The Department of Truth #17

I keep wondering how long Tynion can keep this story going before running out of conspiracy theories and urban legends to work with, but he somehow keeps revealing newer and deeper layers to his epic. This story is like nothing else I have read before and Tynion has me utterly hooked. Read Full Review

The nonlinearity of the series seems to be working at its advantage as Tynions take Continues towards the end of the first half of its second year. Finally, readers get some sort of a story that may or may not be the actual origin of the organization referred to in the title. This far end, it almost feels like other series starting again but in a completely different direction with a completely different past. And yet theres nothing in this issue that specifically contradicts anything mentioned in the past. (Not really.) One of the more provocative issues in the series regards One of the more absurd conspiracy theories. It has been pointed out that vastly more resources wouldve been needed to fake the moon landing. It wouldve cost a fortune to do on a soundstage in the late 1960s what it cost relatively little to do on the moon. Despite the silliness, the creative team managed to make it work. Read Full Review

Jorge Fornes delivers some fantastic art. The visuals are vibrant. There is a wonderful use of shadow throughout and the imagery beautifully sets the mood of the story. Read Full Review

There's some real clarity of purpose in this issue, and I think this is the first issue that really provides a clear and impactful statement to its readers. Read Full Review

DDJamesB

Mar 28, 2022

This was one of the better flashback issues. Great art and some good conspiracy stuff going on.

OldManComics

May 02, 2022

I had forgotten to review this one, but the issue is really cool. Great flashback story. Fornes' art fits really well here, since it's a noir conspiracy mistery and Fornes is the best at noir right now. The story with Lee is a conspiracy classic, and it builds on the overall story as we dwelve into Lee's story in the next main arc.

Psycamorean

Mar 28, 2022

After last issue, I was sort of despondent about this series. I really want to like it, and I think there are some neat, cool, interesting ideas on display that have led to some really dope issues in the past. This third arc has come across as filler to me. I would have much rather had the series go on break, as indie series tend to do, to give the main artist time to draw what comes next. Instead we've gotten several issues from guest artists. While those artists are all talented, don't get me wrong, the writing side of things felt uninspired, listless and obligatory. Each issue felt more and more like a reiteration of the same concepts while not giving the reader new, or interesting, information. This issue does, in some ways, continue th e trend. There is a lot of reiteration, but we do get a slightly more interesting twist on it, undoubtedly uplifted by Fornes' art. I was going to drop this series with the end of this arc, but I'm willing, maybe against better judgment, to continue onto arc four. more