Bloodshot & H. A.R.D. Corps # 16 2013 The H.A.R.D. Way Part Three pg 20 by Emanuela Lupacchino

Bloodshot & H.A.R.D. Corps # 16 November 20th, 2013
"The H.A.R.D. Way: Part 3" pg 20
Pencils on 11 x 17 Valiant art board
Pencils: Emanuela Lupacchino (Signed lower right)
Writer: Christos Gage
Writer: Joshua Dysart (Signed lower left)

Sometimes gunslingers go out the hard way.

H.A.R.D. Corps has just experienced its first fatality. Bloodshot is severely weakened. He and Charlie are at each other’s throats. And the new rookies are a mess. It would be suicide to take on Harada now…so that’s exactly what they’ll do.

Bloodshot and Palmer get introduced to even more new recruits to H.A.R.D. Corps by Kozol; and let me tell you, these recruits do not make Bloodshot or Palmer happy. Genius, Vagabond and Flatline get quick intros and a bit into their backstory right before they head out to face Harada and collect Bloodshot’s nanites back. Yet, Harada is alerted to a break through with the nanites while Kozol wants Superstar to get something from Harada … without telling Bloodshot and Palmer.

Lupacchino continues to astound as she really has her footing in this book. Characters are very distinct. The violence is gory yet still some what stylish in her style. Some great clean pencil and ink work from Ortega and her as they really create some interesting and vivid panels. Body language and emotion were made clear through their work. There is also a great sense of panel composition as some of the panels had great angles. Reber and Sotocolor provide perfection in coloring; giving the right tones and shades to scenes to fit the scene and mood. A really strong showing by Lupacchino and the rest of the art team.