Teaming up again after their well-received miniseries Rebel Blood, Riley Rossmo and Alex Link return to Image/Shadowline with Drumhellar, a story of a psychedelic detective who must go to a South Dakota town that’s full of werewolves, bogmen, and an ex-girlfriend.

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After last issue, Drum is on the search for BogDan. Along the way, Drum and Padma find slaughtered steer, oddly calm farmers, and a BogDan showdown in a food court. While the mystery of BogDan is mostly solved, more weird and surreal events seem to be taking root in other residents of the small town.

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According to the credits, Rossmo came up with the story, while Link scripted it. Where the collaboration meets and what is an individual contribution would be tough to say, but the two have definite chemistry, as evidence by their past work together. The story is often darkly humorous, much more than I was expecting. While it seems like the mini-event of BogDan was wrapped up fairly quickly, there’s a pretty good chance it’s going to come back later in the story, from the look of things. This world is anything but ordinary, and the story never lets the reader forget that.

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Rossmo handles all the art duties and colors. While most of the issue is, again, in his more restrained style, Drum’s trip into a hallucinogenic haze allows Rossmo to delve into his chaotic, energetic style that he first became familiar for. While his restrained style it nice, it’s the chaos that really lets Rossmo go wild and show his true style and sense for design.
Drumhellar once again does not disappoint. There’s a bit more resolution in this issue than the last, and the series as a whole seems to be building towards something bigger. Rossmo and Link continue to show that they’re a team that can create interesting and innovative comics together and I personally hope to see many more books from them in the future.