Nocterra #9

BUY THIS BOOK! We are already beginning the second story arc! In fact, go out and get the Full Throttle Dark story line in inTrade Paperback . If you are not hooked yet, here is a link to the first issue. I keep touting both Daniel and Snyder as a dream team. They simply are. However, we are at a point where the convoy needs to arrive. I need to see that "Last Standpardon my Stephen King reference! Read Full Review

Blacktop Bill aligns himself with Sundog Convoy and even helps them out, which seems so unlike him. Read Full Review

Tony S. Daniel delivers some blistering visual thrills throughout the issue. The character designs continue to delight and the action is big, bold and beautifully detailed. Read Full Review

Through eight issues, Nocterra has been chock full of the non-stop plot advancement one would expect from a road epic. That character development was prioritized in issue #9 was a welcome change of pace, and proved that Snyder is just as adept at fleshing out characters as he is killing them off. Blacktop Bill remains the series standout while Piper is an increasingly interesting secondary protagonist. Read Full Review

This new arc is getting promising and will be even better once Blacktop Bill stops hogging so much of the spotlight. Read Full Review

Nocterra #9 keeps up this book's run of entertaining issues. It has a little something for everyone and shows off what this book does so well on every page. Read Full Review

Val, Piper and their crew take onboard Blacktop Bill in ‘Nocterra' #9 and immediately creates a far more fractious tone to the book. It may be a book reliant on a good deal of exposition, but now with Blacktop Bill trolling our courageous convoy, there's guaranteed never to be a dull moment, that's for sure. Read Full Review

When it slows down for dialogue, not only is Snyder's work razor sharp but the change of pace is so dramatic it really resonates. Read Full Review

The Rumble

May 16, 2022

Not great. Not terrible either.

pizzamain

Apr 27, 2022

hard to not see this dude as the joker just shaded out