“This is another strong issue. I love how this expands out the mythology and detail, pushing things in a new direction. Not to mention there’s the usual great art designs and action scenes. I am intrigued as to where the Armorclads will go next and what lies in the future for the new and improved Ironclads.”
“I am delighted to say this is an excellent return to form for Archer & Armstrong. This was a really good first issue with writing that got the characters and wrote them well, with art that worked for the characters and effective and fun lettering. I enjoyed everything about this issue and it was great to see the boys back on form.”
“I did really enjoy this issue. I thought the art was clever and the style really helped get across the trauma of poor Peter being shot in the head. The different elements were all really strongly done. As before my main complaint is I feel we could have more. It’s at least set things up ready for the finale, where I suspect we’ll get something of a major showdown. A solid issue that I think anyone who has read Harbinger up to this point will appreciate.”
“The art is exciting, the plot building and the writing are solid. The pacing is excellent. This is a book I think I will very much enjoy going forward. Armorclads is a book that is showing off some excellent potential.”
“I was very satisfied with the way things went and this was a very fitting end to what has been a pretty solid narrative with the Deadside War.”
“I didn’t expect to love this book like I did. Yes, it is a Lego kid’s book, but I had a great time reading it. The world of Ninjago had a lot to offer me the adult reader but I am sure kids will love it just as much.”
“Overall this was probably my favourite issue of The Harbinger so far. It brought back one of my favourite characters and used her really well. It upped the stakes for Peter in a number of ways, it also didn’t neglect characters introduced previously. It was really well balanced.”
“I don’t yet know if Armorclads will win my heart the way pretty much every Valiant book has in the past but I find myself wanting it to. It’s got a lot going for it. If you like anything involving people in mechanised suits fighting alien bugs on a far off world then Armorclads is for you. It’s full of strong potential.”
“So The Harbinger #5 turns out to be building strongly on the first arc. Long time fans will enjoy the cameos/appearances.”
“This is a strong issue for Jack Boniface. It’s a great character insight.”
“Seeing Peter doing better is satisfying as that’s what I’ve wanted to see from this book”
“I think there’s a lot of potential with PhenomX and it’s great to see diversity with superhero style comics. “
“Through the new Blackhand, we begin to get hints of how super power people may have been
corralled, not always willingly, into using their powers only within the auspices of the Cages.”
“This is a series that feels like it has absolutely no wasted motion”
“…for me those years between 2012 and 2018 were the absolute highs of my comic reading experience because when Valiant is good it’s amazing.”
“a series about every comic book character you can imagine bleeding over into the ‘real’ world. It’s a really interesting premise and I’ll always be a sucker for alternate worlds crashing into each other.”
Bigger Than Capes 