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Garth Ennis, Garry Brown and Lee Loughridge’s Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace #1 delivers a nerve-wracking story that exudes raw, brutal energy.
Created by Garth Ennis, Garry Brown and Lee Loughridge, Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace #1 dives into Peacemaker’s history and depicts his dark origin story. DC’s Christopher Smith is one of the most decorated soldiers in the United States army. He has been a Ranger, a Green Beret and is now a member of the revered Delta Force. Then, Smith meets psychiatrist Dr. Sedgewick, who is assigned to run a psychological profile on him in a military graveyard. Sedgewick quickly realizes that she has bit off more than she can chew when Peacemaker begins recounting his life, starting from the time he became an orphan to the present day, when he had to make hard choices on the field.
Ennis has a history of writing despicable, depraved characters in morally dubious settings, with gore being a staple in his stories. Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace #1 dials down on the graphic nudity and violence, but still manages to deliver a nerve-wracking story that exudes raw, brutal energy. Ennis portrays Smith as a true psychopath whose horrific, yet eventful childhood gives the character a distorted worldview with a warped sense of justice. The one-shot features an amalgamation of non-linear and viewpoint narratives that chronicle events from Peacemaker’s perspective, giving the book a personal touch. Using Sedgewick as a surrogate for the audience, Ennis positions Peacemaker’s cold narration as the through-line that bridges his memories.
Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace #1’s artwork paints the macabre picture of Peacemaker’s grimdark reality. Brown and Loughridge bring intensity to the pages of this one-shot. They produce panel after panel of gritty art roided out on over-the-top action. Brown’s continuous lines and copious amounts of hatching give the artwork a gloomy, gritty atmosphere, which is occasionally lightened up by Loughridge’s colors. While the inking adheres to the sinister tone of the issue, Loughridge doesn’t shy away from using bright, fiery colors in scenes of mindless bloodshed. That said, the colors generally keep up the gloomy vibe as the narrative plays out.
Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace #1 is an intelligently written story that shows how the actions of a deranged man are often overlooked by bureaucrats as long as they work in their favor. The story of Christopher Smith is a cautionary tale of a man who would go to extreme lengths to preserve the abstract concept of peace. However, at the same time, Ennis seems to justify the character’s actions, as his kill count only consists of people who deserve it. Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace #1, as the name suggests, compliments the ongoing Peacemaker series from HBO Max.
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