Days Missing #1-4 (of 5) Update

Since the dawn of time, a being has existed whose interaction and interference with mankind has shaped human history. His powers of time and intellect have allowed him to secretly remove certain critical days from the historical record. Their stories have never been told. Their details have never been documented. Their existence is not remembered. But the occurrences of these days have forever changed the course of humanity's evolution. These are the days missing from our existence, and they are about to be revealed. An intriguing premise for an original five-issue miniseries from writer Matz and artist Hugo Petrus published by Archaia Studios Press. As per Wikipedia, Matz is a French comics and film writer whose real name is Alexis Nolent. Nolent delivers a story that has an intriguingly European feel. There's an interesting toning back of the violence and action in a way that feels different from American comics. There's a lot of suspense and subtle excitement in the comic, helped truly by the brooding intensity of Petrus' artwork. In other words we have a creative team here that does not sacrifice the narrative flow of the story for gratuitous action scenes. For Issue #4 we get an interesting history lesson as well. Three thumbs up.

February 18, 1519. Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortez and 500 soldiers reach the shores of Mexico. Anxious to prevent the wholesale slaughter of the indigenous peoples, the Steward takes drastic action to ensure the Spaniards' defeat. His ships destroyed, Cortez must find a way to lead his men to victory against impossible odds! --

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