Review: Mega Man #12 – Welcome to the Darkside Mega Man

April 12, 2012

Mega Man #12

Story By: Ian Flynn

Art By: Ben Bates

Review Score : 8.5/10

Issue twelve marks the end of the third arc in the Archie Comics series . Dr. Wily has reprogrammed Mega Man as his servant and Dr. Light sends his Light Brigade out to go save Mega Man and take down Wily in the process. I’ve always been a huge fan of Mega Man since I was a kid and I have to say I’m really enjoying Flynn’s work on this series with the original 8 Robot Masters from Mega Man 1. They all continue to have their own unique voice and Flynn’s managed to make you care about more characters than just Megaman himself. I laughed to myself a few times reading this issue . Whether it was Ice Man and Oil Man hiding behind Gutsman arguing over which one of them would have to take a shot at the Robo Dragon , or Gutsman hating Cut Man’s terrible puns and one liners there’s enough characterization here to make a compelling case for these 8 robots to have their own book.

Flynn manages to nail all story beats from Wily’s Castle in Mega Man 2 . Every Boss makes it on the page and drawn with awesome detail by Ben Bates. His style has really grown on me though it definitely helps seeing his artwork improve month after month. Characters pop off the page and the action moves very fast from page to page but you never feel confused by whats happening . This is a great looking cartoon in comic book form. Oh and special mention must go to the cover which is a straight homage to Mega Man 2’s Euro cover for the Nintendo even down to the Spaziante logo at the bottom in that old school Nintendo font.

I definitely didn’t expect to enjoy this book as much as I did . However I’m going to go even further and say this arc has been the best yet and I hope this quality continues its positive trend. If you’re looking for a fun book you and a young one can read or if you’re a fan of the character you definitely should be picking this book up . It’s really a nice example of how the video game medium and comics can benefit one another.

Mike DeVivo

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Review : America’s Got Powers #1 – Should you care?

Matthew Sardo

April 12, 2012

America’s Got Powers #1

Story By: Jonathan Ross

Art By: Bryan Hitch

Review Score: 7/10

Jonathan Ross and Bryan Hitch’s America’s Got Powers is an interesting new series from Image. It dances between being too self aware for its own good and having its finger on the pulse of our current culture . It’s both refreshing and frustrating at the same time.

Jonathan Ross pulls a page from fellow writer Jonathan Hickman and introduces you into his world by utilizing a web page dedicated to America’s Got Powers and the chat room responses after the announcement which of course generate tons of hate for choices the creators made from season to season. Ross does a great job establishing a cynical yet honest tone in the books first page. Ross’s explanation for how the mass population of San Francisco gets their powers and is a bit comical. A crystal lands into the heart of San Francisco and erupts which affects women who are pregnant all over the city causing them to immediately give birth to baby’s and those children are born with superpowers. The book starts off rough story wise but definitely pulls itself together for the last two-thirds of the book.

Fast forward to one year ago and Tommy Watts who is known as a “Stoner” aka one of the children who registered 0% powers with the government is watching his Brother Bobby Watts compete in the season finale of Americas Got Powers . After a brutal fight Bobby wins but loses his life in the process .

Present day Tommy has been getting by working at the same stadium where America’s Got Powers films . He’s your typical rebellious teen who constantly tries to see how much he can get away with while toeing the line of being a honest and decent human being. There’s a sub plot involving the government and creator of the series that falls a bit flat but overall the story is its strongest when it follows the narrative into reality TV territory.

Bryan Hitch definitely blows this book out of the water with page after page of beautiful and detailed artwork. You see a bit of repetition with the costume design and a few of the facial expressions seem static but overall this is an extremely diverse and detailed book. Action sequences pop , and there a few panels that are truly jaw dropping. Hitch really lets loose having the freedom to draw what he wants in this book. I for one welcome it , his work is a lot stronger when compared to his last work I saw in New Avengers. The colors aren’t too saturated on the page and overall Hitch is the perfect choice for the book. He definitely makes the book feel grounded in reality but can switch it up on the next panel to Robots fighting Superheroes with ease.

americapowers1b — Bryan Hitch continues to draw pretty pictures in America's Got Powers

The producer’s of the show this season want better ratings and so they have decided to increase the level of violence on the show and change the rules for the contestants to make things interesting. This seasons premier televised event gets out of hand and our main character Tommy runs out on the Battlefield against the Paladin’s to protect an Innocent child. It’s a welcomed character moment that shows us another side of Tommy other than the rebellious brat that border lines on the cliché. The issue ends with a great display of power and the promise that our “Stoner” character just went from zero to hero and is the hands on favorite to win America;s Got Powers.

I enjoyed the premise of the story and really enjoyed the art . However the beginning execution definitely feels stunted and jarring. I see a lot of potential in this book as long as the focus stays on Tommy and not the Government corporation responsible for the show and infected in the first place. Ross I think captures the worlds preoccupation with vanity and Reality TV very well but sometimes takes me out of the story with his characters.

Overall this was a very imaginative book that I’ve enjoyed reading but sometimes I find myself rolling my eyes at the dialogue. It seems a bit too childish for a book that deals with the systemic decline of our culture. I’m definitely interested in Tommy’s story and that’s why I feel strongly enough to recommend this book to you. Ross takes his first major step in building a world here using social commentary to build an interesting story and Bryan Hitch continues to produce the amazing artwork hes known for.

Mike DeVivo

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Review: Secret #1 – Teeth, With Which To Eat – Terrorist Dentistry

Matthew Sardo

April 11, 2012

Written by Jonathan Hickman
Art by Ryan Bodenheim
Published by Image

Standing in the line we’re aberrations
Defects in a defect’s mirror
And we’ve been here all the time real fixations
Hidden deep in the furor-
What we do is secret-secret!

We’re influential guys for the D.C.C.
We can lie so perfect
And we’ve got a party line to every call
It’s a very short circuit-
What we do is secret-secret!

– The Germs “What We Do Is Secret”

Home invasion. Corporate Espionage. A shooting in London. Security firm blackmail. It’s not exactly a recipe for a whizz-bang sellout first issue for a comic book. Yet here we are. Secret is off to the presses for a second printing and comics are flying off the shelf. So how does it all stand up and work?

Actually Secret is rather sublime. There’s a grand sense of power, conspiracy, government and corporate mis-deeds reflecting the age that we live in. It’s engaging in the way that it throws you off in to the deep end, to see if you can swim in the sharks. It’s the world of Michael Clayton, but with a high-priced security firm instead of a fixer. Just as you figure it all out Hickman throws a bit of a curveball at the end. It’s a small reveal, a quick glimpse at the big picture. There’s something more than just a corporate bleed-out happening. There’s something evil about all of this. They pulled out a man’s tooth and kept it and planned to do something sinister. I immediately think of voodoo or genetic manipulation, but it could all very well be symbolic. Maybe they pulled out his fake cyanide-filled tooth so he can’t kill himself. That could point to some rather nasty business. Anyways, it’s always hard to figure out what to make of clues like this with a first issue, it’s a big speculation dart-board at this point.. Just have to wait and see if the diabolical dentistry amounts to anything substantially disturbing.

Secret is not without its faults however. For one, I can’t remember anybody’s name in the comic. I mean yes, I’m bad with names, but still… you need to be able to identify a character in order to feel something about them and the story. And I guess that’s the other thing. I could care less about any of the characters. The little details that brings a character to life and give them personality just aren’t there. Not yet anyways, I just don’t know them enough to form any kind of connection. I supposed we’re meant to feel sympathetic with the victim of the home invasion. He didn’t really have a “Save-the-Cat” moment where he earned it though, and frankly seemed kind of whinny and pathetic. The Security Firms goons have more fire and spark than him. They are shitheads, but at least have some kind of grit and interest. Mr. White Suit probably has some problems with violence and self-control and that could prove to be interesting. However Hickman is going to have dig deep and to get me to invest in a story about corporate douche-bags. Either a next level crazy plot (of which he is definitely capable of pulling off) or some serious character development is needed to keep me around.

Bodenheim draws an elegant Secret. He uses a modern thin line and adds depth and shadow in the coloring, in somewhat cell-shaded style. A reduced palette with two or three colors per page enhance the graphic designed nature of this book and makes it pop in a unique way. It reminds me a little of Frank Miller’s select coloring choices in his Sin City series. In this case it seems less symbolic and used more for a moody and psychological lighting effect. If you take a look at a movie like Blood Simple and you’ll get what I’m talking about. The tone and the intention of a scene are revealed in the colors used and the way it was lit. I haven’t seen Bodenheim’s previous work on A Red Mass From Mars, but his characters expressions kick ass here. The are very believable and the suit that gets his house invaded, you can see the agony and fear in his eyes. It takes a special kind of artist to pull that off . Well done sir. If there’s any weakness to his work I’d say that maybe the characters are too similar in facial appearance. Perhaps that’s why I’m having a hard time telling them apart. Of maybe that’s part of the theme ala’ American Psycho. Who do you trust when everyone is cookie-cutter clone with flimsy ethics?

There’s a lot of intrigue and mystery going on in this first set-up issue. It’ll be interesting to see if it veers off into super-science or stays in the land of conspiracy and lawfirm action. If Hickman pulls this off we could see a whole new wave Grisham-like comics popping up. As far as I know it hasn’t really been done before so I’m on board check out the first few issues at least, as this one was definitely worth my time.

Story 7.5
Art. 7.5

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Review: Avenging Spider-Man #6 – “Omega Effect” Begins!

Roger Riddell

April 11, 2012

Avenging Spider-Man #6
Writers: Greg Rucka and Mark Waid
Art: Marco Checchetto, Matt Hollingsworth [Color Art]

Recently, Daredevil acquired an item called the “Omega Drive” that is full of intel on “mega-crime cartels” like AIM, Hydra, Black Spectre, Agence Byzantine, and the Secret Empire. All of these organizations, and others, want the drive.

The issue opens with panels alternating between Spider-Man fighting Hand ninjas–who are everywhere these days–and flashbacks of Reed Richards explaining the Omega Drive to him. The ninjas, of course, were staking out the rooftop across from Matt Murdock’s law office because, as mentioned in the book, Daredevil has the worst-kept secret identity in the world.

It turns out the Punisher wants the drive, as well. He and his new partner, former marine Rachel Cole-Alves (who has a “my family was massacred” back story similar to the Punisher), pay Murdock a visit and attempt to take the drive for their own uses. It isn’t long before Spider-Man and the ninjas crash the party, leading to–you guessed it–a team-up.

This is a flawless start to the Avenging Spider-Man/Daredevil/Punisher “Omega Effect” crossover. The writing is tight, and has some of the best Spider-Man one-liners I’ve seen in any book, and I’m really fighting the urge not to spoil any of them because they’re just that good. If you’re not a regular Daredevil or Punisher reader, there’s enough context here to bring you up to speed and prevent any confusion. The tone, detail, and overall flow of the art is on par with the writing, as well, making this issue a definite “must buy.”

STORY: 10/10
ART: 10/10

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Review: Wolverine #304 – Jason Aaron’s Final Issue

Roger Riddell

April 11, 2012

Wolverine #304
Writer: Jason Aaron
Art: Steve Dillon, Ron Garney, Paul Pelletier with Dave Meikis, Mike Perkins, Jefte Palo, Daniel Acuña, Steven Sanders, and Renato Guedes
Color Art: Matthew Wilson, Matt Milla, Rain Beredo, Andy Troy, and Chris Sotomayor

Jason Aaron goes out with a bang on his final Wolverine solo issue, finding a way to feature just about every character from his run and then some.

As the newly appointed secret assassin lord of the entire eastern hemisphere, Sabretooth takes it upon himself to throw a party featuring a who’s who of Wolverine antagonists. Among the attendees are Mystique, Daken, Lord and Lady Deathstrike, Silver Samurai, Sauron, Tiger Shark, Blob, Soulstriker, Jade Claw, and the Hellfire Club’s new White Queen. Dr. Rot is also shown being turned away by security at one point.

Naturally, Wolverine has caught wind of the party. I guess super villains don’t have these sorts of gatherings without leaking word to whoever it is they want to kill, you know? Anyhow, Wolverine contacts Maverick, who is in a much lower place than we last saw him, for more information.

This is just the first of several scenes we get that tie up loose ends and plant new plot threads. While Dr. Rot’s appearance was a tease for an upcoming Wolverine story, several of these cameos could carry over into Wolverine and the X-Men, which Aaron is still writing. We see Kade Kilgore, the pint-sized Hellfire Club Black King, arriving on a deserted island and shooting Blackwater’s disgraced CEO before hiring two of the three remaining Blackwater “Adamantium Men” as his bodyguards. The remaining Buzzard Brother is shown eating a freshly-killed wolverine in the Canadian Wilderness, clippings about Wolverine and the Jean Grey School pinned to the walls around him. Wolverine’s murdered children are shown in Hell with his father, and ex-girlfriend Melita Garner is given a new status quo. There’s even a joke thrown in about furries for good measure during a scene with Logan’s on-again/off-again ninja girlfriend and his adopted daughter.

Then, there’s the inevitable brawl that happens when Wolverine shows up at Sabretooth’s party. I hate to feel like I’m spoiling anything (and I may already have done so), but there’s a catch here involving an old Sabretooth tradition.

Aaron ends his acclaimed run the way any long-term gig on a book like this should be wrapped up–tying up loose ends and leaving good openings for future stories, whether they be by incoming writer Cullen Bunn or carried over to Wolverine and the X-Men.

Just about every artist who worked with Aaron during the last few years worked on Wolverine #304, as well. The result is an issue where every other page has a different style. It isn’t as jarring as it sounds, but there are moments where the transition pulls you out of the story briefly.

Regardless, this is fun, fast-paced, gritty, and a great jumping-on point for new readers (it even has a checklist for anyone wanting to get caught up on Aaron’s run), as well as a nice cap to the last few years of Wolverine solo stories.

STORY: 9/10
ART: 7/10 (This is due to a couple of jarring transitions.)

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Review: Deadpool #53 – Marked For Death

Roger Riddell

April 11, 2012

Deadpool #53
Writer: Daniel Way
Art: Ale Garza [Penciler], Sean Parsons [Inker], Dommo Sanchez Amara [Colorist]

After setting in motion a plan that involved his X-Force teammates, HYDRA Bob, Kingpin, Daken, and Tombstone before quickly spiraling out of control, Deadpool has finally been injected with a serum that can make him killable.

Having been seemingly betrayed by his best friend, HYDRA Bob, Deadpool teleports (with Bob) to an undisclosed location shortly before Tombstone can snipe him. Bob reveals that, having seen the mayhem Deadpool was creating, he could take no more. For some reason, he thought giving Wade mortality would make him step back from the ledge. (Remember, Deadpool wants to die.)

Anyways, the Merc With a Mouth telports out of the conversation with Bob long enough to gloat to X-Force about how he won, and to apologize for Wolverine getting shot with the “mutant-negating” serum, as well. Wolverine, however, is alive and well, and he and the rest of X-Force–now in on the lie–inform Wade that the serum only works on him.

Now with his X-Force teammates out to kill him, as well, Deadpool teleports back to Bob, who brings him around to the realization that he hasn’t considered how his death will impact others. Bob, for one, will most likely be killed by Tombstone, since the deal he made to get the serum centered around Bob setting Deadpool up for the kill.

This scene in particular has anti-suicide undertones in it, and they’re done pretty well. One thing Daniel Way does well when the opportunity arises is inserting subtle morals in these stories, which isn’t something you’d expect when you’re reading a comic about a hideously deformed paranoid schizophrenic mercenary with a Wolverine-like healing factor.

While the web of disaster that Deadpool has tangled himself in here can be hard to summarize in words, it has also been expertly spun by Way. It’s a lot to digest and could have been extraordinarily confusing, but he’s laid it all out in a way that is extremely easy to follow. Paired with what might be my favorite art on this entire series so far, and “Dead” continues to be the highlight of Way’s run with the character.

STORY: 9/10
ART: 9/10

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Review: Carnage U.S.A. #5 – Double-Amputees Battle to the Death!

Roger Riddell

April 11, 2012

Carnage U.S.A. #5 (of 5)
Writer: Zeb Wells
Art: Clayton Crain

So here’s the recap: Carnage takes over a small town in Colorado. Spider-Man and a group of Avengers (Captain America, Hawkeye, Wolverine, and Thing) go there to stop him. Unbeknownst to them, the Carnage symbiote ate a ton of cows at a meat-packing plant and expanded exponentially, allowing its host, serial killer Cletus Kasady, to control the town’s occupants like puppets. This also allows the Carnage symbiote to possess Cap, Hawkeye, Wolverine, and Thing in the same manner.

Spider-Man narrowly escapes, finding the town’s survivors in a compound/private zoo owned by the now-dead owner of the meat packing plant. The government sends in the cybernetic symbiote Scorn (see last year’s Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain mini-series Carnage] and a spec ops team augmented by the four symbiotes that once composed the symbiote Hybrid, and Cap breaks free of Carnage’s control long enough to call in the newest Secret Avenger, Venom. Scorn manages to trap Carnage (and Venom) in some sort of sonic machine that scares away their symbiotes.

That brings us to this week’s final issue of Carnage U.S.A., which opens with Cletus Kasady (complete with cybernetic legs) preparing to kill double-amputee Venom host Flash Thompson. Fortunately for Thompson, Kasady’s legs were partially powered by the Carnage symbiote and the machine fries their circuits in short order. The result is (and I’m making an assumption here) the first fight to the death between double amputees in a comic not published by Avatar Press. This fight gets nasty pretty quick–I’m talking blades impaling arms, biting, and meathooks to the rib cage. It’s exactly what you’d expect to see in a book starring Carnage.

Meanwhile, the Venom and Carnage symbiotes have gone rogue. Remember that private zoo I mentioned earlier? Yeah, you can see where this is going: Avengers vs. Animal Kingdom.

For what it’s worth, Carnage U.S.A. (and last year’s Carnage) have been the best story involving Cletus Kasady I’ve ever read. Wells has successfully revamped a character that, for many people, was run into the ground during the ’90s in a lot of cheesy, over-the-top stories. In all fairness, though, comics were still fairly PC at the time, with the darkest the Spider-Man books had gone probably being Gwen Stacy’s death, Harry Osborn’s drug addiction, and “Kraven’s Last Hunt.”

This story is as fun as it is dark, and Crain’s art, though it doesn’t always have the most detailed backgrounds, compliments it perfectly. I think I’ll pretend “Maximum Carnage” never happened in favor of this.

STORY: 9/10
ART: 9/10

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Review : Secret Avengers #24 Divide and Conquer and Leave Venom all alone

Matthew Sardo

April 7, 2012

Secret Avengers #24

Story By : Rick Remender

Art By: Gabriel Hardman

Review Score: 7/10

“There is no such thing as paranoia ; the real situation is always worse than you imagine” With that quote by Hunter S. Thomson Remender drops us back into our story. Its a bit jarring considering last issue The Irredeemable Antman was getting stomped into a bloody pulp. Captain Britain is the first to make it back to the Realm of the Adaptoids and Descendants and the plot unfolds at a breakneck speed from there on out . It’s hard to catch your breath and Remenders choice to break up the team hurts this issues narration . It feels to scattered and the pacing is a bit skewed . Again I think it’s because the last issue was focusing heavily on AntMan .

Remender continues to give Beast the best of the character moments . Choosing to write him as sarcastic first and intelligent second. It’s a fresh take on a character that rarely ever is anything but the moral center or thinker of the group in the X – Books. I also enjoy his use of The original Human Torch and enjoy that the Adaptoids have a history with the character. Again as I said most character and writing choices are spot on. However I’m still not buying the main villain of this arc Father yet. He’s spent the last three issues giving the readers one expository monologue after another , it’s time Remender shows us why he’s respected and feared by his peers. Also poor Flash Thompson aka Venom has been left alone the last two issues at base…in his wheel chair …without access to his symbiote. It looks like next issue will be Flash’s Avengers initiation party , until then he sits .

One thing that’s always consistent is Gabriel Hardman’s art . This is definitely his strongest issue yet from panel to panel. This issue is full of action and he doesn’t disappoint . He uses many different angles to create a great sense of weight and motion with his characters and you never get lost in the action. He’s slowly becoming one of my favorite artists working in the business.

Due to the constant jumping between his team of characters that are split up and a last second bait and switch I feel like this is the weakest of Remnder’s three Secret Avengers issues so far. I have faith that these plot points will come back together in a cohesive fashion but this issue felt too disjointed for my taste. However I still will continue to recommend this book for the amazing artwork and crazy concepts that jump off the page.

Mike DeVivo

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#AvX-Who is gonna die?

Matthew Sardo

April 7, 2012

All right, Marvel’s big event is here. Finally, we get the comic event of the summer. Yes, it’s Avengers vs. X-Men! Marvel does love these things, as do many fans. But, when there is an “event” of this magnitude in the Marvel Universe, we all know somebody is going to bite the dust. But who is it going to be and how big?

The obvious choice is Cyclops. He has been quite the jackass lately, and after all, he’s the leader of the X crew and his death would certainly change the future of at least the X-Men on Utopia. Is he too big a character to fall? Perhaps. Iron Fist is a name that keeps popping up in some conversations. This is a possibility because Iron Fist gets involved in the Phoenix Force in some of the tie-in issues. I don’t see it. He just isn’t a big enough name. Captain America? Oh yea, been there, done that. Could it be that finally the Scarlet Witch gets snuffed out after all the shit she’s pulled? Nah, too obvious. Folks, whoever gets knocked-off has to be big, just not too big. So who is it going to be?

Here are a few ideas. Ben Grimm, The ever lovin’ blue eyed Thing, has been in the background for many years, and this may be the send-off he deserves. Look at his fight card for AvX! He fights Colossus and Namor? The problem is, Johnny Storm died not too long ago and another FF death may just kill the comic. Nope, not gonna happen. Hmm, let’s see. Storm? Nah. Dr. Strange? No way. Red Hulk? Possible, but no.

The characters in the Marvel Universe that are big enough to have an impact but are not big enough to affect the movie franchises could be these three folks. Protector, Emma Frost, or Hope. Yes, Protector is a minor hero, but it’s just a gut feeling (are they willing to kill off two heroes?) Hope is obvious. She is gonna be the host and it’s already killed off Jean. But it just doesn’t make sense to rub out the “Mutant Messiah”. Emma Frost is the most logical character to die. Why? This could be how Marvel sets Cyclops in a new direction. Also, she has a loyal convention follow that would make the X-Men panels insane. What a shame, she is such a babe.

As a fan you just hope that the crew over at Marvel does it right and actually lets whoever it is die in peace, not for a year, but for good. It will have more of an impact if it’s permanent. So, if it’s Emma. She’s big, but not too big. Rest in peace, White Queen.

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Review : Swamp Thing #8 : Swamp Thing Unleashes Green Hell on the Rot

Matthew Sardo

April 6, 2012

Swamp Thing#8

Story By: Scott Snyder

Art By: Yanick Paquette and Marco Rudy

Review Score: 9/10

After a near perfect last issue of Swamp Thing Scott Snyder, Yanick Paquette , and Marco Rudy continue to produce a Dark and engaging comic that stands at the top of DC’s New 52. This issue starts off heavy on the narrative side as Snyder works with Rudy to show the Rot making its way through State after State, killing and claiming victims to add to Sethe’s Army and world of death. Snyder finally gives Sethe a voice warning his Dead Army that Swamp Thing is coming to take everything away from them. It’s an interesting touch that he chose to have the numerous dead speak for him and creates an added sense of fear and despair to each page as his puppets await The new Swamp Thing Alec Holland.

Rudy’s final Splash page provides an amazing reveal of the New Swamp Things Face , not only showing the new touches to Swamp Thing included Moss Covered Wings and a body that’s as much plant as it is Bark, but he uses the panel construction to show you the design and shape of Swampy’s new face. It’s both effective and a great use of the page that continues to show how strong of an artist Rudy has become working alongside Snyder and Paquette. The new and improved Swamp Thing is definitely something unique and fun to look at , and Snyder writes him just on the edge of being heroic an embracing the fury and anger that the Green and Parliament of Trees have for the rest of the world.

swamp-thing-vol-5-20120330000159460 — Paquette continues to push the boundaries of conventional Page construction with each issue..page provided by IGN

While the first half of the issue focuses on setup the last half amps the action up into an all out war between Swamp Thing and Sethe’s army of the Rot . Snyder allows Paquette to do most of the storytelling drawing page after jaw dropping page of interior art as Swamp Thing tears through morbid hybrids of Flesh and animals all of the dead variety. There is a visceral sense of awe you get seeing how much detail gets put into each page and the varied amount of characters on the page. Swamp Thing has come for his love Abby and refuses to stop killing until he gets her back. Unfortunately Swamp Thing he gets his wish , only Abby herself has went through some horrific changes and isn’t herself any more leading to one last beautiful page of art. There aren’t many books made with this much love and attention to detail page after page. If you’re a fan of Horror , Superheroes or comics in general you need to be reading this book.

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