Review: Nectar #4
From Vault Comics
The end is here, and who gets out alive? Nectar #4 from Vault Comics brings us some new horror.
Despairing Lillian’s loss to Pastor Grant’s rampage across the island, Amos considers ending it all, but the mysterious butterflies have a surprise in store for Grant—and an even better one for Amos. As Misery Island burns, the showdown comes to a vicious conclusion.
Writer: Jeremy Robinson
Artists: Annapaola Martello & Francesco Francini
Colorist: Steve Canon
Letterer: Jim Campbell with Andworld Design
Cover Art: Chris Shehan
In this issue, we see the absolute madness of Pastor Grant – he is a well-written, horrible character, and this issue is particularly satisfying. The issue does an excellent job in building up the tension to a point and then softens with an interesting tease for the future.
Yes, there is more to come from Nectar, and this issue took a twist I was not expecting, but from re-reading the beginning, it makes some sense. The future is confirmed for this series, and I am looking forward to seeing more of it.
This issue starts where we left off in issue #3, and things are equally as tense. Pastor Grant is armed and on a mission; Amos is the devil in his eyes, with science being his tool. The standoff is extreme, and the way it plays out builds it up until there is a very unexpected change.
This change mixes up everything that we have read leading up to it, and the rest of the story deals with the fallout and the decisions of that fallout really well. It also leads us to what comes next.
This was an excellent finish to the first act of this story, giving some closure and action while teasing us with what is to come – in a sense, a double tease here.
The artwork is excellent, and the manic looks in Pastor Grant’s eyes to his explosive finale make this a well-crafted book. That, combined with the colouring, sets the tone of what you see.
