{"id":11895,"date":"2015-02-11T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T22:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=11895"},"modified":"2021-03-11T16:25:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T20:25:39","slug":"z-view-the-black-beetle-no-way-out-4-by-francavilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=11895","title":{"rendered":"Z-View &#8211; The Black Beetle: &#8220;No Way Out&#8221; #3 by Francavilla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2015\/z021115zview_blackbeetle_nowayout3_cov.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"762\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>The Black Beetle: No Way Out <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">is a<\/span> four issue mini-series from <strong>Dark Horse Comics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tsm-clipoard-container\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Written and Directed by <strong>Francesco Francavilla<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"tsm-clipoard-container\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While investigating a mysterious mass murder that leveled Colt City\u2019s mob bosses, Black Beetle gets wrapped up in a puzzling maze of clues. Could the appearance of a costumed criminal named Labyrinto be related to the destruction of the powerful organized-crime racket?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2015\/z021115zview_blackbeetle_nowayout3_panel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"524\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">*** Beware \u2013 spoilers may be found below *** <strong>The Good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Francavilla<\/strong> has set up the <strong>Black Beetle<\/strong> to look and feel like an old pulp magazine or movie serial.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every month I sing the praises of <strong>Francavilla&#8217;s Black Beetle <\/strong>covers.\u00a0 This is my favorite so far.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shadows fall over the Black Beetle&#8217;s face while in disguise but out of costume &#8212; could they be a nod to Will Eisner&#8217;s The Spirit?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Having me outnumbered makes them confident&#8230; but it also makes them predictable.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Page before &#8220;Intermezzo&#8221; &#8212; who is that mystery man watching from above in the shadows.\u00a0 Oh-oh.\u00a0 I thought it was him.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Tonight the madness ends.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">More bonus art from <strong>Francavilla<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Bad:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;You were asking too many questions.\u00a0 We don&#8217;t like <strong>snoops<\/strong> around here.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yikes!\u00a0 There&#8217;s a mystery man watching from the shadows above.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Guess I&#8217;ll have to check the body myself&#8230; Sometimes I hate my job.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Ugly:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Not much left of the face.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><strong>Black Beetle: No Way Out<\/strong> <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rating: 5 out of 5 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Beetle: No Way Out is a four issue mini-series from Dark Horse Comics. 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