I’d be remiss of I didn’t mention workhouse Jordie Bellaire, about whom nothing new can be said regarding her shockingly brilliant colors. Due to the extremely hard-R levels of violence and gore (I mean jeez, there’s an eyeball popping out right there on the cover), this won’t be a comic for those with queasier tastes, but boy oh boy does it look fantastic for those who don’t. And in Bloodshot’s ultra-violent world, that attention to detail makes a world of difference: we feel each blow, cut, gash, bullet wound, disembowelment, dismembering, and broken bone right there alongside our protagonist. Although their overall styles couldn’t be more different, Davis-Hunt comes from the Geoff Darrow school of art – disarmingly minimalist for the figures set against a highly-detailed backdrop that rewards readers who take the time to really pore over each panel. Breaking big in DC’s The Wild Storm, Davis-Hunt has grown into a powerhouse artist in a surprisingly short amount of time.
Which brings me back to Jon Davis-Hunt, one of the industry’s great modern unsung heroes. That’s a pretty daring choice, but in Bloodshot Unleashed, that PTSD is made manifest in the most brutal ways possible. They aren’t – but the real truth is deeply unsettling, and adds a new layer of nuance to Unleashed‘s narrative, that this old soldier not only never dies, but isn’t allowed to. In a sense, Camp’s story is about PTSD – never being able to escape it or run from it only by confronting it head-on will Bloodshot be able to move forward. The action beats carry the story well, but there’s a new element in this issue: a young boy whom only Bloodshot can see, who thinks they’re father and son. Physical force alone isn’t going to win the day, especially when Bloodshot is getting torn to shreds with especial ease. Think Chernobyl, but on legs and built like a literal tank.
This issue, Bloodshot is tracking down a radioactive rogue whose mere presence is causing an entire nearby town to sicken and die off due to radioactive yield. Jon Davis-Hunt’s wonderfully detailed, graphic, hyper-kinetic art is a perfect match for Deniz Camp’s laser-focused story. Issue one wasted absolutely no time reeling readers right on in, and now issue two continues that trend. There’s too much on the line for them to not deliver comics that prove the case for their continued existence.įortunately, Bloodshot Unleashed is one hell of a case for the defense. There can’t be any “meh” or just okay comics. With Valiant’s publishing schedule trimmed to just one comic per month due to events transpiring behind the curtain, they’re in the unenviable position of having to have that one comic absolutely slap when it arrives.
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