With this issue, David Hine takes over on scripts, and Brian Haberlin handles the pencils. And if this issue is any indication, they're going to be taking us on a heck of a trip. David's story is just disturbing, in so many ways. And Brian pencils are crisp and clean. A very nicely drawn book. The ironic part is that Brian's art adds to the disturbing part of the story. I think because it's in such contrast to what's being told to us here. Sam has started to notice that some things are starting to go back to normal. Such as human nature. The looting, the mugging, the killing . . . have all started back up again. The difference is that now it seems like everything is amplified. He goes to Al to see if he can help make any sense of it all, but Al doesn't really want to listen. But when Sam starts giving him the details of some of the murders, it pretty hard for him to not be paying attention. It just seems like every one's psychotic tendencies are being amped up. Like the guy who killed his roommate for leaving the cap off the toothpaste. Then he sits down in front of the TV with some potato chips, calmly watching the tube. And decides an hour or 2 later to call 911. Or the woman who had the nervous habit of chewing the skin on her fingers. By the time her boyfriend finds her, she's pretty much taken the skin off her whole body. "I had to see what was underneath." Like I said, very disturbing story. But that's ok. That's what I've come to expect from this book. And I'm glad to see that we have someone else ready to take us down a fresh path. Just next time, I'll have to remember to read a funny book after it.
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