What also makes her an interesting character is her own story. The two take care of each other, but she is still a big sister. But Sundog’s best moments are when she’s being a big sister to her little brother Emory. We have plenty of “tough chicks” in the world of comics, sci-fi, and fantasy. She’s like Furiosa and Black Widow somehow had a baby together. It’s not just the fact that she’s a complete badass. She’s going to be everyone’s new favorite heroine. (Image: Nocterra #2, Image Comics)įirstly, we need to talk about the main protagonist, Val Riggs-AKA Sundog. The last time my ex gave me that look, she became my ex. Snyder and Daniel expertly Introduce the Sundog Convoy, the Heroes (Maybe) of Nocterra As such, Snyder brings as much to Nocterra as Daniel brings with his art. But what makes a great comic is both art and story. The art is incredible, from the locations to the creatures, to the surviving humans. Since this is a road trip, we’ll get to see Daniel create even crazier places for Nocterra. What’s even more wonderful is knowing that this is just the first port we’re seeing. This is a good time to mention Tomeu Morey’s outstanding colorwork. Daniel and his art team utilize the dark and how survivors use light in twisted yet beautiful ways. Because in this world, it’s not just that the sun went out and darkness covered Earth the darkness is also changing every living thing on the planet into something horrifying: the shades.īut then there’s the landscape of Nocterra, where Daniel brings the world Snyder dreamed up to incredible life. In Nocterra, Snyder and Daniel explore everything terrifying about darkness. Gay explored finding beauty in the darkness. And that’s as far as the similarities go. Both stories explore a world plunged in darkness. Nocterra is very vaguely reminiscent of Roxanne Gay’s The Sacrifice of Darkness. Is it bad that I find that creature kind of cute in a “that dog is so ugly it’s kind of cute” way? (Image: Nocterra #2, Image Comics) Snyder and Daniel Present the World of “The Big PM” in Nocterra…and It Is Horrifying The first two issues are simply masterful. Indeed, Nocterra could be the best work of both Snyder and Daniel.
But more recently, his epic collaboration with acclaimed artist Tony S Daniel hit the market. The first is the hit Undiscovered Country with co-writer Charles Soule. Instead, he’s working on two indie comics. After steering the DC Universe with events like Dark Nights: Metal and putting DC on the road to Future State, Scott Snyder is taking a much-needed break from the superhero opera storytelling.