I don’t think I’ve seen the work of artist Kevin Mellon before, but he’s perfect for this book. This is a story with a lot of characters, most of whom are guys in suits. He still manages to distinguish them, and it’s always clear. Deadline would be a mess if we lost track of the characters, but that’s not a problem here. Co-writer Moore has done some work that I’ve really liked in the past. I’m a big fan of Hawaiian Dick, and he wrote a Superman arc that I loved, but I think Deadline is my favorite thing I’ve read from him. It’s a genre that we don’t see often in comics, and when we do, it usually falls flat. But Deadline is tense, exciting, and clever – it’s good stuff!
