The Picture of Everything Else
Writer: Dan Watters
Artist: Kishore Mohan
Publisher: Vault Comics
Placed upon shelves amongst scores of caped crusaders, ‘The Picture of Everything Else’ stands out like a sore thumb.
And thankfully so, as it’s a unique offering that is rich and rewarding for anyone curious enough to pick it up.
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‘The Picture of Everything Else’ is bloody and grim. A rash of impossible killings are sweeping through nineteenth century Paris, literally tearing the rich and beautiful apart in their beds. Two art thieves stumble upon portraits of the victims damaged in the exact same manner they died; it appears the man who once painted the immortal portrait of Dorian Gray has returned with dark plans for his new artistic creations.
Dan Watters is one of contemporary comics’ best writers, and ‘Picture’ more than lives up to his other excellent work, such as ‘Lucifer’, ‘Coffin Bound’, and ‘Home Sick Pilots’.
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It’s tense and depressing, urgently pushing readers to turn page after page thanks to its captivating story, authentic characters, and dread that something terrible is about to happen at any moment. It lives and loves the art world that it occupies, with a veracity and earnestness that add significant depth to proceedings.
This book would have been up there with the very best of 2021, were it not for a spotty and then halted release schedule that has no doubt left every reader on tenterhooks, waiting for the release of its final two issues. Thankfully, given its excellence, it’s a near certainty these delays will be worth the wait. Make sure to pick ‘The Picture of Everything Else’ up once it’s finally collected in full.
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