By Ryan Rubio & Thomas Boatwright (story), Ryan Rubio (script) & Thomas Boatwright (art)
The series comes to an end with this third and final issue. Sadly, and strangely enough, the story has tumbled down hill since the premiere issue. Gone are the elements that I loved from that initial first offering. It’s like I’m reading a complete different comic complete with other characters.
The bartender finishes telling the heroes the story of the Huntsman and how a wizard (Orlok) saved and cursed the dying man in the woods. Mr. Lear senses that Orlok is nearby and they go off to seek him out. After a confrontation, the Huntsman returns to town, daring anyone to face him. After some heroics, the Huntsman finally gets repose – the story is left open, hopefully to tell more and better stories.
Boatwright’s art is fun and striking as usual, but it’s ultimately the story that failed me. And I really wanted to like the story. I’m still going to purchase the announced trade. It’ll include the never-before-seen series “The Curse of Wallace Manor”, plus two unpublished tales of Ridley and Falstaff: “The Inconvenience Store” and “Let’s All Die in the Lobby!”. Hopefully, these extra stories will contain some of that magic the first issue had. (Grade: C)
-Daniel Yanez
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews Tagged: | Falstaff, Image Comics, Ridley, Ryan Rubio, Thomas Boatwright
