After confronting the fugitive dream figment Ava, IJ Daher makes the fateful decision not to take her target back to the Morphean Annex. Her instincts appear to be right when Ava leads her closer to the truth about the Chase family. Did Ava truly escape, or has she simply jumped from one nightmare to another?
Queen of Bad Dreams is futuristic in a Bladerunner kind of way, where the nuts and bolts of the world are still recognizable to us, and the beats of a detective story still fit. Read Full Review
Not a bad issue yet I admit I feel it is one that could have used a bit more polish here and there with some pages that were more distracting than appealing. Queen of Bad Dreams is shaping a fascinating story about women and female-presenting persons who dream up possibilities for themselves and I'm still very curious to where it will go. Read Full Review
Danny Lore's script is right to dig into these two characters via their conversation, that Wei doesn't do much legwork in her investigation works in the book's favor, as it allows more space for characterization rather than letting the worldbuilding pile up. Read Full Review
Fleshing our the characters is a wise move here. The mystery is still building but we have a sense of why choices are being made and the risks that they involve.
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