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Dept. H Omnibus Volume 2 Kindle & comiXology

by Matt Kindt (Author, Illustrator), Sharlene Kindt (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 41 ratings
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From New York Times bestselling Mind MGMT creator Matt Kindt comes an exciting undersea sci-fi mystery.

With the deep-sea base on the brink of destruction, Mia is getting closer and closer to discovering the culprit behind the murder of her father. However, as the crew struggles to survive, revelations of the Dept. H project comes to light that will alter the lives of the crew, if they survive. Life on the surface hangs in the balance as Mia races against time.

This Omnibus Edition collects Issues #13-24 of Dept. H, as well as a sketchbook section and bonus material!
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    Dept. H
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    November 12, 2019
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About the Author

Matt Kindt is the Harvey Award-winning writer and artist of the comics and graphic novels MIND MGMT, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Revolver, 3 Story, Super Spy, 2 Sisters, and Pistolwhip. He has been nominated for four Eisner Awards and three Harvey Awards (and won once). His work has been published in French, Spanish, Italian, and German. The author lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07PZ4CHML
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Horse Books (November 12, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 12, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1530581 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 344 pages
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    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 41 ratings

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E. R. Torre
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful stuff, redux
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2019
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If you've read my review of Dept. H Omnibus Vol 1, you already have a good idea of my feelings for this book.

I won't repeat myself -much anyway- except to say this is a wonderful, fully realized work that begins with a murder and mystery of whodunnit and becomes much, much more.

The concluding omnibus finds our cast of characters in increasingly greater danger. The world above them is on the brink of apocalypse while the base they are in is falling apart. There is every chance none of them make it back to the surface.

While I don't want to get into spoilers, the conclusion to this story is particularly poignant. A wonderful wrap up to an already wonderful story.

Highly recommended.
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The F-BOMB
4.0 out of 5 stars Great continuation.
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2020
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The book came a little bent but other than that it was great.

The story continues where we left off and answers some questions, but keeps the mystery going.
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Craig
3.0 out of 5 stars I want Matt Kindt to succeed
Reviewed in Canada on May 18, 2021
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I want Matt Kindt to succeed, ya know? There are always elements and moments where he's absolutely on the cusp of creating something genius-level, and he almost always blows it.

Dept H. is a fun, entertaining and intriguing story with unique characters, that gets dragged down by poor writing, lack-lustre illustrations and colouring.

If Kindt had been more interested in fleshing out the story details rather than fleshing out paraphernalia on his ship and wetsuit designs, it would be a 5 star book, or set of books.

Let me give you an example, no spoilers here, there's been a murder and lo-and-behold, for whatever reason, the authorities aren't contacted, the victim's daughter is. That's the setup of the whole story. What's not conveyed, until THE SECOND OMNIBUS, is that the daughter works for Scotland Yard as a forensic investigator.

How am I supposed to immerse myself in this story when I can't stop thinking "why is this person here? This is weird".

So next up, after she arrives, she absolutely has to see the scene, regardless of the danger - and it's dangerous to get there, it's flooded, they're under the ocean.

We're told how the murder victim, her father, not only had safety backups, he had backups for the safety backups, escape pods inside bigger escape pods and then generators for the generators. He. was. safe. and. prepared.

But there's no video camera's anywhere on the station that would give us any idea what happened to him. Nor does his daughter have access or want to view any video feeds. There's a million different camera's on the wet suits, that's explained in great detail. On the underwater substation? Nope, no cameras.

Now what is Dept H is and what they do? Apparently, they are at home in either space, or the deep sea. For Kindt, the two are basically interchangeable (this is laughable, but I'll let it go for the sake of the story).

So, if by the end of the first omnibus, you have any idea what they do? Kudos, because I didn't. My best guess was "crack team of explorers". There's the father, a camera guy, an admin assistant, a doctor, a maintenance guy, a science guy, the security guy, the son and a preacher. Very small, specialized team, at home either under the ocean or in space. I'm just guessing here, they search for life and explore? A sort of modern-day Jacques Cousteau and his merry band.

So the main thrust is supposed to be, who killed the father? And we spend a great deal of time going through all the different character's histories to find motive, instead of, you know, looking at the video....

So, right, apparently, Dept H searches for life and explores. But, oh wait, they also work on vaccines, I think, because there's a singular scientist there who examines deep sea species, but he's gone crazy. Yep, he's looney now.... but he's got the cure for all of humanity and the vile pandemic they're facing. Which, I mean, ok, I guess. Again, not entirely sure why they're down there, I don't see how exploring and cataloguing sea-life has anything to do with working vaccines, but ok, I guess, Matt Kindt.

So, we move forward in the book, and now, the murder isn't really our top priority anymore, the deep sea substation is being sabotaged and is falling apart and we've got to get this vaccine delivered!

Why? Well, I'm glad you asked, apparently, and why it wasn't mentioned earlier (like, at the beginning of the book, when the daughter is being sent down to the station? No one talks or brings up the massive pandemic that's going on?) I have no idea, but the earth is being ravaged by a terrible virus. Numerous countries have been working, in secret, on weaponized viruses. Millions are going to die.

But guess what? The singular looney scientist? HE'S GOT THE CURE! BUT! There are forces at play here that may not want the cure to be 'surfaced', as it were.

As they try to surface they're told, no, we can't let you surface, you've been exposed to something even worse than what's going on up here, you have to quarantine! Big sigh on that one, and you're left thinking, but, like, it's 8 people under the ocean, that's a pretty good quarantine as it is? How could they possibly be exposed to anything? They've been under the ocean, no one is sick, no one else has died. They're all very accepting of this though, and it seems sound to them.

So, yeah, girl shows up to investigate father's murder, no idea what this small group of explorers does, but the father is dead, they're in deep trouble and the scientist has the cure for humanity but they're being blocked from delivering it.

There's another small section that shines a light on Matt Kindt's problem with story-telling, two characters, Lilly and Q have beef with one-another. In the past, Q had to cut a submersible free from it's tether, dooming its inhabitants to a watery grave. He blames Lilly for not having the cables inspected. Lilly says it's not her fault and isn't sure if the inspection happened or not!

That's how Kindt handles that in the story, how he builds the tension between the two. It's important too, because it sets the tone for both those characters.

Here's the problem, has anybody ever worked in real life that was involved in this story? I mean, either she was responsible to have the inspections done or she wasn't. Full stop. Either it's her fault, or it's whomever was responsible for the inspections fault. And, to a man, it sure seems like it was her responsibility, there's only so many people on the team. So, to be wishy-washy about whether it is or isn't her fault is incredibly asinine. It's silly, poor writing.

Matt Kindt is a B- writer and a C+ illustrator. I wish he was more, but he never is, yet I keep giving him chances. And, his wife is a D- colourist. Sorry, I really want to like you guys, I really do. But you're just second-tier to what's happening in the market, and firmly so.

Like, Matt Kindt, can you hold up Dept H to anything Ed Brubaker has done independently in the past 10 years and confidently say, yes, my work is on par with this? BKV? Hickman? Even your buddy Lemire makes sure his stories make sense.

There's elements in this book, the humanity, the interactions, the dialog, some of it is very on-point and Matt is right on it sometimes. Ultimately, though, he's held back by not fleshing out his stories completely and being too focused on cool-minutia. The W5's have to be done and put to bed concretely before you dig in, you can't be plugging massive holes in the second omnibus.

That very obviously wasn't the case here. This was make-it-up as you go along and try to plug holes with flimsy explanations.

Matt - please focus on story and scripting. Let someone else illustrate, let someone else ink and someone else be a colourist. Make a little less on the deal, have the book be more popular and go from there. Please. Story first Matt, work it out man. You're so close.
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