Sniper & Rook

    (Beta 3, 1999-2013)
™ and © John M. Metych III

The silly spy genre, currently represented by Danger Girl and not much else, could certainly use some company. Enter Sniper & Rook, a pair of gun-toting, mask-wearing secret agents who may or may not have a thing for each other. Think Moonlighting with shots to the head.

Creator John Metych has a winning concept, but each issue takes forever to come out, a sad reality of self-publishing. Over five years span the first mini-comic to the latest issue. It also doesn’t help that each issue continues into the next. If Metych can bring out his comics more often, then he’ll have a better chance of building a fanbase. The art ranges from competent to outstanding and generally improves as the series progresses; however, the original artist, Jonathan Sukarangsan, was showing excellent progress but didn’t continue past #4. A glance at the website reveals that Metych plans a different artist for each upcoming issue. Not a wise move.

Despite these quirks, Sniper & Rook is witty and engaging, and deserves a look.

— Steve Horton
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  • 1
    #1
    May 1999
    Cover: $2.00
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Jonathan Sukarangsan, Bill Maus
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 1-2
    #1 - 2nd printing
    Cover reads “Compliments of Westwood College”
    Aug 2009
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Jonathan Sukarangsan, Bill Maus, Rob Nikolakakis, Anders Eriksen, Michael Kasinger
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 1-3
    #1 - 3rd printing
    Aug 2009
    Cover: $10.00
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Jonathan Sukarangsan, Bill Maus, Rob Nikolakakis, Anders Eriksen, Michael Kasinger
    Print on Demand version
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Oct 1999
    Cover: $2.00
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Jonathan Sukarangsan, Christopher Mitten, Brian Roloff, Jas Ingram
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 2-2
    #2 - 2nd printing
    Chicago Comic-Con Cover
    Aug 2009
    Cover: $2.00
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Jonathan Sukarangsan, Bill Maus
    Limited to 100; B&W
    No copies available
  • 2-3
    #2 - 3rd printing
    Cover reads “Compliments of Westwood College”
    Apr 2010
    Cover: $2.00
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Jonathan Sukarangsan, Bill Maus
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Mar 2000
    Cover: $2.00
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Jonathan Sukarangsan, Andy Brase, Tony Moore, Steve Behling, Rich Buckler
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 3-2
    #3 - 2nd printing
    C2E2 Exclusive Cover by Michael Kasinger
    Apr 2010
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Jonathan Sukarangsan, Andy Brase, Tony Moore, Steve Behling, Rich Buckler
    Limited to 100; B&W
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    Jun 2000
    Cover: $2.00
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Jonathan Sukarangsan, Justin Williams, Sal Velluto, Greg Boone, Anders Eriksen, John Gotschall, Sean Tiffany, Bill Maus, Kevin West, Robert Brown
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 5
    #5
    Mar 2001
    Cover: $2.50
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Bill Maus, Jonathan Sukarangsan, Tim Vigil, Tommy Castillo, Sean Tiffany, Chris Edwards, FedX2K
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    Aug 2003
    Cover: $2.99
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Rob Nikolakakis, Tommy Castillo, Bill Maus, Constantine Frangos, Shelby Robertson, Anders Eriksen
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    Cover: $2.99
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Jonathan Sukarangsan, Bill Maus, Rob Nikolakakis, Anders Eriksen, Michael Kasinger
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 8
    #8
    Sep 2006
    Cover: $2.99
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Brendan Kane, Matt Kapolczynski
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 9/A
    #9 Variation A
    Jul 2008
    Cover: $4.50
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Jerry Rascoe
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 9/B
    #9 Variation B
    Jul 2008
    Cover: $4.50
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Jerry Rascoe
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 9/C
    #9 Variation C
    Sketch Cover C by Bill Tucci
    Jun 2008
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Jerry Rascoe
    Limited to 100; B&W
    No copies available
  • 10
    #10
    Aug 2009
    Cover: $4.00
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Rodrigo Mireles
    B&W
    No copies available
  • 10/A
    #10 Variation A
    Chicago Comic-Con Exclusive Cover A by Brian Roloff
    Aug 2009
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Rodrigo Mireles
    Limited to 50; B&W
    No copies available
  • 11/A
    #11 Variation A
    Cover A by Adelso Corona
    Sep 2013
    Cover: $5.00
    W: John M. Metych III  ·  A: Bill Maus
    No copies available