American Gods: Shadows #4

American Gods #4 is a riveting issue that gives much-needed depth to various characters. The checkers match between Shadow and Czernobog set the stage for the entire issue as much as the next chain of events with Wednesday. Shadow continues to impress me from the way he handled Czernobog as well as his interactions with Zorya. And Essie's story is a wonderful example of how this series has intertwined American history with the mythos of various gods. I don't know Wednesday's overall plan but the character dynamics guarantee it'll all unfold in an entertaining way. I can't wait for more. Read Full Review

All-in-all P. Craig Russell does a great job at scripting the comics and presents a well thought layout of panels to tell the story in comic form. I would definitely recommend this series to anyone wanting an introduction to American Gods, or that just don't have the time to read a full novel. Another masterwork for Neil Gaiman, I am sure will having you asking your local comic store for back issues and counting down the days to the next issue release date. Read Full Review

I now look forward to issue five, which will likely feature Shadow and Mr. Wednesday's bank robbery and will be followed up with their meeting with the new gods. Read Full Review

This was an impressive issue on a couple of levels. The checkers game is appropriately tense; the meeting between Zorya and Shadow mysterious. The back-up, however, is simply beautiful and transforms the issue from being merely good to being excellent. Highly recommended. Read Full Review

Overall, I'm enjoying this comic adaptation of American Gods. This is such an excellent and engaging story, and seeing it imagined with expressive art is an absolute treat. I know I'm enjoying a story when I come to the end and I'm bitterly disappointed that it's over"well, this is how I feel when reading American Gods. Don't hesitate, do yourself a favour and grab a copy ASAP! Read Full Review

It's way too slow. This book takes an entire issue to move 6 pages in the source text, so I expect this will be a very very very very long lasting series, and I'll read it when it's collected. Read Full Review

Its to be expected that you get the odd slow patch in a series of any type but I just wasn't expecting it this early on in the comics and for it to practically take up the whole issue just felt disheartening, maybe a quickening of pace at the end wouldn't have gone a miss. I'm pretty sure the next issue will be back to its normal mind-bending characters and events but for this one, it lacked its normal suspense and dark humor, pray to God it returns in number 5. Read Full Review

Chonz

Jun 13, 2017

I'm really enjoying this series. Gaiman is a little to twee for my tastes in his novels, but comics is a medium his writing really shines. And this book really illustrates it. Looking forward to more.