This issue of Duck and Cover is, like the other issues in the series, named after a film genre.

In this case, science fiction. It’s a way to thematically tie in the events of the issue with the cinematic knowledge of at least one protagonist, as well as spell out the subtext.

Here, we see the surviving teens trying to get past the lost member of the group, who’s been taken over and repurposed by the mysterious invaders.

There’s also the need to find answers and sanctuary, which of course is likely to be somewhat challenging on both counts.

Writer Scott Snyder gives us plenty of exposition in this chapter, with the Russians involved in the attack, but definitely not in the way you may expect.

Not only that, but the invaders are not what they seem either.

Cleverly, we actually get an explanation as to how and why the Duck and Cover method works when the bomb drops.

All in all, I find myself intrigued by Duck and Cover and utterly unable to predict where it’s going next, which is definitely a good thing.

It’s not the most riveting or involving series that Snyder has written, but it’s very twisty and unpredictable, which makes it worth a read.