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The Department of Truth, Vol. 3: Free Country by James Tynion IV

scoobierubie's review

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

3.75

lesbianleitner's review

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fast-paced

5.0

duparker's review against another edition

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5.0

Easily the best of the bunch, so far. Great collection of stories, art and creative writing.

ogreart's review against another edition

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4.0

More of the backstory. I like when the layers get peeled away one by one letting the reader see a bit more.

wesleyboy's review

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5.0

Maybe it makes me a bad fan of this series, but I LOVED the change of artists in these issues. The Sienkiewicz-esque art gets to be a bit much at times, so the change made me more involved and engaged in the story.

myqz's review

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4.0

My favorite ongoing comic series. Tynion is growing as a creator, and quickly becoming one of the best and most consistent working comic authors. When I get my pull, these issues go to the bottom of the stack. I save the best for last.

sfletcher26's review

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3.0

An interesting interlude but artistically and pacing wise all over the shop. I'm interested to see where this goes but it needs to pick up a bit.

zanish's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

breadsalot's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

jakekilroy's review

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5.0

I initially loved this for its thinking man's thriller(ish) beat on conspiracy theory satire, but I've really come to adore its observation and dissection of America as a concept rather than a place. You think America as a product is bootstraps, barbecues, and national parks, but it's more so self-important mania, heaving violence, and obsessions in varying forms (that ultimately take form). We're all just driving ourselves mad, and the amount of unrelated events and histories tied together here is breathtakingly wild and incredibly fun. The whole thing just reads like its creators are having the time of their lives giving the Mothman a resounding truth.