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: March 17, 2026
Leopold Auberon wasn't a likable man. Still, a lucky amulet brought him all the wealth and comfort he craved. Now he's dead, killed by the workers Auberon laid off when he closed his gold mine.
After two attempts to murder him, Tim killed Harry in self-defense. Hailstone's beleaguered dentist considered killing Louis and Sam to keep all of Leopold Auberon's solid gold implants for himself. Will Tim stand by the out-of-work miners? Or will greed get the better of him? Let's leap into Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #4 and see!
Story
Once Harry started drinking, he could be dangerous. After he killed Leopold Auberon, Harry went after Tim. Despite being the inferior fighter, Tim emerged as the survivor. But now, Tim no longer trusts Louis and Sam. He looks over his shoulder as he takes Leopold's head back to his office. And when Tim drives out that night and sees Louis approaching him, Tim assumes the miner came to kill him.
As Devil's Luck: A Hailstone Story #4 opens, the Sheriff and his deputy investigate the blood-streaked road by Tim's car. The Sheriff knows Tim has worked hard to develop useful skills, and his town needs the dentist. So, he's willing to write off the desperate miner attacking a townie. When Tim asks if he'll need to hire a lawyer, the Sheriff doubts anyone in the Attorney General's office will make an issue of Louis' death. Unless they have time on their hands and wonder why Tim drove over the man three times, that is.
In Rafael Scavone's story, Tim is a haunted man. He can't wait to get out of Hailstone, Montana. California, and setting up a new practice with his windfall, beckons. Even though his cut of the deal has increased, Tim's not inclined to be generous. Sam may be starting to doubt Tim's character. Still, like the Sheriff, Sam wants Tim to fix his teeth. And you've got to trust someone if you're going to spend hours in a chair as they work on you with drugs, pliers, and drills.
Art
A ground-level upshot reveals the Sheriff and Deputy crouching over a cloth-draped body in Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #4. A bird’s eye view shows people gathering in the street and looking down from a rooftop. Crouching beside Tim’s blood-splattered front tires and radiator, the Sheriff stares at Tim and frowns. Then he rises, smiles, and clasps the dentist’s shoulder.
As Eduardo Ferigato conveys the limited resources available in this rural outpost of civilization, he adorns the snowy evening with shades of blue and tan. Red and pink fill the darkened dentist's office, as Tim frantically goes about his subterfuge. Browns, greens, and yellows fill the Ross Inn. Tim's fractured yellow glasses link Tim’s avarice with the golden teeth he sets upon the brown wooden table.
Deyvison Manes places black uppercase letters in white dialogue balloons. The letters grow bold for intonation and shrink for lowered voices. Tim’s thoughts appear as white letters in maroon boxes as he worries about what is happening to him. After the Sheriff snaps his notebook closed, and a bag plunges into the icy waters, the sounds of fire disturb the night in Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #4. Thanks to Comixology and Superfan Promotions for providing a review copy.
Final Thoughts
Tim wants the easy life. Yet his act of betrayal has made him a haunted man. He no longer trusts anyone. And the longer Leopold Auberon’s talisman hangs around his neck, the more desperate and suspicious Tim grows in Devil’s Luck: A Hailstone Story #4.
Rating 9.6/10
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