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Posted on April 17, 2019 by Ray Goldfield
American Carnage #6 — Bryan Hill, Writer; Leandro Gonzales, Artist; Dean White, Colorist
Ratings:
Ray — 9.5/10
Corrina: Chilling
Ray: We found out from the recent solicitations that American Carnage will be coming to an end with issue #9 in July. That’s disappointing, but also not a big surprise because this has always felt like a tightly wound thriller with an inevitable and likely tragic end. The masterful part of Bryan Hill and Leandro Gonzales’ racial spy saga has been how it can weave tension out of any scene, and that’s never clearer than with American Carnage #6, a fantastic issue where there’s virtually no violence — but every scene and every line of dialogue is brimming with hate and suspense. We ping-pong from one scene to another, starting with Senatorial candidate Wynn as he indoctrinates Richard into his hateful philosophy. He rails against black people, Muslims, and Jews with equal ferocity, accompanied by often poisonous visuals. The series doesn’t look away at all, and this scene is cut with a painful short segment where Jennifer asks Wynn’s long-time black maid about her feelings about Wynn’s cruelty.
