Harvest #1 Review

Now this is how you start a series!

To put it simply, Harvest #1 is a stunning debut. This is a brilliant work, the kind of comic book you fall in love with. There are no heroes within these pages, only awful people doing horrible things and it's simply hypnotic. Do yourself a favor and get on this train now, because Harvest is going to be a hit, no doubt about it.

The script for this first issue is near perfect. Writer A.J. Lieberman structures the story like a perfectly paced television show. There is not a single wasted scene, not one out of place word. We get glimpses of a dark underworld where disgraced doctors find work harvesting organs and operating on the families of mobsters. There is a darkness that drifts off of every page. This is a world that feels like our own in all the worst ways. It's a bloody, violent affair that will suck you in. It's horrible stuff, guys, and I cannot get enough.

What really makes Harvest amazing though, the thing that pushes it into "buy this freaking book now" territory, is the art. Colin Lorimer's detailed and dark style turns this comic book into a masterpiece. The cover alone should be enough to convince you that his stuff is the real deal. One scene in particular, featuring a strung out doctor operating on a car crash victim is so haunting and dreadful that it'll stick with long after you close the comic. Seriously, folks, buy Harvest. If you like crime, mystery, murder or just masterful storytelling, then this is a comic book for you.


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