Into the Unbeing: Part 2 #1: Killer Confessions
Creative Team
writer: ZAC THOMPSON
artist/colorist: HAYDEN SHERMAN
letterer: JIM CAMPBELL
publisher: DARK HORSE COMICS
Reviewed by Seth Adrian Romo
Into the Unbeing: Part 2 #1 brings the atmospheric and tense thriller back to stands with an entry that gives some history on the mysterious leviathan.
This series follows a group of environmental researchers who discover a massive human-shaped formation. Part 2 #1 gives insights into one of the first explorers to find the life-form hundreds of years ago, and the narrative is told through journal entries that trap readers in the scribbles of a man losing his mind.
The issue begins with an explorer named Edwin Hall writing in his journal to a mysterious “Tamsen.” It’s heavily implied they may be Edwin’s wife and as Edwin continues to share his account of the expedition, he reveals that he took their son Aldous on the trip—despite Tamsen believing he was at a boarding school. As the story progresses, Edwin and Aldous experience multiple misfortunes plummeting them into a world that will change their beings forever.
Zac Thompson returns to the script, and while the flashback sequence is more than half of the issue, it’s an eerie way to show just how long the “being” has been known to man. Thompson mixes full-text journal entries throughout the issue and cleverly lets Edwin’s storytelling build the tension for readers. It’s very obvious within the first few pages him sneaking his son out was a bad idea, but readers get full knowledge of later horrors that ultimately won’t ever reach Tamsen.
Thompson knows how to engage readers with his writing and it helps that the art from Hayden Sherman balances beautifully bright and colorful panels of explorers in a jungle, with dark and moody moments of a father and son trying to survive. The duality of how the tones in the art design provide proper terror to the story and the creatures within the leviathan are equally grotesque and imaginative.
Fans of this series are sure to appreciate Thompson easing readers back into the tone of the series and the plot-line of Edwin is interesting—especially in how desperate journal entries become.
Final Verdict
While newcomers will benefit from reading Part 1 of this series, writer Zac Thompson ensures proper payoff to readers who invest in the newfound unknown world. Into the Unbeing is a steady dose of dread and effortlessly hooks readers with its foreboding mystery.
| Criteria | Score |
|---|---|
| Writing | 9.0 |
| Story/Plot | 9.0 |
| Art/Line Work | 9.5 |
| Colors | 9.5 |
| Final Score | 9.3/10 |