Can a series become better as it moves along to its conclusion? You bet it can and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is such a series. Philip K Dick’s master creation continues to build issue by issue delivering a thought provoking and entertaining story aided with the magnificent art work supplied by Parker and colored by Blond. But what keeps this story moving is Dick’s masterful use of imagery and dialogue that goes well beyond simple story telling, but is infused with philosophical implications as it deals with empathy and needs of joining at a mental/spiritual level in order to survive the ravishes of the world as is in Deckard’s universe. It is these philosophical currents that enrich the story to the point of understanding what are the motivating forces behind the persistent search for the androids and their elimination, and Deckard’s increasing reluctance to engage in this cat-and-mouse chase that he sees not only as a career/live endangering activity, but also a morally repugnant enterprise.
There is no salvation is written in the cover and this summarizes the feeling that Dick is trying to convey, especially in this issue. The most eloquent manifestation resides in the interaction of Deckard and Mercer, the one that is meant to give salvation condolence is not able to do so because Deckard has stopped believing, thus broken the chain of belief equals reality.