Thoughts

Swashes continie to be brilliantly buckled in this series – as Nightcrawler does all the things you’d hope Nightcrawler would do. He duels, he romances – if there had been a chandalier in the room he’d have undoubtedly swung on it.

You know the drill of course – Nightcrawler’s gonna get the girl, kill the baddie and save the entire planet. There’s enough action to keep you thrilled as it goes through all these predictable stage.

One striking thing about Kurt Wagner though is that he’s sexy. But he’s sexy in a matinee idol way. There’s a degree of titilation here, but nothing that would shock the vicar. A gag where his costume vanishes is about as sexy as it comes, occuring as it does all off-panel. There’s a cheekiness to it, that feels like to would belong in the media of another era. His sexiness is never dull, but it’s also very safe.

Fun Panel

The moment you see the great cover on this, you’ll think “I’m gonna pays me money to see fighting”. And you get your money’s worth!