Review by Tony Salandra

If you haven't heard of Radical Publishing, then you should look them up. They continue to put out brand new comic books each month. And this past month is no exception.  Radical released a preview of Ryder on the Storm for only $1. I mean you can't beat that.  A comic book for a buck.  It is a mix of H.P. Lovecraft and noir mystery. It includes some amazing artwork from the likes of Wayne Nichols and was written by David Hine. Plus we can't forget the wonderful colorist Feigian Chong and Sansan Saw of Sixth Creation.  Just take a look at the huge splash page as you turn page one.  A man full of drilled holes upon his head, bleeding all over the place. Wow, just wow!  It seems this Noir mystery will have many things we do not see coming. Go check it out. You won't be disappointed.

Here is a synopsis for Ryder on the Storm:
Ryder on the Storm follows Ryder, a private eye hired by the beautiful femme fatale Katrina Petruska to investigate the horrifically bizarre suicide of her lover, Michael Hudson. Ryder’s journey to solve the case and finish Hudson’s work leads him to discover a truth more sinister and terrifying than he could ever have imagined – daemons walk among us. Now, he must team up with the last daemon hunter, Charles Monk, to take down the cabal of ancient evil controlling the city while struggling to reconcile the dark side of his own nature.

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by Tony Calandra

If you haven't heard of Radical Publishing, then you should look them up. They continue to put out brand new comic books each month. And this past month is no exception.  Radical released a preview of Ryder on the Storm for only $1. I mean you can't beat that.  A comic book for a buck.  It is a mix of H.P. Lovecraft and noir mystery. It includes some amazing artwork from the likes of Wayne Nichols and was written by David Hine. Plus we can't forget the wonderful colorist Feigian Chong and Sansan Saw of Sixth Creation.  Just take a look at the huge splash page as you turn page one.  A man full of drilled holes upon his head, bleeding all over the place. Wow, just wow!  It seems this Noir mystery will have many things we do not see coming. Go check it out. You won't be disappointed.

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by Tony Calandra

If you haven't heard of Radical Publishing, then you should look them up. They continue to put out brand new comic books each month. And this past month is no exception.  Radical released a preview of Ryder on the Storm for only $1. I mean you can't beat that.  A comic book for a buck.  It is a mix of H.P. Lovecraft and noir mystery. It includes some amazing artwork from the likes of Wayne Nichols and was written by David Hine. Plus we can't forget the wonderful colorist Feigian Chong and Sansan Saw of Sixth Creation.  Just take a look at the huge splash page as you turn page one.  A man full of drilled holes upon his head, bleeding all over the place. Wow, just wow!  It seems this Noir mystery will have many things we do not see coming. Go check it out. You won't be disappointed.

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Review by MichaelRoberts

A violent murder, a private eye, and a sexy woman all wrapped up in a sci-fi future. What more could you ask for? Maybe this sounds like Blade Runner to you, but I promise this is something altogether different. If anything, Ryder on the Storm follows the 1940’s detective films even more closely than Blade Runner in that this book by Radical Publishing starts off with a murder and a “whodunit” angle. But forget the simple plot device of a gunshot victim. The deceased in this tale drilled several holes into his own skull with a power drill.

Is it a suicide? Is it a cover-up? Well, this preview issue of Ryder on the Storm hints that there is much more at stake than just a bad rivalry, but we’ll find out when the main series starts.

Writer David Hine handles the noir detective elements very well, and the dialogue is fresh and crisp with nods to the past rather than pulling every Cagney quote into the book. The lead detective has some depth, and Hine teases us in this issue with the character’s true potential.

Artist Wayne Nichols brings a detailed, realistic look to the future that causes the tech geek in me all excited about all of technological advances. That same attention to detail also creates a visceral reaction when it comes to the bloody violence.

Speaking of the violence, it’s simply mention this book and not describe the work of the colorists Feigian Chong and Sansan Saw. That first scene with the corpse and the blood coming out of the drilled skull is even more haunting in full color. That red drips and smears just like real blood.

Ryder has a great premise set up so far, and I’m very intrigued to see where this book will go. It’s definitely worth your dollar to go and pick it up.

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Review by MichaelRoberts

A violent murder, a private eye, and a sexy woman all wrapped up in a sci-fi future. What more could you ask for? Maybe this sounds like Blade Runner to you, but I promise this is something altogether different. If anything, Ryder on the Storm follows the 1940’s detective films even more closely than Blade Runner in that this book by Radical Publishing starts off with a murder and a “whodunit” angle. But forget the simple plot device of a gunshot victim. The deceased in this tale drilled several holes into his own skull with a power drill.

Is it a suicide? Is it a cover-up? Well, this preview issue of Ryder on the Storm hints that there is much more at stake than just a bad rivalry, but we’ll find out when the main series starts.

Writer David Hine handles the noir detective elements very well, and the dialogue is fresh and crisp with nods to the past rather than pulling every Cagney quote into the book. The lead detective has some depth, and Hine teases us in this issue with the character’s true potential.

Artist Wayne Nichols brings a detailed, realistic look to the future that causes the tech geek in me all excited about all of technological advances. That same attention to detail also creates a visceral reaction when it comes to the bloody violence.

Speaking of the violence, it’s simply mention this book and not describe the work of the colorists Feigian Chong and Sansan Saw. That first scene with the corpse and the blood coming out of the drilled skull is even more haunting in full color. That red drips and smears just like real blood.

Ryder has a great premise set up so far, and I’m very intrigued to see where this book will go. It’s definitely worth your dollar to go and pick it up.

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Review by Jedi of Doom

When it comes to comics, I am a huge fan of non-superhero books, I love comics that have normal characters in them. Ryder On The Storm is one of these books that grabbed my attention at the beginning and never let go until the sudden ending.

The book starts off with a woman in a towel walking through a trashed apartment to a telephone with a whining noise in the background. She calls Ryder, a private detective with his own agency, Ryder Investigations. While she is on the phone the panels cut to a shot where we see a lot of blood and then we see a man’s body covered in blood with holes in his head, in his hand’s he’s holding a power drill and there’s pills right by him.

Ryder narrates a lot of this book while he is on his way to the crime scene and while he’s there investigating. When he arrives at the crime scene, he runs into his father’s old partner on the police force. They beg him to investigate the scene in which Niles (the other detective) gets upset with Ryder because Ryder is clearly the better detective.

I’m not going to get any further with the story of this book because I do not want to ruin the rest of the story, it’s that good. David Hine really writes this story well and the characters are so strong and realistic. This is such a great crime story. Wayne Nichols is such a great and realistic artist and really brings out the characters and backgrounds. In fact, Nichols reminds me of one of my favorite artists, Alex Ross, and his art is flawless in this book.

I love this first issue and I cannot wait to see what the second installment offers. I have high hopes for this series.

I give Ryder On The Storm a 5 out of 5. This book in my opinion is flawless and perfect.

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Review by Jedi of Doom

When it comes to comics, I am a huge fan of non-superhero books, I love comics that have normal characters in them. Ryder On The Storm is one of these books that grabbed my attention at the beginning and never let go until the sudden ending.

The book starts off with a woman in a towel walking through a trashed apartment to a telephone with a whining noise in the background. She calls Ryder, a private detective with his own agency, Ryder Investigations. While she is on the phone the panels cut to a shot where we see a lot of blood and then we see a man’s body covered in blood with holes in his head, in his hand’s he’s holding a power drill and there’s pills right by him.

Ryder narrates a lot of this book while he is on his way to the crime scene and while he’s there investigating. When he arrives at the crime scene, he runs into his father’s old partner on the police force. They beg him to investigate the scene in which Niles (the other detective) gets upset with Ryder because Ryder is clearly the better detective.

I’m not going to get any further with the story of this book because I do not want to ruin the rest of the story, it’s that good. David Hine really writes this story well and the characters are so strong and realistic. This is such a great crime story. Wayne Nichols is such a great and realistic artist and really brings out the characters and backgrounds. In fact, Nichols reminds me of one of my favorite artists, Alex Ross, and his art is flawless in this book.

I love this first issue and I cannot wait to see what the second installment offers. I have high hopes for this series.

I give Ryder On The Storm a 5 out of 5. This book in my opinion is flawless and perfect.

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by Andrea Speed

Yes, I know, the title makes me cringe too. But if you get past that, and you should, you get a cracking read. And for a buck too, so what is there to complain about?

This is one of those retro-futuristic worlds, which may have water taxis and computer screens everywhere, but also have old fashioned reel to reel cameras and touch typewriters. Perfect for a throwback noir story with both contemporary and horror touches.

In this world, P.I. s also act as client advocates, so when Ryder is hired by a sultry siren named Katrina, calling with a dead man on the floor, perhaps he should have not accepted the case. He discovers this for himself when he arrives at the crime scene to find out that the way the man died is super gruesome and frankly very incriminating. Although it seems like he might have found out a reason for it that may clear Katrina, is it the right one? It doesn’t help that the woman seems to be hiding something, and the victim is a super wealthy playboy. Things get even more suspicious the next day, when he gets mail that Katrina sent to him pretty much minutes before she called to hire him. The man’s grisly death may be part of something much larger and more supernatural than he originally thought.

I’ll be the first to admit there’s nothing new here, but I am a sucker for these kinds of stories, especially if done well. This one is done well; it’s a slick machine, establishing plot and mystery right away, and giving us enough of a glimpse of this neo-noir future world to be intrigued. There’s also a nod to Steve Niles, whose Criminal Macabre seems to be the current benchmark of supernatural noir detectives.

The art is fantastic. It’s in that digitally painted, clean style that can make faces look a bit plastic at times, but you may find that easy to overlook since the panels are so gorgeous, highly detailed and crisp, which just adds an extra punch to the scenes of gruesome horror.

Okay, I admit I’m inclined to like these kinds of stories. But at a buck, it’s hardly going to cost you anything to find out if you like it or not. If you don’t, fine, more for me then.
 

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by Andrea Speed

Yes, I know, the title makes me cringe too. But if you get past that, and you should, you get a cracking read. And for a buck too, so what is there to complain about?

This is one of those retro-futuristic worlds, which may have water taxis and computer screens everywhere, but also have old fashioned reel to reel cameras and touch typewriters. Perfect for a throwback noir story with both contemporary and horror touches.

In this world, P.I. s also act as client advocates, so when Ryder is hired by a sultry siren named Katrina, calling with a dead man on the floor, perhaps he should have not accepted the case. He discovers this for himself when he arrives at the crime scene to find out that the way the man died is super gruesome and frankly very incriminating. Although it seems like he might have found out a reason for it that may clear Katrina, is it the right one? It doesn’t help that the woman seems to be hiding something, and the victim is a super wealthy playboy. Things get even more suspicious the next day, when he gets mail that Katrina sent to him pretty much minutes before she called to hire him. The man’s grisly death may be part of something much larger and more supernatural than he originally thought.

I’ll be the first to admit there’s nothing new here, but I am a sucker for these kinds of stories, especially if done well. This one is done well; it’s a slick machine, establishing plot and mystery right away, and giving us enough of a glimpse of this neo-noir future world to be intrigued. There’s also a nod to Steve Niles, whose Criminal Macabre seems to be the current benchmark of supernatural noir detectives.

The art is fantastic. It’s in that digitally painted, clean style that can make faces look a bit plastic at times, but you may find that easy to overlook since the panels are so gorgeous, highly detailed and crisp, which just adds an extra punch to the scenes of gruesome horror.

Okay, I admit I’m inclined to like these kinds of stories. But at a buck, it’s hardly going to cost you anything to find out if you like it or not. If you don’t, fine, more for me then.
 

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