The Curse of Brimstone #6

The Curse of Brimstone continues to be a thrilling ride thats exploring a fresh arena in the DC Universe. Read Full Review

The Curse of Brimstone #6 was a roller coaster of emotions when there was so much to consider morally about how to handle a town full of murderous kids. Could they save these kids? Save Slackjaw from himself? Save themselves from making a hard call? Anything could have gone right or wrong. One thing was for sure, and that's a new determination to see this mission through to the end. Read Full Review

The New Age of DC Heroes books have been all over the place with their artists, but I can safely say I was not expecting to see a comic book legend like Denys Cowan stop in for a stint on The Curse of Brimstone. He's done work for DC on the recent Deathstroke Annual, but this is such a random choice. And, as it turns out, a brilliant one for the demonic thriller's most horror-based issue yet. Read Full Review

This was a tough one. There are no easy answers when you stack heroic morals against the willful violence of a child who can kill you and must be stopped. Its Kobayashi Maru all over again. But, instead of making the wrong choice, or even cheating, Joe and Annie have accepted things the way they are, and this is a moral dilemma that will continue to create more problems for Joe, Annie, and Brimstone in their quest to stop The Salesman. Read Full Review

While some may like the horror elements to this story, I feel that it's just too predictable and boring as it just recycles moments from popular horror movies and tv.  While the art is decent, it feels less than what we've been getting lately so not even that can save this issue from mediocrity that's falling towards flat out boring. Read Full Review

Last issue provided some hope for this series, but this installment went a long way toward squashing it. Read Full Review

I Review Comics

Jan 21, 2019

The irony of The Curse of Brimstone being canceled is that It is my favorite title of the "New Age of Heroes" titles and also one of my favorite DC titles overall.  The other ironic aspect of this series is that the writer of the series, Justin Jordan has blocked me on social media. This is a person that I've had no interaction with outside heaping praise on this series month after month.  Justin uses block-chains to block anyone affiliated with or adjacent to #Comicsgate. My intuition tells me that maybe if Justin hadn't blocked a significant portion of his potential fanbase on twitter. The Curse of Brimstone would have probably been better received. It's a great concept and on its own merits didn't deserve to be canceled.  The is sue concludes the second part of "The kids are not alright" storyline. Annie, Joe (Brimstone) and the mysterious Jack confront the possessed Children and their leader Slackjaw. Things escalate as Jack begins murdering the kids.  The macabre situation continues until Joe transforms into Brimstone and puts an end to the threat revealing that Slackjaw was really a kid that also made the mistake of signing a deal with the Salesman.  This is one of the wildest mainstream comics that I've read in a while. It's rare that you see children as villains. It's even rarer that you see kids getting murdered on panel by adults.  The comic is well plotted and has an amazing script despite some choppy dialogue in spots.  The real downside to the issue is that it has some of the worst linework I've read in a comic to date. Proportions are off, character models are poorly rendered and it's hard to believe that to believe that this issue made it past editorial.  The writing saves the comics. Some moments are genuinely shocking but fit with the dark tone of the series. Despite the rough art and being blocked by the writer The Curse of Brimstone #6 is a highly entertaining read. I just hate that the series is canceled. It's a legit shame.  For More Reviews, Subscribe: https://www.gtmediareviews.com/ more

Spacey Medicine

Mar 05, 2019

I really don't care about this comic or these characters.