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A nice #1. It's the character work that's the selling point. The characters are written well. The plot is nothing new.

Pretty interesting start to this new arc. Onyebuchi’s writing is, easily, the best part of this. Guara’s interiors were largely solid, though I was missing R.B. Silva throughout. In any case, this was good and I’m looking forward to more. Nothing much else for me to say, really. Though, I was a bit surprised at the prime minister dying, particularly with the way it was depicted.

A good ending to the arc, though I am glad to be going into a new one after this. Don’t get me wrong, I quite liked this. However, I feel it would have begun to lose me if it went any longer. That said, I’m interested to see where things go with this crossing over with Tochi Onyebuchi’s Symbol of Truth series for the first time in Cold War.

One of this arc’s stronger issues, though a good chunk of it is really “made” by Carnero’s interiors. I’m really enjoying the work she’s been doing in these last few issues, in terms of her double-page spreads. She continues to be, simply, great at what she does. In any case, Lanzing & Kelly’s story is pretty good, as well, and I’m hoping the next issue ends this arc strongly.

Arguably one of the series’s weakest issues, unfortunately, but still one that I enjoyed. Carnero continues to the most consistently good-to-great aspect of this book, with her layouts really getting the opportunity to shine this time around. Additionally, while not as much as previous installments, I’m still interested to see what happens next in this story. I do think M.O.D.O.C. is intriguing.

I liked this a good amount, but it almost felt like filler for the sake of filler, at times. The main thing that happens here, in terms of advancing the ongoing story, is that we learn it was “M.O.D.O.C.” who removed the memories of the, now, Invaders. There’s even a full splash page that’s directly followed by a double-page spread. Although, it’s hard to complain a lot when both of those looked g reat, thanks to Carnero. In any case, I hope we get more plot developments and story furtherance in the next issue.more

A bit of a slower start to this arc, but I do really like it nonetheless. Carnero’s art continues to be great, especially. I’m hoping that the story, itself, picks up a bit now that we seem to, presumably, have things more established for the rest of this arc’s issues. Looking forward to more.

Pretty intriguing issue that quickly proves to be fairly essential reading for Lanzing & Kelly’s Sentinel of Liberty series. I do wish they could have just called it a Winter Soldier Special or something, but that doesn’t change that the book was good. Walker provides sold interiors, and I appreciated the context and such we got for the Outer Circle.

Really loved the ending to this arc. Roberta is such a great character, and her message to Coach Boss on the last few pages was just awesome. There’s no other word to describe it. This continues to be such a fantastic book, and I’m really hoping we can get more of it soon.

This is what I’m talking about right here, man. Right as Coach Boss is turning things around, football-wise, he’s confronted by Roberta, who’s about ready to kill him…just for Boone to show up to kill Boss himself. Incredibly invested right now, and I’m really looking forward to the next issue. Hoping it’s another hit.

Yeah, this is exactly the type of thing I’ve been wanting. Roberta leading the issue and kicking ass in Craw County. Absolutely love to see it. Really liked seeing more of her past, particularly her relationship with her father, Earl. Very much looking forward to whatever comes next. Such a great book.

One of the book’s weaker issues, but even its weaker issues are really good. Glad we got to see Roberta again, even if it was at the end. Though, it seems that we’ll finally get more of her in the next issue, based on its solicitation. Aside from that, everything else here was really good, as the downfall of Coach Boss continues.

Really strong issue here with Coach Boss’s downfall continuing. He’s crossed a line that even he didn’t want to…just for the game to end in a tie. I suppose it’s better than a loss, but still crazy. A lot of great moments here, but I also can’t help but feel like we need to have some more focus on Roberta already? She was teased at the end of the first two arcs, and the last arc had an entire issu e dedicated to finally giving a proper introduction for her. Now two issues removed from that, she was briefly shown in Issue #15 and nowhere to be found in this one? I’m just glad the book is still written incredibly well, but I really want more Roberta sooner rather than later.more

Great read, as per usual. Really enjoying a lot of what’s being set up here, though I was hoping we’d continue to follow Roberta more after her formal introduction in the last issue. However, I was still invested in everything we got here. The downfall of Coach Boss appears to be coming, so I’m looking forward to that, along with the role Roberta will likely play in it.

A great introduction for Roberta. Very glad we've finally gotten more of her beyond the two teases, but also that we're getting an actual protagonist for the series again. As in, someone I can actually get behind and "root for," for lack of a better term, rather than appreciate an antagonist having an interesting and well-written story. In any case, I thought Roberta's character was established ve ry nicely here, and I'm looking forward to more of her as the series continues.more

Not how I thought the game was going to go. I was pretty sure the Rebs were losing the game, but I thought it was going to bring together the characters we've been focusing on in the last few issues for this big, climactic story...but, it didn't. Though, with how I'm saying all of this, it sounds like I didn't like the book. Well, that'd be wrong, because I really enjoyed it. Coach Boss is such a great antagonist, and I've really liked the way he's been built up by Aaron. Though, an antagonist should really be built up to be, eventually, taken down by a strong protagonist, and we haven't really had one since Earl...and he's been dead since Issue #4. We're gonna need a new one sooner rather than later.more

Was definitely intrigued to see Latour on the writing duties for this issue. What we ended up getting was a really good issue, though, it felt like it was on the cusp of greatness and just fell short of that. I think it might have been Tad's dream sequence, as it felt a little out of place for what the series has been for the past eleven issues, and even what it was everywhere else in this issue. That said, I liked the characterization for Materhead, and I'm still really looking forward to seeing what happens at the homecoming game.more

I think I've, potentially, finally realized what this arc is really about? On the surface, we've just gotten three standalone issues about characters in Craw County. However, this could end up being about showing all of the things that are going to get in the way of the homecoming game. Two issues ago, Hardy arrests a bunch of the football team and has tensions with Coach Boss. In the last issue, Esaw is supposed to make plays for the team, but is shown to be lacking the knowledge/understanding to do so. Here, we see Boone, essentially, ready to attempt to kill Boss. I've really enjoyed all of these issues on their own, but I'm especially looking forward to seeing how they all come back later on, particularly if what I just said ends up being the case. Oh yeah, this issue was great, by the way. Totally forgot to mention that.more

Yeah, I think Esaw is great as an antagonist. He's insanely annoying, aggressive, and hateful. He's not one that should be sympathized in any way, and that's not what Aaron did here. However, it's a little difficult to have a whole issue focused on him, particularly when there should be little-to-no redeeming qualities about him. So, while I did think this was a good issue, I'd also have to call i t my least favorite. Aaron & Latour both do good jobs here, don't get me wrong, but this was the hardest issue thus far for me to get invested in, unfortunately.more

Insane that what I'd consider the weakest issue of the series yet was still very well done. Hardy was not who I thought this was focus on next, though, I thought Aaron wrote his character really well. Latour's art was, especially, a strong point this time around. Based on the solicitation for the next issue, it looks like we're shifting the focus to Esaw? Definitely an interesting move, especially with the first two arcs mainly focusing on one character. Though, I have to say that I'd really like this to get to Earl's daughter soon. She was teased at the end of #4 and #8, but that's it. I feel like this would have been the perfect time to focus on her, but I also can't complain a whole lot when the book is this good.more