I have a thing for carnivals and things mechanical. I also have a thing for Larry Johnson's Horseman. An overlap of the three is nothing short of Heaven to me.
Actually, Horseman #7 drives home the fact that carnivals are, by and large, mechanical wonderlands, with carousels, trains and motionettes. For this issue, Horseman gallops among such commodities, bringing to light the sort of spectacles that too many of us have come to take for granted.
Of course, with this being a Horseman adventure, matters do get ever stranger as the pages progress, with our lead encountering a jack-in-the-box counterpart, which is soon replaced by a colossal, robotic Horseman, only then to be joined by a helpful clone. There's a time when our hero appears endangered within the carnival's complexities, but through Johnson's Dali-esque mirror, things do flip to his benefit.
Like the issues that precede it, Horseman #7's amazing, 36 pages are abstract yet fun and easy to follow, like one's most memorable dreams. I found myself lost within each of its panels, and I plan to lose myself to their mystical draw again and again.
Try Horseman #7 on for size by sending $7 to Mr. Johnson through Paypal at LewBrown1@verizon.net. Believe me, you'll be forever glad you did.
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