck with the comic this long gets how the power of belief fuels just about everything in this world. Read Full Review

Actually really liked this one.

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This issue was very heavy on dialogue, but keeping its wonderful art ofc. It was a fun rabbit hole to see the conspiracies theories own history, and surprisingly it makes a lot of sense, in a weird kind of way. However, I felt that, like Cole, we went on a long explanation for something simple by the end. Nontheless, not all worldbuilding can be perfect, and I still found some enjoyable parts and we deepened some of the series misteries.

I enjoyed this issue but the action needs to pick up pretty soon. This is another dialogue and exposition-heavy issue of The Department Of Truth. And while the story is still interesting and I'm still invested in Cole's journey, I don't think we need another issue explaining another character's interpretation of how all this "truth" stuff works anytime soon. The art, however, is amazing as always.

Its was a tad confusing but overall sent a big message about the truth behind the the department of truth. Continuing a great series overall.