True Patriot Presents has found a way to release its issues just as I begin to assume that the series is done for. Number 7 came out in January and while I think we all know to not expect an exact bi-monthly schedule, by now things were starting to seem a little bleak.
We hadn't heard much chatter about issue 8 leading up to its release. Often it will be teased a few days in advance. Not this time; While glancing at the new books for the week,
there it was in all its Canadian glory.
As the cover above reveals, most of the regulars are here. The book leads off with an action-packed installment of
The Red Ensign made to look, as usual, as though you are viewing it on a WW2 newsreel. The copied image below doesn't quite capture it adequately but it's a neat touch.
The
Family Dynamic follows with a continuation of the stories told in the three-issue limited series from DC Comics from some years back. We are at the beginning of the second issue from that series at this point. These pages focus on a crime-fighting duo called
Blackbird and
Little Wing who are very close to the family.
I quite like these two and when the old DC material runs out, I would be interested in seeing them in a story of their own.
Crude is next, but seen relatively little in a story which serves more to effectively build up the threat that the enemy presents.
The book concludes with some heavy
Dominion Jack family drama though again, the supporting cast gets the bulk of the action.
30+ pages for $1.99 US.
It's encouraging to see that all four stories are to be continued. I know that guarantees nothing but it at least displays an intent to go on publishing this anthology and sets my mind at ease on that level.
So with that in mind, could we maybe expect #9 for Canada Day, even if it's a little within the usual bi-monthly expectation? Hope so.
