The high flying Faith Herbert confronts her past face to face with the Harbinger himself, Peter Stanchek, as the war for Chicago begins and none other than Psiot City is first in the line of fire! Peter now must learn from the past that had been stolen from him and stand alongside his friends put a stop to The Renegade and Blam. But as the battle just begins with Psiots everywhere being targeted, is it already too late to save the day?
The Harbinger #6 picks up from where the previous issue left off, with Peter Stanchek being knocked to the floor by Faith, as if there wasn’t a beat missed (when you read this is trade, you’re gonna have a hard time delineating where the issues begin and end, but that’s not relevant here). Co-writers Colin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing take some time to reacquaint readers with Faith, with Stanchek remembering her love of all things geek culture in his narration boxes. The comic is actually fairly text heavy, which slows the speed a little but oddly give me a nostalgic feeling as the amount of reading in the issue is reminiscent of comics from thirty odd years ago; back when we used to walk to school uphill both ways in a blizzard in the middle of May, comics had a lot more story to them than they typically do today. The Harbinger #6 evokes those nostalgic feels because it is text heavy without it overwhelming the art work.
Robbie Rodriguez and Rico Renzi (artist and colourist respectively) and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou have a very distinct look for the comic, and personally I’m a fan. I enjoy the line work and the detail in the character’s faces and hair; there’s nothing overly complicated about the artwork, but it’s elegant in the scratchiness. With The Harbinger #6. once again the writers make this comic feel interconnected with the rest of the Valiant Universe, giving the book a very uniting sense both in and out of the story as Peter Stanchek tries to pull together Psiot City despite the best efforts of those opposed to him.
Ultimately this is another really solid entry to the series, and while it won’t set the world on fire, it’s checking every box of a good comic.
Story: Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing Art: Robbie Rodriguez
Colours: Rico Renzi Letters: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Story: 8.7 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.6 Recommendation: Buy
Valiant provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
Purchase: comiXology/Kindle – Zeus Comics – TFAW
Source: Graphic Policy
