The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage

The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage #1-4

by Jeff Lemire, Denys Cowan (Illustrator), Bill Sienkiewicz (Illustrator)

Eisner-winning writer Jeff Lemire joins forces with the legendary art team of Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz to resurrect Vic Sage, only to destroy him all over again...and again...

For years, Vic Sage has worn the faceless mask of the Question to clean up the streets of Hub City by sheer force of will. He knows right from wrong. He knows black from white. But what happens when he is drawn into a conspiracy that reaches from the heights of Hub City power to the depths of its underground tunnels? What happens when things stop being black-and-white and start getting a little gray? And what happens when, in a secret chamber deep beneath the city, Vic Sage meets his own end...and his new beginning?

Collects issues #1-4.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Comic Book, Superheroes, Fiction, Mystery

200 pages, Hardcover

First published November 24, 2020

About the author

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Jeff Lemire is a New York Times bestselling and award winning author, and creator of the acclaimed graphic novels Sweet Tooth, Essex County, The Underwater Welder, Trillium, Plutona, Black Hammer, Descender, Royal City, and Gideon Falls. His upcoming projects include a host of series and original graphic novels, including the fantasy series Ascender with Dustin Nguyen.

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this up because I was interested in finding out more about The Question. He's not a character that I've ever really read much about - other than a few cameo appearances here and there.
Honestly, I have no idea as to this dude's backstory or powers...if he even has any? As far as I can tell he puts this odd mask on his face that sort of makes the area surrounding his head foggy for a second, and then punches & kicks bad guys.



Lemire's style of storytelling doesn't always do it for me, but I like him more often than not so I was encouraged when I saw his name attached to this title.
But this kind of ended up being (for me) a middle of the road comic. It wasn't bad, it wasn't great, but I don't really know if I understand any more about this character now than I did when I started.



It seems like (for some unexplained reason) this man reincarnates in order to attempt to fight this immortal evil being. <--The Man With a Thousand Faces!
But how he fights him, or what sort of power he has, or what the purpose of the mask is, or the women in his lives...? I didn't really understand what all of it had to do with anything.
Now, that may be because I don't have any sort of reference point for older stories about him. However, I can't honestly imagine that there are very many people walking around that do have encyclopediac knowledge of The Question.
You in the back, put your hand down and wait a second. I know you're just dying to tell us all how you're the one superfan who has read everything from 1967 to today. You are more than welcome to be impressive in the comments.



The art was...hmmm. Not sure how I feel about it, to be honest. It didn't excite me at all but I didn't want to claw my eyes out of my head either.
At the end of the day, this is literally the only comic I've run across that features this dude. And beggars can't really be choosers, can we?

[Sam Quixote · Rating 1 out of 5]

A mysterious ring sends The Question on a trippy journey through the past that will make him face the question: who is The Question really?

Here’s a better question: is it any good? Nooooope! Let me ask YOU a question! (Alright, I’ll stop.) But how familiar are most people with this character? Exactly. Alls I know is that this is the character Rorschach is based on and he has a bonkers black and white morality view of the world. So some notes on this dude would’ve gone a long way.

Like, maybe explain how Vic Sage came to be The Question and what exactly The Question is - what’s with the no-face and does he have any powers? What’s the significance of having both names of Vic Sage AND Victor Zsasz (who is also a knife-wielding serial killer in Batman’s rogues gallery but is seemingly a separate person to this Victor Zsasz)? (Jerry Seinfeld voice) And what’s the deal with the ring and the time-travel?!

No idea, and Jeff Lemire isn’t interested in helping the reader out either. Unless the point was to raise numerous questions in the reader, without answers (maybe there’ll be a sequel book called The Answer for those?), to match the character’s name? In which case Lemire succeeded. So we’ve got a dreary mob framing story, time-travel nonsense where Vic arbitrarily goes to frontier times and the Prohibition era, before landing back in the present and ending on a banal “corruption is bad” message. Boooo!

Never been a fan of Denys Cowan or Bill Sienkiewicz’s super-scratchy art style and, though it’s less pronounced here, it still didn’t do anything for me. Boring and baffling in equal measure throughout, The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage, like The Question’s face, leaves no impression behind.

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t read a lot of DC superhero stuff, mainly because I cut my teeth on Marvel books and have only occasionally found DC’s superheroes as appealing. I’m a huge fan of Bill Sienkiewicz and also like Denys Cowan’s stuff, though, so I made one of my rare exceptions for this book and I’m glad I did.

This book was excellent. I don’t think I’ve ever read a Question book before; I’m mainly aware of him from guest appearances in other characters’ books but have always thought he had a cool visual. You really don’t need to know much about him to enjoy this book, though, as it’s pretty self-contained. There may be stuff in here that only long-term fans will appreciate but as a relative newcomer to the character I didn’t feel like I was missing anything.

The artwork is stunning. The ‘Every-comicbook-artist-should-draw-like-Jim-Lee’ crowd will probably hate it but those of us who appreciate a more expressionist/impressionist art style will find a lot to love here.

I’m getting it a bit foggy (probably a migraine coming on) so I’ll leave it there but, overall, I loved this one.

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was pretty great. Each issue dealing with one of the Question's past lives. My only complaint would be the underdeveloped villain. We never got any answers why this was happening to Vic Sage or why this villain was menacing Hub City. It probably could have used another issue. The real star here is the art. Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz bring out the best in one another playing to each other's strengths.

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

When The Question tries to take down the mayor of Hub City with a video tape, the city quickly descends further into chaos and The Question unearths some questions about himself...

I liked Denny O'Neil's run on The Question back in the day quite a bit I love Jeff Lemire's work on Black Hammer so I bought this with some reward points from my credit card a few weeks ago.

I'm conflicted about The Deaths of Vic Sage. First off, the art is pretty spectacular. Dennis Cowan is back on pencils with Bill Sienkewicz on inks and Chris Sotomayor on colors. This book feels like a grittier, scratchier, dirtier, moodier version of the O'Neil question run. Hub City feels filthy and unsafe, as it should be, and the Question seems almost other worldly. Visually, it's a stunning work.

The story builds on the O'Neil run. I can't imagine trying to navigate this without at least having a taste of Denny O'Neil's Hub City. The Question, in the process of trying to drag the mayor's sins out into the light for everyone to see, stumbles upon something ancient that he has an unexpected connection with.

SPOILERS - Okay, here's the part I'm conflicted over. Lemire does something that part "Everything you know is wrong" and part "This character is a legacy character now." Turns out The Question is in a cycle of reincarnation, part Dark Tower, part Hawkman, destined to be reborn to fight evil again and again. There was a Question in the Old West and there was a Question in 1941.

In and of itself, it's a good story. I'm just conflicted on it being a story featuring The Question. In the characters' lifetime, he's been a mouthpiece for Steve Ditko's Objectivism and Denny O'Neil turned him in a Zen direction. Is Lemire putting the Question on the Hindu wheel of rebirth to continue on with the philosophical and religious rebirths the character has undergone or did he just have a pitch for a reincarnation/past lives story and just inserted The Question into it?

As soon as I had an inkling of where the story was going, I knew there were going to be some unanswered Questions. Since Victor Charles Szasz, aka Vic Sage, is an orphan, wouldn't he have googled himself at some point and uncovered Charles Viktor Szasz, Question of the Old West, and Charlie Sage, Question of 1941? END OF SPOILERS

At the end of the day, I enjoyed The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage quite a bit, regardless if I liked the new revelations about The Question or not. Four out of five stars.

[James DeSantis · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is...something. I won't lie and say I read much Question before, and I usually love Lemire, but this did almost nothing for me. Jumping through different time periods, touching on political issues but not doing much with it, and the plot itself not having much to say...this ended up being a dud. A 2 out of 5.

[Lashaan Balasingam · Rating 3 out of 5]

You can find my review on my blog by clicking here.

The two opposing and eternal forces of good and evil have rarely been understood without a divide among mortals. There are many ways for one to determine if they are prone towards one or another but there is no guarantee that they will not tilt into the other domain at a moment’s notice. Sometimes you look at the means, sometimes you look at the ends, but always is the intention crucial to grasp one’s tendency towards good or evil. The Question is one hero who is convinced that he knows the distinction between both, that he champions the way towards good, that is, until he’s sent down a rabbit hole. Collecting all four issues, Eisner-winning writer Jeff Lemire teams up with the legendary artistic powerhouse Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz to deliver a mystery surrounding the identity of Vic Sage and his alter-ego The Question.

What is The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage about? In the hopelessly corrupt Hub City, one faceless hero roams the streets looking to dish out justice and order to anyone embracing crime. When a conspiracy leads him to the depths of the city’s underbelly, he is suddenly pulled into an adventure beyond his understanding, sending him back in time to unravel past lives he might have had despite having no memory of them. Waging his war against evil, his journey brings him to delve into the complexity of good and evil, as well as to demystify the blurry line distinguishing one from the other. However, this sequence of tragic reincarnation has left him with more questions than answers but the real query lies in his ability to break free from this vicious cycle or not.

Writer Jeff Lemire achieves a truly unique and authentic take on the hero The Question through this four-part story. At its foundation, it is a heavily-focused noir mystery centered around politics and crime with a protagonist juggling two completely opposite personas, one completely public and transparent to the world and the other hidden in the shadows of the people. As the story progresses, the narrative drifts into a conscious-expanding quest gravitating around Vic Sage’s identity and history. It is especially during these later acts of the story that writer Jeff Lemire melds together various historical periods and explores adjacent genres, e.g. western. Although the narrative structure is flimsy towards the end, having trouble to properly take shape, it is the premise and the promise of resolution that makes this story engrossing.

Artist Denys Cowan brings to the table a rough and sketch-like artistic vision that works tremendously with this storyline. The unsure and undefined quality of his style stunningly reflects the hazy and blurred line between good and evil, subconsciously inviting readers to understand the difficulty of individuals to adopt a purely dichotomic view of the world. Inker Bill Sienkiewicz and colourist Chris Sotomayor also tap into this story’s tone to deliver the grim, dimmed, and shadow-heavy artwork. The use of black borders also easily engulfs the story in a darker atmosphere without much more effort than necessary, reminding readers of the darkness within and outside of The Question. Unfortunately, the final act rushes into a philosophical frenzy that strips the protagonist from getting the answers to the questions he craved so profoundly. In the end, this psychological odyssey leads to his ultimate transformation, a transformation that simply broadens the protagonist’s vision rather than destroy his perception of the world.

The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage is a riveting yet puzzling genre-blending mystery centered around one man’s tale of self-discovery through conspiracy and moral uncertainty.

Yours truly,

Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/

[Sud666 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have a question. Who the hell is the Question? No really, I must ask, since after reading this very odd comic, I don't know if I could answer that. This is one esoteric hero to write a book about. But, should one do so, it would be really nice if you could fill the rest of humanity in on a few major concepts, such as WHAT is the Question? What powers does he have? I see him have Batmanesque moves with his mask on and be a complete yutz without it. None of this is really explained, yet all of it is vaguely represented in the comic.

So the Question seems to be some Roland (SK's Dark Tower) inspired quest figure who seeks his own Man in Black. It seems he has been doing this for several lifetimes, using different names. One of which, very confusingly, is Victor Zsasz the serial-killer Batman foe locked in Arkham. Ummm any connection?

So in this "life journey" the Question seeks his nemesis who also has various forms. Is this devil real? A metaphor? The rather nebulous ending doesn't help. Though, perhaps, it's will not be so "nebulous" a reason if there is a 2nd Volume. Then the reason is clear- GREED. Then Lemire's lefty virtue signalling within the story will prove to be what it is- sheer hypocrisy. Anything for a profit right Jeff? Unless it's someone ELSE making the profit. Hmmm. Do I judge too harshly? Perhaps... judgment will be rendered upon seeing if there is a sequel.

The art is not good but neither is it mediocre. It seems to have found a happy medium being a combination of interesting potential combined with not so great artwork. It's something to see to understand. As is this story. It must be read to be understood and, even then, good luck.

So ummmm why 3 stars? In comparison to the sophomoric detritus passing itself off as comic stories nowadays, this is at least attempting to be a clever and interesting story. It's ambitious and would have worked if the author had seen fit to let us know more about the Question. I did not hate this book, I wished I'd really liked it. But I still have the question of who/what is the Question? That's not good after reading what is supposed to be an origin story.

[Rod Brown · Rating 1 out of 5]

DC's Black Label is quickly becoming a warning label to stay away -- not because of adult content, mind you, but because they are mostly below-average to bad books like this misdirected attempt to turn the Question into a generational legacy character. (Except is it all a dream, delusion, or supernatural mind game? Who knows, who cares?)

Or maybe I'm just over Jeff Lemire as a writer? Maybe I should re-read the Essex County books to remind myself why I thought he was someone to watch.

[Valéria. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Toto bol jeden z titulov Black Labelu, ktorý ma fakt bavil. Napriek tomu mám ale po dočítaní v hlave viac otázok jak odpovedí. Kresba sa mi bila stránku po stránke bila - výborná s wtf, nemohol sa snažiť?
Furt ale lepší read ako Harleen. Taký fajn priemer ktorý ma nakopol a určite sa budem snažiť k danej postave prečítať toho viac.

[Dakota Morgan · Rating 2 out of 5]

If this is an introduction to The Question as a character, I don't feel a particular urge to follow along on future adventures (or hunt down past ones). There's trouble in Hub City and journalist Vic Sage is on the case! But wait! Maybe he's already fought this same trouble in two past lives? Turns out Vic Sage/The Question is the embodiment of "good" and the villain is the embodiment of "evil" - yes, literally so. Hard to get excited about such bland characters.

It doesn't help that the art is blocky, chunky, dark, and aggressively 80s. Ah yes, a throwback to when faces didn't need to look the same from one panel to the next. Wonderful. Definitely a weak entry in DC's Black Label.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am shocked by how little I cared about a Jeff Lemire Question comic.

I mean kudos for really replicating the feel of the O'Neil series, by returning to characters, locales, and themes.

But.

The whole theme of good and evil was as subtle as a brick in the face, particularly in the fairly horrible Old West issue, which was just ruined by its captioning.

The whole idea of The Question being reincarnated, maybe, might have been interesting if it weren't totally apart from anything ever written about The Question before. And Lemire's storytelling is so muddy that he never really commits to it anyway.

In fact, I'm really not sure what he committed to, because so much of the story is a muddy mess. Yes, yes, that's clearly some of the point, given the final dialogues in the story. But Lemire doesn't tell the whole unreliable-narrator story in a way that actually leaves you with a very fulfilling story.

I think this comic also came up short because it was being released at the same time as Greg Rucka's Lois Lane: Enemy of the People, which also focused on the Question, but in a way that respected his continuity and tried to rebuild it after the disaster that was the Nu52. This instead just throws a whole bunch of new stuff at the wall while ignoring questions from Lois Lane like Vic's death pre-Flashpoint.

Also, really, did you have to make the comic an annoying shape just to prove how cool you were?

[Muteeb · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I told you, boy. There is no 'Devil.' Just us. Just people."


This was ultimately a love letter to Denny O'Neil's Question. It succeeds on all fronts to be quite possibly the best DC Black Label book out there.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 2 out of 5]

O Questão, personagem que inspirou o memorável Rorschach de Watchmen, de Moore e Gibbons, na minha opinião, funciona melhor em histórias em que ele não é protagonista. Ou ainda, a sua versão feminina, por Renée Montoya, que é bem mais interessante que Vic Sage. Mas nesta HQ em questão, o foco é em Vic Sage e suas muitas vidas. Ou melhor, suas muitas mortes. Em uma trama rocambolesca no sentido pejorativo, Jeff Lemire nos apresenta as versões cowboy e noir do Questão. Os desenhos também são confusos. Embora eu ache que Denys Cowan e Bill Siekiewicz funcionem muito bem desenvolvendo suas artes separadas, em conjunto não me parecem funcionar tão bem como no outro modo. Então, no cômputo geral, O Questão: As Mortes de Vic Sage, de Jeff Lemire, Denys Cowan e Bill Sienkewicz, publicado pelo selo adulto da DC Comics, o Black Label, é bastante decepcionante.

[Abbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5
This is coming from someone who knows nothing about this character before this read so keep that in mind with this review:

Overall, it’s a fun noir story. It plays with time and the idea of someone reliving aspects of their life over and over again. I got a lot of similar vibes between The Question and Batman—I don’t know if that’s on purpose but they seem very similar in characteristics. The ending is a bit ambiguous, might need a second reading to fully understand it. If you’ve read Lemire’s Old Man Logan run then this will definitely feel familiar.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lemire is doing some pretty fun hard boiled detective stuff here with a healthy dose of trippy time travel mixed in.

I think the writing is good and fun, but honestly I think the art is the best part of the book. The visuals are stunning and jarring in a way that's hard to create in any medium. It's almost Gothic.

Needless to say I really enjoyed the whole thing.

[Josh Brynildsen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Something I wonder if there aren’t actually folks like the protagonist and antagonist of this volume of The Question - guys just slipping through time, running into each other, fighting, and influencing history. Lee Harvey Oswald was probably one of them.

This title is rougher around the edges than most of Lemire’s work. There is murder. There is cussing. There is a shady priest. And the art, fittingly so, is literally rough around the edges.

There are certainly more stories to be told on the struggle between the man without a face and the man with a thousand faces falling in and out of time - perhaps to a detriment. But still I hope these characters continue.

[Hilary "Fox" · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is good. There is evil. And if you're unsure which side you stand on, then chances are it's the wrong one.

So begins Jeff Lemire's foray into Hub City on this Black Label miniseries of The Question. The Question has always been a complicated hero. Not entirely a superhero, but in a world full of them. Not quite an anti-hero, but rather something else. He's the one going through the trash of the members of Justice League Unlimited to make certain he can trust Superman and Batman. He's the one who figures out Batman's identity. He's, well, complicated.

He's no less complicated in this mini. Hub City has a disease and there's seemingly no cure for it. When a policeman kills an unarmed black man with no provocation the riots start. After all, the mayor is a corrupt bastard and the city already feels like it's burning. Vic Sage has the power to call out the corruption - he's been doing it for years on his television show, after all - and potentially calm the riots. The only problem is that there are other forces at play.

Lemire takes the reader through Hub City through the ages. He takes us through what the very battle of good against evil has been throughout history, and shows us that although things are gray, the choices are often more black and white than we think. Or are they? Is it possible to just kill evil? If it isn't possible to just kill evil, then what does that mean? Is The Question what the world needs, or is Vic Sage what the world means?

Does it matter if you come away with more questions and less answers?

It was a phenomenal read, and reminiscent of his iconic Moon Knight run.

Man, I wish we had more Vic Sage in the world these days. He's always been a favorite of mine.

[Etienne · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5/5. It's a rare thing for me the write bad review bout a Jeff Lemire comic book, but here I am. I would have love to enjoy it but I didn't, there is a lot happening but it's the glue between it all that didn't seem to work. It reminds me a lot of the recent Watchmen TV show in the overall way it was done, nothing that similar, but some similarities and just an overall feeling about it. And it was also a very popular show even if I didn't really enjoy it, so maybe it might be the same for you and this book... Wasn't for me, it happens!

[Annalisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this character in a stylistic way. He is mysterious and cool looking. I really enjoyed the artwork in this. My biggest complaint is that there were a lot of things introduced with the idea that they'd all be connected because everything is, and I'm just not sure I really pieced it all together. This could potentially be a me problem. I definitely pieced some of it together. Some things I don't know. For me this is fine if either there's another one coming or if it's something meant to be unanswered to leave the audience wondering. I have a feeling some things we maybe are just left hanging with. It is kind of a disorienting story as there is a lot going on and a lot of mystery surrounding it, but I found that journey fun and intriguing to be a part of. I like when things are a bit surreal. Overall I liked it. I guess what I was hoping for was maybe just a little stronger of an ending.

[Eric Burton · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a good enough story, I like the idea of giving The Question a nemesis in the Man with a Thousand Faces. Lemire goes about everything in an interesting way, but it did feel a bit derivative of O'Neil's run, at least in regard to the Hub City aspect of it all. The reincarnation angle was not my favorite.

It was great seeing Denys Cowan back on art for The Question and Bill Sienkiewicz doing the coloring fit so well with Cowan's style.

[Rick · Rating 1 out of 5]

Honestly, this was pretty bad. Jeff Lemire is in my top five comic writers so it pains me to even type that. The story is just dumb, and it never feels like it ever has any real substance to it. As a character, The Question is not great. He needs to be a supporting character. And the line early on where he tears into a sex worker rubbed me the wrong way. I could not stop thinking about how much I despised the whole scene. I also hated the scratchy artwork, of which the colors only made it look more unfinished. Total disappointment.

[Ali · Rating 2 out of 5]

یک کمیک کاراگاهی نوار؛ جنگ با شیطان با چاشنی تناسخ و کمی توهم اسیدی!
هیچ ذهنیتی از question نداشتم و این داستانش استند الون هستش
بیشتر انتظار داشتم باهاش حال کنم
اما آخرش پر از سؤال موندم، که راستش به اسمش هم میاد
انگار rorschach از واچمن از این شخصیت الهام گرفته شده دقیقا نگاهشون به دنیا یکیه و توی یه حال و هوان.
۲/۵

[Rodolfo Santullo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Question. Que cosa. Yo no leía historietas de superhéroes. Había leído de niño, sí, cosas de Novaro, cosas sueltas, pero para mis 15 años leía mucha historieta europea (Asterix, Tintín, Lucky Luke pero también cosas cómo La Feria de los Inmortales o a Jacques Tardi) y obviamente la Fierro, pero nada de superhéroes. Entonces conocí a mi amigo Diego, que tenía su cuarto lleno -llenísimo- de historietas de los encapotados y pasó un día entero hablándome de Watchmen, Superman y quién sabe cuántas cosas más. Así que un par de domingos después de eso fui a la Feria de Tristán Narvaja y en la librería Ruben paré por primera vez ante esa mesa con pilas y pilas de revistas de superhéroes. Me llevé dos. Una de Batman de Peter Milligan y Jim Aparo (titulada “La hierba hambrienta”) y el número 3 de Question. Que lo tiró. No había imaginado que los superhéroes también podían ser eso. Así inició este romance -que, cómo todo romance, ha tenido altibajos- con los amigos de las máscaras y las mallas, pero en particular con Question fue amor a primera vista. Lo que me costó completar esa serie, rastreando en quioscos, librerías de usados, tacos de Zinco que aparecían de repente y había que ser más rápido que el Correcaminos para no perderlos. Pero la completé. Y sigue estando entre mis historietas favoritas de toda mi vida. Y el personaje, siempre ha estado entre mis más queridos. Pero lo cierto es que más allá de la mentada serie de Denny O’Neill y Denys Cowan no pasó gran cosa luego. Sí tuvo una reinterpretación muy divertida en su variante animada, cómo parte de la Liga de la Justicia Ilimitada, pero en historietas medio que le perdí el rastro. Por eso, esta miniserie que recuperaba nada menos que Cowan cómo dibujante (con tintas de Bill Sienkievicz, cómo en las tapas de la serie original) era cuanto menos llamativa. Que el encumbrado Jeff Lemire la escribiera la hacía también muy interesante. Así que la rastreé y allá fui. El resultado es bastante grato pero curioso.
Primero que nada, en esta miniserie de cuatro entregas, en el inicio Lemire rinde homenaje a la serie original y prácticamente reinterpreta su origen: Vic Sage es un periodista que combate la corrupción en la oscurísima Hub City y al mismo tiempo el enmascarado Question. Lo ayuda Aristotle Rodor, que le da elementos para esa batalla. Está Myra y su (ahora) hermano, el alcalde Fermin. Hay malos, mafia, peleas, trios y tramoya, tal cual la escribía Denny. Y la verdad, queda un retrogusto algo amargo, a historia ya conocida. Pero Lemire luego pega el volantazo y, sorpresivamente, la historia se vuelve mística: con Question cuál encarnación de algo elemental que se repite en distintas épocas -el Lejano Oeste, los 20s, ahora- siempre combatiendo la injusticia. Hay una suerte de Logia cómo villanos y un clima pesado, denso, de conspiración onda Masones o Illuminati. ¿Cierra todo esto con Question? Y… más o menos. Por momento es cómo ver a Hawkman reinventado como detective sin cara, pero lo cierto es que Lemire escribe con onda y en los dibujos de Cowan y Sienkevicz hay todo el amor del mundo por el personaje y su universo, así que el resultado -aunque algo agridulce- es bastante recomendable, así sea para reencontrar a un amigo, uno que hace mucho tiempo que no veías.

[Saugata Mukherjee · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story was very boring. Jeff Lemire tried to do too much in 4 issues. The concept of many Questions over the years is an intriguing idea, but the story did not do justice to it. The villain is too convoluted (allegory to human sins may be). Lemire tried to incorporate the current US situation also in the story, but it happens very drastically without any real build up. The end is similarly quite abrupt and unsatisfying.
The art is good and is the only saving grace of this graphic novel.
It felt like a chore, reading 4 issues, and I thought of skipping pages every now and then. That is never a good sign, especially when the story is so short.

[Shaun Stanley · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage collects issues 1-4 of the DC Black Label series by comic legends Jeff Lemire, Denys Cowan, and Bill Sienkiewicz.

Vic Sage leads two lives: a TV news reporter by day and vigilante by night. As The Question, he fights crime in Hub Cuty with a strict idea of right and wrong, black and white. But when Sage stumbles upon a conspiracy that wil test not only his belief in justice but also his own mortality.

I have deeply loved everything I have read to date from Jeff Lemire and was really looking forward to this book. This is his first book that I haven't cared for. I didn't dislike it but the book feels incomplete. No explanation is given to the villain or why he has been messing Sage. There are some great ideas being played with, but I don't feel like they are ever wrapped up. The art has a sketchy haunting look to it that plays well with Sage's psychology. As always, DC Comics does a great job with the hardcover edition to their Black Label series. It is beautifully bound and the paper stock showcases the art well.

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was a little torn on this one.

It's got great art. The story spans a few genres, including westerns and noir, two genres that I really enjoy. And I've always been a fan of The Question. Also, the story had some really cool moments. Overall, I enjoyed every second of this one. However, when it ended, I was left with many questions, no pun intended. I'm not sure exactly what was going on, as this was the type of existential story that always seems to be beyond me.

But considering that even if I was left confused at points, I still enjoyed both the story and art. .

In summary, I don't know exactly what was going on in this story at all times, but I know I liked it.

[Jamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m a huge fan of Lemire, so I was really looking forward to this. It starts off pretty strong, but by issue 3 things just begin to fall apart. The ending just felt so rushed and poor, no finality to it, which could mean a sequel is on the way but with such a bad ending it’s put me off picking it up if there ever is one.

The story if vic sage finding out about his past, who is he? That’s indeed the question. And it was an interesting story to follow for the most part, I just feel the final issue lost an entire star for this review which was a real shame

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Similar themes as Gideon Falls but with less nuance.

[JT · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5*