Plot: Pogrom, fresh from his resurrection and his first confrontation with the Seven Sins, is still trying to figure out what his new purpose is in life. As mysterious visions begin to appear before him, he rises against the corrupt Dominion forces and begins his journey to understand what has happened to him and what he has to face in the future.

Commentary: An independent comic produced by Hypergraphia Comics, Pogrom is a vision of a ruined future. An ultraconservative religious group has seized power and some parts of the United States lie in ruin, with others turned into radioactive pits. Pogrom was reborn from a former Bishop working for the government, who after a botched ritual is now a living force of revenge. Throw in living incarnations of the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Cardinal Virtues and this comic promises a fierce, mystical affair.

There are a lot of interesting points to this comic. I liked the post apocalyptic view of the future, the aspects of the Seven Sins, and the artwork is pretty good. There is a high quality of detail to Pogrom, and I like how clear the artwork is.

Now I must be harsh.

The pacing is off, way off. The comic does not have an even flow throughout the comic. I read the first comic but strangely I found myself bogged down by confusing dialogue and the fact that the action goes from breathtakingly fierce to an awkward pause. Even towards the end with the zombie fight, I felt that this would have been better executed in a comic all of it's own rather than rushed at the end.

I was also disappointed in the fight with one of the villain's in the book. We are briefly introduced to Sloth, who does not last long enough for us to learn anything about him. The Sins look cool, and I really wanted to know more about them but it was a let down to have an all too brief glimpse of them.

Final Word: Pogrom's a tricky deal. On one hand, it seems to have some cool concepts to it and the characters seem interesting at a glance. But the pacing issues and the confusing plot twists drag down the plot. The series has a goal but until it can clear up its pacing issues some readers might feel frustrated waiting to get to the end. I would definitely recommend this series, however, as it seems to have a lot of untapped potential.

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