24 page preview! The most infamous airline hijacker of all time, D.B. Cooper remains on the FBI’s most-wanted list almost 40 years after the crime. For the first time, the secret history will be revealed. During the height of the Cold War, a fringe group within the C.I.A. wages a crusade on the deadliest battlefield of the mind. Aided by powerful psychotropic compounds, Cooper assists in a campaign of psychic assassination against the Soviets but are his government’s motives the same as his own or is his true mission something else entirely? Collecting the hit series from visionary cartoonist Brian Churilla (The Anchor), this volume offers new insights into Cooper’s multi-faceted quest.

Let me start this review by saying that this one is just a preview for the entire comic book. And I read it because I wanted to see if the full comic book was worth the money and time I would spend on it. And I’m gonna give you the answer for that at the end of this review.

This preview is a pretty punchy, surreal spin on America’s most infamous skyjacker. Because this preview fuses Cold War espionage with psychedelic mind-war in a way that’s both stylish and intriguingly off-kilter. Which got me very intrigued by the plot of this preview. 

This preview is like a bland between alternate history and occult spycraft which is reframing the D.B. Cooper myth through assassinations waged in psychic dreamscapes. I need to admit here that this preview is weird in all the right ways for me personally to be interested in this preview. 

This preview has also a pretty confident tone to it. The deadpan humor and hardboiled narration which this preview has keeps this review in high-concept grounded.

At the same time this preview suggests a world where bureaucrats casually weaponize nightmares and it feels disturbingly plausible.

The thick lines, chunky silhouettes, and expressive faces which the artwork of this preview has evoke a pulpy, retro vibe that suits the period setting.

The creatures and landscapes of this preview almost points towards something close to psychic realm.

So will buy and read the full version of this comic book ? Yes I will. It might take some time for me to actually read the full version of this comic book because I have been way too optimistic when creating my TBR list for this year and I don’t know if I get the time to read the full version of this comic book this year. But I will read the full version of this comic book at some point in time.

I Give This Book 3 / 5