![]() The narrations also make clear the messy history these characters share and signal to the reader that these characters are both holding walls up that lend a sense of ships passing in the night. The two sides of the circumstances of the issue make for a dynamic read, and the dual lead structure becomes evident thanks to this approach. Once the running captions find a solid rhythm, they vastly improve, and Landy even gets to put these into conversation with one another. Bloodstone’s introduction gets the advantage of coming second and allows Landy to drop her right into the plot (quite literally). The opening stretch of Russell’s running narration feels flat, having to provide the opening bit of exposition to set the stage for the issue. The narration is rough initially (pun intended) but eventually finds its footing once Bloodstone is introduced. Landy’s script is a healthy mix of external action and internal musings, as the book is equally interested in the larger plot and the personal reactions/emotions of its buddy leads. The story and conflict are essential, but the real driving force of this issue is the team-up dynamic of Jack and Elsa and the clashing of personalities that comes from characters having a history. To avoid spoilers, the book offers some genuine twists and turns that ensure the plot is not easily guessed and hides an antagonist that appears in the book’s back half. Elsa’s story is in color, and she saunters in with the typical swagger that comes with the powers of her ancestral bloodstone. Werewolf by Night’s section is black and white and starts with him on the hunt, building on his role last seen in a previous Moon Knight Annual. ![]() ![]() The book flips between the two leads and their perspectives, shifting from a black-and-white style to a book filled with lush color, echoing the aesthetic elements of the Disney+ special presentation that inspired this one-shot. The two fight their way through a classic monster movie castle that’s been transplanted to the Rocky Mountains before facing an eldritch being. Werewolf By Night #1 – written by Derek Landy with art and colors by Fran Galán and letters by VC’s Joe Sabino – provides an excellent snapshot of the monstrous side of the Marvel universe, as Jack Russel, the titular werewolf (aka the current King of Wolves), teams up with famed monster hunter Elsa Bloodstone to rescue a young woman kidnapped by an evil mage.
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