Writer: Rafael Scavone
Artist: Eduardo Ferigato
Letterer: Deyvison Manes
Cover Artists: Eduardo Ferigato & Rafael Albuquerque
Editor: Greg Lockard
Publisher: Comixology Originals
Price: $2.99
Release Date: February 17, 2026
Tim Beacon left the glories of Madison, Wisconsin, to return to his hometown. But after the stock market crashed, the money dried up in Hailstone, Montana. Despite being the only dentist for miles around, Tim struggled to make his mortgage payments. Then, his best patient gave him some advice. Tim must take his chances when they appear.
Ironically, Leopold Auberon's actions prompted his disgruntled employees to kill him when they had the chance. When they tried to kill Tim, the dentist dropped Auberon's severed head down the closed mine. Can Tim and Auberon's former employees find the skull filled with gold teeth? And will Sam, Louis, and Harry decide Tim is superfluous to requirements? Let's grab our six-shooters, leap into Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #3, and see!
Story
After a harrowing walk across a disintegrating bridge, Tim finds Leopold's lucky amulet, while Harry finds his former employer's head. Although Sam wants Tim to extract the teeth and enhance his smile, Harry is determined to extract the loose end. While Sam and Louis don't see their fight, Tim emerges as the victor in Rafael Scavone's story. But his victory comes at a price. After their actions, Tim no longer trusts Sam and Louis. He takes charge and makes his partners toe the line.
Rafael Scavone tells the story from Tim's perspective while sharing the dentist's thoughts. Tim has adopted Leopold Auberon's disdain for others. While he has hoped to improve his life, the kind and timid dentist becomes mean and menacing. And as his crisis of conscience threatens his faith, Tim's joy of living fades in Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #3.
While the previous issue showed how one bad decision can snowball into an impossible situation, Tim's sudden determination to take charge of his life evokes Anakin's decisions to go against the code he pledged to live by. Like Harry, Tim sought a life of ease and comfort in an idyllic locale. Instead, Tim discovers that life as an uncaring thief requires constant vigilance, with danger seemingly lurking around every corner in this fast-paced tale.
Art
Eduardo Ferigato reveals Sam and Louis’ astonishment at Tim’s transformation as the bloodsplattered dentist emerges from his deadly contest with Harry. Any sense of softness has departed his features as he points the revolver at them, before stalking away like a lord dismissing peasants. Sam and Louis cluster together as they follow, inclining their heads toward each other, but never taking their eyes off their new leader in Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #3.
After the bright yellow and orange lighting in the mine, snow floats through the air and coats a light blue landscape. Yellow headlights produce white cones of light on the snowy road. Tim’s features grow sharper, his nose more pointed, as he barks orders like the late Leopold Auberon. Pink and purple adorn his dark office as Tim gazes up at a cross before removing the severed head from the bag and gazing down at Leopold’s distorted features.
Deyvison Manes places black uppercase letters in white balloons. The letters grow bold for intonation and shrink for lowered voices. Tim’s thoughts appear as white letters in maroon boxes. Each sound disturbs Tim, even though most are innocuous in Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #3. Thanks to Comixology and Superfan Promotions for providing a review copy.
Final Thoughts
After Tim takes sole charge of Leopold Auberon's head and the treasure inside, the dentist remembers his patient's advice. Sadly, he has forgotten that an act of kindness turned his patient's life around in Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #3.
Rating 9.4/10
To look inside see my preview of Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #3.
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