With a Bloodshot film currently in development with John Wick directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, Valiant has been putting a lot of effort into making Bloodshot an intriguing character in its comic-book universe. Bringing writer Jeff Lemire on board for the Bloodshot: Reborn ongoing series was an excellent decision by Valiant editorial, and Lemire has taken the character in a new direction that explores the deeper psychological ramifications of his life of violence. One of those ramifications is Bloodsquirt, an adorable little cartoon version of Bloodshot that represents the hero’s worst impulses, and August’s Bloodshot: Reborn #5 takes advantage of Bloodsquirt’s presence to push the narrative into psychedelic visual territory.