"A real treat for long-term fans of the series."
— Paul Skevington
, SFCrowsnest
"It's really cool to see all the possibilities that Hip Flask went through before he became the Hip Flask we all know and love from ELEPHANTMEN -- which is the best series I've read since THE WALKING DEAD."
— Nick
, Variant Edition podcast
"With great pin-ups, as well as some fun 'alternate reality' stories about Hip Flask from writers like Jeph Loeb and Joe Kelly, this is a love-letter to the great characters and elements that Starkings has put together for this book."
— Ryan the Iowan
, Weekly Review Power Rankings @ Newsarama
"A neat look into the evolution of the character and his story."
— Scott Cederlund
, Wednesday's Haul
"Blade Runner Meets Doctor Moreau! A wowzer! (Hot pick for the Week)"
— John Judy
, Hi De Ho Comics, Santa Monica CA
"A fun look at some comics superstars playing with a character with a strong visual hook.The alternate takes aren't as interesting as the gritty sci-fi that Starkings has settled on, but there are some gems here, most notably a mixture of the tone of Astro City and Eisner's Spirit done by Busiek and Immonen, and a sci-fi adventure akin to Remender & Moore's Fear Agent by Joe Kelly, Peter Gross and Ryan Kelly."
— Randy Lander
, Comic Pants
"There's more than just 'boobs and guns' in here, but if that's all there was, it would have been just fine."
— Kin
, Silver Snail Comics, Ottawa Canada
"Sure, it's filler, but it's so well done and in keeping with the general tone of the series that you forget it's filler. Very enjoyable."
— Steven Grant
, Permanent Damage
