Wasteland #28

Written by Antony Johnston
Art by Christopher Mitten

Currently, Wasteland is doing a Rashoman kind of thing, where each issue follows one character over a period of about six months, giving the reader little snippets and glances into what that character is up to.  Recent (which is an increasingly relative term with this book - more on that soon) issues have featured Yan, the former aide to Marcus, and Jakob, the new High Disciple of Newbegin. 

This issue shines its light on Skot, the town's Primate and Marcus's right-hand man.  Skot is secretly a Sunner, a member of the persecuted religious class in the city, and he's been working against Marcus and his people for some time.  This issue shows his partnership with Golden Voice, the rebel singer, and helps to explain the thinking behind the attack on Disciples.

As a story-telling technique, this is a very interesting one.  I believe it would be working a lot better if the books were coming out of a more regular schedule.  This is only the third issue of Wasteland to be released in the last eight months.  This erratic schedule is making it hard to follow the story.  I'm sure, when read in trade, this arc is going to stand out as one of the best of the series, which is high praise indeed.  For now though, it's kind of hard to follow...