East of West #24

Hickman is the king of the long payoff. Each issue he writes, while rewarding the attentive reader along the way, builds towards something great. This issue continues that trend and is a nice spark to the upcoming bomb that's coming. Read Full Review

Issue #24 ends on a high note as Hickman explores the close bond between Death and his partners and hints at monumental changes to come for this trio. Read Full Review

The meet is set. The players are moving and shit is about to go down. Does that mean the next issue will be action packed? I doubt it. But SOMETHING is going to happen. And the anticipation of that is often the best part of reading this book. Read Full Review

Issue 24 is a clear setup for the next arc, as more than a few hints are dropped that some of the biggest unfulfilled showdowns may finally be in the offing, but it's also an effective reminder that Hickman hasn't forgotten or abandoned any part of his byzantine story. Dragotta's work is as ever on-point, and while it may not contain any single stunning moment, seeing him switch between eight different unique settings in a single issue is a sheer joy. In other words it's a rock-solid but never astounding issue that sets the book up for a third year of quality tensions and possibly a few too many eviscerations. Read Full Review