Paradigm Shift - Part Three: Emergence

by Dirk I. Tiede

The truth lies under her skin. Detective Kate McAllister has big problems. Not only has the killer left yet another dismembered corpse on the streets, but the Feds are butting into the case. Worse, her nightmares have invaded her waking life, threatening more than just her job - her humanity itself is at stake!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Cornerofmadness · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the final volume of the first story arc so that makes it rather hard to review without revealing everything. I know there is supposed to be more to this (and it looks like I'll have to follow that online for the time being at any rate since it started its life as a web comic). I definitely enjoyed the story but the pacing was a bit off in this one. Or maybe it's that the ending is far too open for me. I am not a fan of the open ending, which is more preference than a reflection of the author's talent.

It opens with another killing and Kate feeling awful and apparently contaminating the crime scene. She and Mike track down the wild animal angle while getting more info from the FBI. We get a scientific twist to the werewolf trope in this. Weird DNA, supposedly fake crime scenes and pressure from all sides leads to the big reveal.

I felt the ending was a bit rushed and definitely far too open. That said, I enjoyed the trilogy very much and will be looking for my answers on the web.