Reception The Fade Out



an interior panel fade out drawn sean phillips , colored elizabeth breitweiser


critics gave series positive reviews. according review aggregator comic book roundup, first issue scored average 9.2/10 based on 41 reviews, series whole averaged 8.9/10 based on 154 reviews, , final issue averaged 9.6/10 based on 9 reviews. series won 2016 eisner award best limited series .


sam marx, writing comicosity, called fade out creators ambitious series yet , praised ability set scene. reviewing comic book resources, greg mcelhatton gave brubaker credit avoiding excessive exposition @ start of story, felt of characters seemed stereotypical. first issue placed on entertainment weekly must list . chase magnett of comics bulletin described ending anti-climax no big showdown, revelations, or death , went on sense of disappointment why s great . mcelhatton agreed, saying happy ending have felt cheat , central mystery [is given] proper amount of closure .


phillips art commended mcelhatton, appreciated variety of body types in crowd scenes , strong use of body language convey emotion. jim bush @ entertainment fuse liked phillips work, felt sex scenes in issue 7 did not play artist s strengths. mary kate jasper, reviewer comic book resources, noted how colorist elizabeth breitweiser enhanced phillips work splotches of color in unexpected arrangements, giving appearance of being forever in shadow or inside windows drawn . particularly liked how breitweiser made characters eyes appear glisten , stand out in otherwise dark panels.








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