White Boat #3
Henry Davis
Recap
The hit series from the acclaimed team behind Detective Comics and Night of the Ghoul comes to its dramatic conclusion!
After learning the dark secrets of the mysterious island, Lee is left to decide if he wants to join these cosmic cultists or make a break for freedom. But when he's unwilling to leave his metamorphic monster of a brother behind, he will make a fateful decision that might save their necks but doom the entire planet!
WHITE BOAT reunites Scott Snyder, the visionary writer who redefined comic book dread with Wytches and introduced Batman into a terrifying, cerebral era reunites with modern noir master Francesco Francavilla for a white-knuckle descent into Lovecraftian maritime madness!
Every single issue from DSTLRY is presented in our perfect bound Prestige format, featuring wraparound covers with spot gloss on robust cover stock, complemented by 48 pages of exquisite interior stock. It's the DSTLRY difference.
For fans of HEREDITARY, THE HOST, JURASSIC PARK & THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU.
Review
Thus far, Scott Snyder and Francesco Francavilla’s White Boat has been an unpredictable maelstrom of horror influences that has made the series difficult to nail down. At its core, it is a story of brotherly loss and longing, though the chaos of grand ideas surrounding that threatened to outshine its heart. With its third issue now set for release this July, the creative team managed to take those disparate ideas and weave them into an emotionally satisfying conclusion that exceeded my expectations.
Admittedly, this issue introduces just as many new ideas as the previous installments, asking the reader to buy into fresh concepts and characters with the story’s conclusion on the horizon. The effectiveness of these additions will likely vary from reader to reader, though they often feel like rushed, last-minute tools meant to help streamline the plot and its themes. As for the book’s wilder ideas, the team makes them work by fully committing to its absurd premise without ever pulling back.
The relationship between Ward and Lee remains at the forefront, anchoring the story and showcasing how the thoughtless pursuit of survival by the wealthy has degraded the human image. This puts a thematic stamp on its ‘Jurassic Park but with humans’, retroactively elevating the previous two chapters into a beautifully unique, horror story that is as frightening as it is enchanting.
There is something magical about the sea, and about stories that whisk you away to islands of fantasy that lend themselves to the world of children’s literature. Seeing that twisted through the eyes of a man that never healed his broken youth is a perfect idea the team managed to capture the potential of. Francesco Francavilla’s art is the cherry on top of this.
His iconic, simple penciling and atmospheric colors are perfect for a story that twists so many genre tropes into something grotesque. The moments of grandeur feel surreal, the violence skin crawling, and Lee’s sense of doubt so richly established by the realism in Francavilla’s character illustration and the emotional intent behind his coloring.
Final Thoughts
White Boat #3is a conclusion that takes just as many twists as it does turns, managing to still stick the landing as a personal tale of lost relationships. Its a classic Scott Snyder joint, and makes for a wild read well-worth catching up on.
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Final order cutoff for this issue is 5/18/2026. Don't miss out if you've been awaiting the end to this series since its start in 2024.
White Boat #3: Last Ride Out (EARLY REVIEW, SPOILER FREE)
- Writing - 8/108/10
- Storyline - 7.5/107.5/10
- Art - 8/108/10
- Color - 8.5/108.5/10
- Cover Art - 8.5/108.5/10
