Wolf #5 – Image Comics
Written by Ales Kot
Art by Ricardo Lopez Ortiz
Lee Loughridge
A new arc and a new artist is not the only change in Wolf #5 from Image Comics. For those who don’t know, Wolf follows paranormal detective Antoine Wolfe who seems like a much more stressed out and serious version of John Constantine. In the first volume he is joined by an orphan teenager, who turns out to play a bigger role in his life than he expected. So, after the events of Issue 4, where are we now?
Fast forward four years and things are not looking good for Wolfe. He’s in a prison and there is definitely some mystery behind it all. Something is being done to him, and readers of the first volume may pick up on a few subtle hints here. Anita is all grown up and trying to find him, but for an atypical teenager, she is definitely having some typical teenage issues. She sets off on her own investigation and finds out some very interesting things about Wolfe’s whereabouts and the world around her. Now how she handles what she has found will set off the next issue in the arc.
If you enjoyed the first volume, this story will not disappoint. Ales Kot does a great job with the dialogue, really making you feel like you’d know how these characters sound and act if brought to life on screen. While the art was good in the first volume, I feel like Ortiz’s style suits the story a little better and gives it a little more grit that kicks it up a notch. I will say, if you didn’t read the first volume, this is not a book you can just jump right into. The story is good, the characters are interesting, but read Volume 1 before deciding to grab Issue 5. Otherwise, the added depth and some shock value, will be lost on you.
RATING: PICK UP