This week we dare to enter… Vault Comics. Based on the events of this issue, I hope it comes sooner rather than later because he is a heinous human being.Welcome to The Best Comics You’re Not Reading, where we highlight some books that are deserving of your attention. I want nothing more than to see Henry Henry get what he really deserves. We've been pulled so completely into this world, both the real side and the fantasy side, that we're along for this ride 100%. She represents pure inspiration and a genuine goodness, which contrasts well with Henry Henry's glum disposition.įearscape elicits a visceral reaction in the reader. Colorist Vladimir Popov makes these pieces stand out, primarily the Muse, which appears with a glowing golden energy. The fantasy elements of Fearscape bleed into our world with this issue. This allows your mind to fill in the blanks about its true shape. You see bits and pieces of it, like large horns or sharp claws, but not the entire thing at once. Artist Andrea Mutti keeps this creature in the shadows for a bit, showing a constantly shifting form lurking within the darkness. Henry Henry does face something from the Fearscape, which manifests into a horrifying demonic monster. Letterer Andworld Design did a fantastic job with this.

You can see tidbits of the speech around the box and you definitely know what's going on. There are scenes where someone is furiously yelling at him and a narration box is placed over their word balloon to say something nice about Henry Henry.

Since he's the narrator telling us this story, he controls what we see. This happens in the last issue too and it's a great effect. I both love and hate writer Ryan O'Sullivan for creating this character.Ī great example of this delusion is how Henry Henry overrides the speech of other people. This is perfectly shown in the sequence where he convinces himself that stealing his friend's novel is meant for him, as if this is what he was going to write anyway and the universe just dropped it, fully formed, onto his lap. He is entirely infallible in his own eyes and he feels he deserves great glory. Much of this rage comes from how Henry Henry is completely clueless about his own shortcomings.

Fearscape by Ryan O'Sullivan