Kindt's intent was to craft a comic book story in a way that made it unfilmable.

Critics drew comparisons between Revolver and popular films and novels like Inception and Fight Club.

Opinions were mixed in regards to both the story and the art, and critics were divided on whether or not the execution of Revolver was an improvement over Kindt's previous published works.

[8][11] The book shares a fictional universe with Kindt's other works and the character PK Verve is the uniting element.

[12] Although he is killed in Revolver, Verve appeared in Kindt's follow up work, MIND MGMT, as the husband of the main antagonist.

Suspecting a connection between Verve and the dual worlds, Sam seeks to meet the motivational speaker.

He convinces the unfriendly Jan to finance his trip by blackmailing her with a confession she made in the chaotic world.

[12] Verve claims the two divergent worlds were created when his brother died in a government-arranged plane crash one day and was alive the next.

Verve has used his motivational speaking to travel and learn secrets which he then uses to commit terrorist acts as vengeance in the other world.

[17] In combination with Kindt's prior works, NPR felt Revolver makes "quietly compelling arguments for the comics medium's narrative potential".

[18] While Booklist and Comic Book Resources faulted Revolver for lacking the storytelling twists of Super Spy and 3 Story,[15][19] the faster pace was appreciated by the Los Angeles Times.

[20] ComicsAlliance found the story to be realistic and character-driven,[7] and Comic Book Resources praised the portrayal of female characters in particular.

[22] The explanation of the story's hook seemed so contrived and irrelevant to the emotional core of the narrative that The Comics Journal speculated it was only addressed because of interference from DC editorial.

The Comics Journal said the "fragile" and "delicate" line work gave Revolver a "visceral charge".