Nikki Cook

This story has me utterly captivated. Just when I'm thinking the concept is possibly getting played out, along comes a storyline like this one that offers up a couple of solid gut punches. I'm actually scared (in a good way) to see where these current developments lead to...

Matty Roth's decision to join up with new DMZ governor Parco Delgado is starting to have ramifications. Parco uses anyone he can, including Matty, to get what he wants. Matty's existing DMZ relationships, especially with Zee and Wilson, become strained by his association with Parco. It is nice to see the Parco storyline being developed well. Some earlier parts of DMZ were a bit of a patchwork.

I'm not sure if I like the direction this is going or not, but it's clearly going somewhere, and I'm anxious to see where that is. Still loving the story overall, and this volume had some good angles to it.

So far "The Island" is the most impressive (read: harrowing) vignette to me in this series.