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A review by roach
The Department of Truth, Bd. 3: Freies Land by James Tynion IV
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
How much do you know, young priest? Are you just a dagger in its sheath? Or do you have a brain?
[Quote translated from German.]
Volume 3 of The Department of Truth is a bit different as it spends time with some deviations, portraying some characters' background stories. To do that, the artist changes the art style for each chapter, often emulating popular comic art styles of the time the story is set in, it seems. It's a fun concept for sure. I did miss the amazing, smeared, nightmarish collage work of the usual issues though. And while it was neat to learn more about people's past, it did make for an overall less engaging read with its anthology style.
The most memorable chapter for me was the lengthy mothman one, which also had some of the best visuals in my opinion. But I think after the fantastic bigfoot segment of the previous volume, I was hoping for a little bit more with mothman.
Still a good read with a very well made artistic concept. Just not the most exciting or impactful in the series for me so far.
Volume 3 of The Department of Truth is a bit different as it spends time with some deviations, portraying some characters' background stories. To do that, the artist changes the art style for each chapter, often emulating popular comic art styles of the time the story is set in, it seems. It's a fun concept for sure. I did miss the amazing, smeared, nightmarish collage work of the usual issues though. And while it was neat to learn more about people's past, it did make for an overall less engaging read with its anthology style.
The most memorable chapter for me was the lengthy mothman one, which also had some of the best visuals in my opinion. But I think after the fantastic bigfoot segment of the previous volume, I was hoping for a little bit more with mothman.
Still a good read with a very well made artistic concept. Just not the most exciting or impactful in the series for me so far.