Dark Horse Comics continues its exploration of
UFO lore with The Red Book, the third instalment from James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming. Following Blue Book and its sequel Blue Book: 1943, this new entry shifts focus to Russia and Asia, presenting cases steeped in myth and mystery. Many of these events are already familiar in the West thanks to media fascination, yet Tynion and Oeming elevate them—not by forcing a shared narrative, but by subtly implying a deeper, unseen connection.
The issue opens with the Tunguska explosion of 1908, suggesting that perhaps something arrived with it. I particularly liked how this moment is revealed—it puts the reader into a viewpoint that slightly recalls Star Trek’s opening line: “Space, the final frontier.” But instead of seeking out new life and new civilizations, what’s presented here is what can come crashing to Earth. Although this intro is very short, that’s because there’s not a lot to say about this incident!
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