Kindt (Mind MGMT) amps up the cursed object concept, taking a police procedural approach to horror and centering the relationship between Winters and Mitchum. Tyler and Hilary Jenkins’s art is unsettling, presenting both eerie, dreamlike imagery and macabre depictions of death. Overall, this is a satisfying one-shot evoking a nihilistic worldview.
Garney renders action sequences with frenetic energy while Reeves and Kindt’s script explores the psychological and spiritual toll of combat with real depth. More than just another gorefest, the four issues collected here form the beginning of what promises to be a fascinating character study of a traumatized warrior searching for peace of mind.
While comics featuring casts consisting of characters crafted to pay homage to classic pulp adventure heroes aren’t exactly rare, few exude the genuine affection for the genre and originality displayed on every page of this twisty, consistently surprising romp.
For courageously bringing DC's finest to the edge of despair, without stooping to nihilism and with only two underused heroes standing between them and the brink, Survivors of Evil is recommended to all superhero fans keeping up with the post-"New 52" DC Universe.