Title: Myriad 
Issue #3
Year: 2005 
Writers: Bart A. Thompson, Jay Jacobs, Richard Nelson, John P. Ward, Christopher J. O’Bryant 
Artists: Steve Fox, Chris A. Tsuda, Eli Ivory, Steve Doty, Rich A. Molinelli, Joseph W. Armour, Brian Laframboise 
Letters: Richard Nelson 
Colorist (Covers): Lynx Studios  
Publisher: Self Published 
Address: PO Box 70244, Louisville, KY 40270-0244 
Genre: Superhero/Action, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Pirate/Adventure, Slice of Life, & Cerebral Horror 
Description of book: Five stories, two covers, one comic! ChiSai is the tale of an 18-year-old mother who has one night to take revenge on the man that ruined her life; The Adventures of The Molly-Be-Damned sends a noble and his pirate crew to the pits of Hell to lift a curse cast upon them; In Lineage, Paranormal Enforcement Officer Janus investigates a mysterious alien terraformer; Discount Stories tells the tales of the unique individuals who work in the commercial mega-store US-Mart; Frail is a cerebral horror story that illustrates how one terrifying event causes ripples of madness in the lives of many.  
Web link: http://www.approbationcomics.com/Myriad/Myriad_main.html 
Price: $2.99 
Email Address: approbationcomics@yahoo.com 

Writing: Chi-Sai took an unexpected turn in this issue, with Shy returning to her husband and daughter.  I really liked his monologue to her.  The interactions brought quite a bit more depth to the story than I was anticipating.  "Lineage" is skirting the edge of becoming preachy, but it is still an enjoyable sci-fi romp.  I'm still not really caring about what happens in "The Adventures of the Molly be Damned", although I did think the final riddle was too simplistic and the soulfisher should have guessed it.  The feud between the two older ladies in "Discount Stories" had me laughing out loud.  I'm still not sure what I think about "Frail" overall.  I think it is trying a little too hard, and stretching the concept to and possibly beyond the breaking point.

Artwork: I don't know if I'm just getting used to it, or the story was taking place indoors where the lighting was better, but the shading in Chi-Sai didn't bother me nearly as much this time around. 

Overall: 4 stars. This is a series well worth picking up.  I'm definitely looking forward to reading issue 4.

Robert Weiman

Writing: This was a step up from issue 2. I found that the Chi Sai story took and interesting turn and provided some nice insight into the character and how the character affected those around her. It was a needed departure from the purely vigilante aspect of the story. Molly Be Damned is pretty much a throw away for me as is lineage. They both seem pretty pointless and I'd have to agree with Bob on the last riddle thing. That was probably the weakest riddle being evident before all the words were even out. And trying to come up with some reasonable logic on why the SouldFisher wouldn't be able to come up with the answer as easily as the rest of the riddles has me suspending disbelief pretty seriously. I thought Discout Stores was pretty well done if a bit labored. Frail was alright but a bit on the predictable side. 

Artwork: The artwork was Ok. Nothing too special about this issue although I do have to call out the artwork in Discount Stores to be both interesting and intriguing.

Overall: 3 stars. This is not one of my more favorite titles to read. I find myself being through with the story before I really get invested. Couple that with some story lines I'm not all that interested in and I come up with 3 stars. Not really sure this one will ever get anything better than that from me.

Stefan Haas