Blackacre #6 is essentially the exposition of how Greene became the leader of the religious cult occupying the dystopian American wasteland the series is set in. Taking place two years prior to the events of the previous issues, it does a good job – though certainly not a perfect one – in showing how Greene, a sane man by any means, joins and comes to lead a group of homicidal fanatics when Hull reunites with him two years later. READ MORE
Blackacre #4 continues the travails of Hull as things go from bad to worse. Having escaped the forces of the military industrial complex he once served, he finds himself faced with an altogether more depraved, vile enemy; Jesus freaks. This issue is the calm before the storm for this arc, with the finale coming in next issue, but it’s still got the quality story, characters and art that you’ve come to expect from “Blackacre” by now. READ MORE
One of the strongest elements in Blackacre thus far has been its political subtext. Invariably, the series would come to a point where its story would have to take precedence for a certain period of time, and temporarily set aside this distinguishing feature. That time has, at least, begun in issue 3… and it barely hurts the series at all. With the themes and settings prepared in the first two issues, this latest issue of “Blackacre” simply continues the excellent story and character development while managing to introduce new elements of intrigue for the future. READ MORE
I had my worries that the second issue of Blackacre would suffer through a bit of a sophomore slump. What made the first issue exceptional was the subtext of the plot as well as the plot and characters themselves. It was a commentary on modern socio-political inequalities, economic abuses and the unsustainable state of affairs that exists in present day America. And it would have been easy to set this aside, at least for a few issues, to focus on developing its story. And “Blackacre” does develop in issue #2, but it also retains and expands upon the subtext present in the first issue. This isn’t a step back; if anything, this is an improvement. READ MORE
Blackacre is a new series from Image, which brings an unapologetic political slant to the typical post-apocalyptic scenario played out in many contemporary works of fiction. It’s an interesting and certainly bold take on the genre, and it gives the series something to distinguish it from the get-go. Beyond that, issue #1 smartly focuses on establishing characters and setting, and ends with a twist that will entice readers to pick up the next issue. All in all, it’s a textbook opening issue to what looks like an intriguing new series. READ MORE
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