EDENFROST #3 s packed with drama and explores the strong bond between Yuli and Alex. The supernatural elements are handled expertly, and the art is just fantastic. Read Full Review

Edenfrost #3
Mad Cave Studios

W: Amit Tishler
A: Bruno Frenda
L: Taylor Esposito

Thoughts…

I have been a big fan of this series since the first issue, I have found it to be a really engaging and enjoyable read. Issue 3 ramps everything up by a 1000, this has so much tension throughout this issue it's unbelievable. While the previous two issues have had that tense feel as the story has been building, this issue will have you holding your breath in anticipation of what is coming. Without giving too much away, we get the moment we have been waiting for, where all the characters are together for the first time and it looks like there is no way to escape their fate… but you have seen that cover right???

The way this story unfolds is just spot on, the pacing really lets the tension build and build. This is my favourite issue from the series so far, but it shows the first two issues did an amazing job of giving us characters and a setting that really resonates with the reader. Without the groundwork that was laid already the impact of what happens in these pages would not have hit anywhere near as hard. There is a real sense of danger in this issue, having an inkling as to what was to come but not knowing what events would occur to get us there, anything could have led us to those final mind blowing pages…

The illustration and colour as we have seen from the previous issue are equally as great as the storytelling. But I will say the last 3 pages of the issue are something else, especially the colour work, it feels like the whole world is going to burn. This is the moment I have been waiting to see and it did not disappoint.

What an amazing issue this is, it takes what has been built in the first issues and our emotional tie to the characters to really put us through the ringer. My favourite character makes a return here and is the main source of the tension throughout the issue, a great villain that is written so so well. The next issue I believe is the end of the first arc and I think that it will be explosive. I would give this issue 9 out of 10, and fully expect issue 4 to get higher.

Solicitation…

As the Russian Civil War escalates, the Ukrainian landscape becomes increasingly hostile. Trapped by the enemy that ravaged their village and killed their parents, Alex and Yuli will have to use the unpredictable powers of the Golem to defend themselves despite hesitation about its true intentions.



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