Hyde Street #12 // Review
Sister Hood has left the monster known as Oscar. Pranky rushes-in to try to explain to him that Sister has lied to him. She’s never coming back. Only thing is...he’s got no reaction. Granted: he’s not the most vocal resident, but there’s something in the way that he looks at Pranky. Pranky knows that it isn’t news to him. He already knew that Sister Hood wasn’t coming back for him. Everyone has something to learn in Hyde Street #12. Writer Geoff Johns and artist Ivan Reis continue a story that is brought to the page with the aid of inker Danny Miki and colorsit Brad Anderson.
The Butcher of Hyde Street is on the other side of a prison door that’s being guarded by Oscar. Pranky’s trying to get him to leave his place. He has run into someone powerful...maybe even powerful enough to hurt the mysterious figure known as The Scorekeeper. Given the right leverage they might be able to make it out of Hyde Street. Maybe Oscar could help. The Butcher seems to agree. He might be able to help out as well if he were to be allowed out of the confines of his cell.
Having firmly established the basic premise of the series, Johns it is continuing to move around the drama of the ensemble. The residents of.Hyde Street have an interesting dynamic that is quite engaging. On one level, it's an interesting drug position between different personalities that all seem quite distinct. On another level is just really appealing seeing a boy werewolf fight at Frankenstein's monster outside the jail cell of supernatural serial killer. Johns is working with traditional horror, crops and a way bad feels distinct original to those who have been following the series for a while. And at the same time, it's a lot of fun for people who might not necessarily be all that familiar with the total run of the series thus far.
There's a real Bernie Wrightson quality about Reis’ artwork that feels refreshingly interesting. Powerful muscular of the rendering feels definitely detailed with lots of shadow. Andersons colors and a rich sense of atmosphere and texture. The completes the picture quite well. It's a traditional horror feel that also manages to engage on a purely emotional level that rests completely outside the horror genre. It's a fun except different elements that continue to carve out a distinctive place on a new issues rack for Hyde Street.
The individual stories that are told of individual characters still remain a lot more interesting than issues like the 12th in the series. And a visual stories of individual people who have found themselves trapped on Hyde Street continue to be a lot more interesting than the drama between them. That being said, it's really interesting to see the modulation between stories of individuals and stories of the drama between them. Johns seems to be modulating things quite well between the different types of stories that rest uneasily...on Hyde Street.
