Harbinger #4

Harbinger (2012) (Single Issues)

by Joshua Dysart, Khari Evans (Artist)

School is out. Of control.
Inside the Harbinger Foundation, Peter Stanchek thought he would finally find freedom. Instead, he found a prison of his own design. As Peter begins to yearn for the comforts of his old life, he's about to discover that leaving Harada's program isn't easy ? it's impossible. As rebellion brews among his pupils, Harada must ask himself: has he been building an ally in Peter all this time ? or the perfect enemy?

Genres: Comics

38 pages, Comic

First published September 12, 2012

About the author

I write comic books, graphic novels and novels. I'm a three time Eisner nominee, two time Glyph award winner, New York Times bestseller, a recipient of The Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year award, and have been in competition twice at Angoulême.

I've worked on Hellboy, Swamp Thing, & Conan the Barbarian; I co-wrote a graphic novel with Neil Young; I helped restart Valiant Entertainment; and I've done on-the-ground research in Uganda (2007), Iraq (2014), & South Sudan (2016), writting graphic novels about war and famine in those regions.

Goodnight Paradise came out in 2018 with long time co-creator Alberto Ponticelli and is a murder mystery set in the houseless population of Venice Beach, Ca.

My first novel (novella - it's only 100 pages) has dropped. It combines my love of slasher horror, Agatha Christie fair-play mysteries, construction sites, and bugs. It's called BROOD X. Buy it wherever trash genre books are sold!

Reviews

[Vyshakh Aravindan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A turning point. Peter finally encounters Harada’s world more directly.

Harada isn’t portrayed as a villain in a traditional sense - he’s ideological. He genuinely believes in control for the greater good, which makes him far more compelling.

One of the best “villain introductions” in comics.