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This is a samurai book. The story (not the script, the story) works well enough, and we have a feel for the intriguing secret of a brother/sister well before the reveal. Its drawn by Dekalb's (formerly) own John Bivens. His work on Dark Engine was well enjoyed visually. His work on The Spread was just excellent, and highly recommended for fans of 'Lone Wolf and Cub' and 'The Thing'. I think we're closer to the former here than the latter. The coloring really messes with the artwork, a trend we're seeing more and more on indy titles. It is too dark. Colorists are mistaking dark for moody, and the two aren't mutually exclusive. Either that, or they're not taking the printing process into account.
Maybe its time for some refresher courses on Dr. Martin's Dyes and how they wash out on newsprint and that different colors print differently no different papers and look, a windmill to tilt at! Anyway, we saw this recently with the otherwise excellent first issue of A Man Among Ye, and they changed colorists before issue two came out.

Devil's Red Bride breaks one of the cardinal rules for period pieces-mixing speech patterns. There are characters that are written to be feudally Japanese. There are characters who are written like drunk guys from Kentucky. If the reader can't tell if you're going straight period or all modern, guess what? You haven't finished your final draft. Editors...get on this!