Harbinger Wars Volume 1 (Issues #1-4)
By Joshua Dysart, Duane Swierczynski, Clayton Henry, Clayton Crain, Pere Perez,
Brian Reber and a horde of others.
When I first reviewed Harbinger I thought this was sort of a knock off of X-men. This series spin-off or -on has cured me of that delusion. One of the things I realized about the Marvel product the other day is that they shied away from killing off X-men. They trick into believing they have then they show up again. Enough about that.
Harbinger Wars is off the hook, well written, well illustrated and delivering a much more powerful story. Toyo Harada, founder and leader of the Harbinger Foundation is trying to gather all of the Psiot kids he can find to aid in pursuing the vision passed onto him by the Bleeding Monk. Bloodshot, manufactured {nanite} being produced by Project Rising Spirit, has gone off plane and freed all the Psiot kids he had captured for the government so that he could protect them. Peter Stanchek, a kid who turned to self medication to keep the voices (and his powers) in his head under control has taken to leading some really powerful Psiot kids who escaped Harada.
All this mess causes a defense contractor to reactivate H.A.R.D. Corps, four super soldiers who will ruthlessly make the world burn to complete their mission. Seems like all parties involved have a beef with The Bellagio hotel in Vegas. I think some comic convention must have gone wrong there.
The action and results in this comic are brutal. You will find yourself booing and cheering for different sides throughout. I had a lot of fun with this and I’m giving it five out of five entertainment stars, points or thingies.
You might be confused by the links with this review. I bought my copy at Denver Comic Con
2015. I will add some links to local comic stores besides the one already there. You can acquire these through Amazon, or Barnes and Noble but I suggest you seek out your local comic book store.
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