The Smart Division #3

Dark Horse Comics

Written by Zack Kaplan

Art by John J Pearson

Colors by John J Pearson

Letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

The Rundown: Bailey and Larque discover more about AI as well as how powerful their adversary is.

Bailey continues to go through the evidence that he and his partner gathered before telling the people interviewing him that they decided to go to the source, the local college campus. They learn that the students have been using their expertise to train the AI on criminality and crime scene investigation. The pair decide to separate and Larque gets a message from someone with information she needs.

Larque goes it alone and Bailey gets a call to follow her. He heads to the same party and gets a drink. Unfortunately, the drink is spiked and he begins to hallucinate. A series of hallucinations that will lead to murder.

The Story: Kaplan continues to craft a dark, thrilling and entertaining story in this issue. I continue to be engaged with both the characters and their world. There are some big ideas at play throughout the story, but it stays focused on the characters which I appreciate. I really like the buildup of suspense in this issue and where it leaves the characters at the end.

The Art: Pearson creates some gorgeous visual moments throughout the issue and I love the look of this series and its characters.

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