Rook: Exodus #5

Rook: Exodus is competing with a very short list of titles for best ongoing series. With more issues like this one, that competition might end sooner than expected. Read Full Review

There are quite a few layers to the plot and thematic intensity of what Johns is delivering to the page. The art team does a sharp job of weaving it all together with style and poise that beautifully brings all of the elements of the story together. Theres even some suggestion that Johns and company may be reaching for something deeper in the long run that has yet to fully materialize on the horizon of the series just yet. Rook had a lot going for it in its fifth issue. Read Full Review

Overall, ROOK EXODUS #5 is full of action, explosions, a talking "pig, some self realizations, and more. The world of Ghost Machine, just keeps knocking it out of the park, and Rook's story is no different. Read Full Review

ROOK: EXODUS #5 is another masterpiece of top-tier art in an issue that slows down the pace and momentum to get inside Rook's head. Geoff Johns makes up for the lack of plot with a strong character piece that forces the titular character to grow and become the hero he needs to be, so the issue may not be what readers expect, but it's still worth the cover price. Read Full Review

Un Cómic Más / Dave DSG

Sep 04, 2024

Plot Rook feels like he's drowning in the dam lagoon where he was thrown by Ursaw, suddenly he wakes up out of the water and Pumba, his friend Swine's boar, starts talking to him as if by telepathy, this conversation is deep and Rook doesn't believe it. Pumba makes him relive Rook's memories of the past, where his farm burned down with his father, but he cheats and his memories are not clear, where it seems that Rook's father was the one who started the fire, however Rook remembers everything well again and Pumba's phrase... fly or fight begins to resonate in his head. Rook puts on his helmet and begins to receive shouts of orders from the crows, but everything ends up being the same shouts from Rook, this interaction makes him feel that he joins the crows as part of them and awakens a feeling of ownership and commitment to his brothers, so he will do everything possible to save the animals of this great farm called Exodus, just as his father did on the farm. Shocking episode full of moments of introspection, where we do not know how much is real or how much was what Rook imagined when experiencing this new mental link with his crows. This series is mind-blowing, it is a mix of John Carter From Mars with Jurassic Park, with epic and biblical scales. Art Jason Fabok offers his very detailed art where everything makes sense, recreating new worlds with futuristic technology and making it credible, each page hypnotizes and gives chills, playing with the scales of this whole world with a cinematic vision. Summary Rook experiences a kind of mystical epiphany, where his relationship with the crows will never be the same more

Jawnyblaze

Sep 09, 2024

One of my favorite books currently running. This was a great issue about self discovery. Rook finally realizes that he needs to stop being an asshole to the birds and work with them rather than trying to control them. The art is some of the best today and the writing was great. Exceptional stuff.

Maud Benjamin

Sep 16, 2024

I'm 100% sure Geoff was thinking of Hal Jordan when he wrote Rook.

Dexertakk

Oct 10, 2024

If I could I would give 11/10. This Issue was PERFECT.

LeonReadsNRates

Sep 04, 2024

Another big issue. Rook awakens after nearing drowning in a river, saved by Swine's pig and friend, Pumba. Confused and bewildered by a talking boar, Rook has to come to grips with the fear that he harbors, his constant instinct to run away, is something that's going to end up killing him. He confronts the crows in a burning forest, and learns to open his heart to the animals and trust them. As the forest was blazing, Rook finally confides in the birds and joins their flock as he takes a step off a cliff! Fantastic and tense issue, I can't wait for more!

Chris Y

Oct 24, 2025

It took me a few issues, but I’m hooked now.

Deadlybeavis

Sep 06, 2024

Cool issue.

fzanca

Sep 08, 2024

This issue takes a detour from the main story to deal with Rook and his personal issues. This is a needed character-building moment. I wish we went back to the main story and saw what was happening with Direwolf and all of the other wardens that were contacted. The artwork continues to be off the chain. I did like Pumba being the mentor here. Looking forward to seeing how this story treads along. My Comic Review Channel - https://youtu.be/L6Zvufp7QJM