Cry Havoc #5

Cry Havoc, Issue #5 is a comic I've had in my "inbox" for some time, along with Simon Spurrier's new comic, The Weavers, Issue #1, which I just picked up this weekend.  Cry Havoc, Issue #6 comes out a week from tomorrow, which will likely end the series, as far as I know.  Like usual, I bought the variant cover, pictured to your right (or down, if you're on the fora).  When Louise is in the Red Place in this issue, she's pregnant and about to give birth.

I like how the first London scene ends, with the dialogue from Sam just scribbling out from time to time, leading to nothing but scribbles on the next page, in the Red Place.  Simon Bowland is a solid letterer, as I've mentioned before.  Generally, this is the type of comic you want to be able to spend some time with.  The dedication needed to understand this comic is a lot like the dedication needed to understand East of West, another one of my favorite comics.  Cry Havoc is even more difficult, although with fewer characters to keep track of.

Here are a few things I like about this comic:

• The variant covers with the number featured heavily.  They've gotten some good artists to work on these variant covers.  This one is by Cliff Chiang, whose cover work for DC Comics is well known.
• The artwork on the first two pages.  There's always a sketch of one of the myths in action.  This issue features a two-headed wolf, or a one-headed wolf reflected across the y-axis, giving the impression of a butterfly.
• The three different colorists used for the three settings in the novel: London, Afghanistan, and the Red Place.