So years ago I tried this series and didn't like it at all. Now that I read a lot more Brian Wood stuff and enjoyed a lot of it I decided to try this series again. Is it good? Well...

Matty Roth, our main hero, is stuck in a battleground. On his first mission as a intern he enters the city only for most of his crew, well all of it, to be killed. No spoilers, this happens in the first 15 pages, and the rest of the story is him remaining in the city trying to be a journalist. Through the various next few issues they are mostly standalone type stories that he covers and range between political intrigue or more personal issues for our main character.

Good: I appreciate the art here, everything is easy to follow, and it works real well to give a different atmosphere. Despite dialogue or wordy script it's still really intriguing and interesting throughout for the most part. Matty is a normal dude stuck in a shitty situation and so it makes for a solid story if nothing else.

Bad: The dialogue could be a bit over the top and every single person really loves the word "fucking" which, so do I, but damn...every character? No way. Also, the way the story progresses I don't feel the sense of urgency throughout despite them being in a warzone. Like, something is missing, I can't quite put my finger on it.

Overall, it's good, better than what I previous thought, but didn't get attached to any characters yet. I'll see how it progresses as I read more. A 3 out of 5.