Ron Fortier's Black Lion re-enters in the hot-off-the-press, all-color Issue #3, from Redbud Studio and Indy Planet.
"Mountain Crucible" may be the most exciting chapter yet in the Black Lion saga, with our brave and bold Jamal Lyon held captive by zealous soldiers. It'll take all that the former Navy SEAL can muster to flee his oppressors, in a stretch that combines high tension with a decent dab of steamy seduction.
Fortier's script is brilliant, and Kevin Johnson's artwork (abetted by Warren Montgomery's lettering and Arrick Church's colors) grants the concept a virtual, cinematic thrust.
In addition to Black Lion #3, Redbud/Indy, along with Airship 27 Productions, has released the long-awaited, All-Star Pulp Comics #5, wherein Fortier's iconic undead avenger, Brother Bones, seizes the spotlight; with Mike W. Belcher's exhilarating Brother Bones/Nightshift crossover cover setting the crime-crushing tone.
For the sake of "Behind the Mask", Fortier takes Brother Bones into Cape Noir's dangerous depths to topple the testy Tor Crawley, who dares to reveal the face behind our crusader's guise. T. Glenn Bane's moody artwork honors Fortier's concept by stirring the perfect, creepy chill.
Brother Bones' hair-raising adventure is accompanied by two different, character studies by the author, the first being "A Greater Calling", with snazzy artwork by Belcher, which places the stealthy Nightshift against a gang of gritty, German saboteurs; and for Fortier's third submission, "Death Leaves a Message", Ravenwood, Stepson of Mystery and his investigative pal, Chief Inspector Stagg set forth to crack a murder that flows with the fiendish finesse of a classic, old-time radio show, all enhanced by Sam A. Salas' elegant artwork.
Rounding out Issue #5 are two more tales, one featuring the courageous Crimson Mask and the other, the pugnacious Dr. Fear.
For the former, Mark F. Davis supplies an eerie script entitled "The Vampire of Broadway", with fantastic artwork by Luis Rivera and crackling lettering by Mike Rickaby. In this instance, Crimson Mask tracks an opponent who appears to have slipped straight out of a classic, horror picture, but is the fiend of actual, supernatural emanation or is there some other strange cause at play?
For "Fear and Loathing", writer Michael Vance has Dr. Fear and Lady Loathing going to the movies, but instead of enjoying a little, healthy escapism, our dynamic duo becomes enshrouded by the wrath of a taunting, spectral adversary. Brian Cote's sweeping artwork and Montgomery's fine lettering add to the otherworldly circumstance.
Purchase Black Lion #3 and All-Star Pulp Comics #5 at
https://indyplanet.com/?s=black+lion+%233 and
https://indyplanet.com/all-star-pulp-comics-5.
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