Local Man #13

As this issue continues to prove, Local Man is nothing short of a bonafide gem in our postmodern superhero moment. Read Full Review

Jack discards the last vestiges of his superhero identity and wields honesty and reason as his weapons in Local Man #13. The villains romanticize the past and fantasize about building a future on faded dreams. Jacks message: honor the past but embrace today. Make every second count! Read Full Review

Seeley and Fleecs keep upping their game, and this issue tops them all, delivering closure, redemption, history, and just a touch of the old ultra-violence to deliver an love letter to classic Image and a really good comic book issue. Read Full Review

Local Man remains a Top 10 title for Image thanks to the creative teams skill at making a sleepy quiet town the epicenter of some completely unpredictable events. Read Full Review

Fleecs and Seeley deliver awesome art throughout the story. I continue to love the visual contrast between the past and present and how both are able to bring up different emotions. Read Full Review

Fleecs and Seeley could have easily leaned on nostalgia as a selling point but instead they show how our pasts can shape or destroy us, if we choose to let them. Read Full Review

Theres a major jolt to the narrative that goes way beyond any small town battle. It really SHOULD be hitting the page with a bit more intensity, though. This is particularly tragic as a major moment passes before the issue reaches its final panel and it really should have more of an impact than it manages. Theres a really nice atmosphere and a really intense build-up of tension, but it doesnt quite hit when it really needs to do so. Read Full Review

Jawnyblaze

Aug 22, 2024

This continues to be one of the best books currently running, despite some really bad art. The story is just too enjoyable to let the art be a detriment, though. Love it.

nickjenkins

Aug 24, 2024

I've enjoyed this series tremendously, but the last couple or three issues have felt like treading water. It feels like either I have forgotten where the plotlines from the first 10 or so issues were going or the writers have junked them, or maybe the writers have forgotten them. Jack is in a weird status where he seems to feel he's been somewhat redeemed, but he's not making any progress in external ways and he doesn't seem to have an idea of what he wants to do with the self-confidence he's built up. He's no longer really trying to solve a mystery now. He's just reacting to imminent dangers, and when he does, the conflicts don't have enough action to be cool or enough emotional heft to be meaningful. Also, I'm just plain tired of Farmingt on; there's been too much weird stuff going on in this one small town—surely there's other weird stuff going on somewhere else that we can check out. I really hope that the series gets back on track. more