"Incorruptible #10" by Mark Waid and Horacio Domingues
Rating: Worth multiple reads
This series' biggest attraction, to me, is the creepiness of watching a sick, twisted, perverted, psychotic human being attempt to form a moral code and act like... well... a superhero. It has been a deeply uncomfortable journey. Most of the time, a comic book reform story kind of seems to work like a WWE wrestling story: the reforming bad guy hits their friends with a steel chair, then everyone is best friends again. Max Damage isn't having that kind of redemption. Everybody hates him now, the heroes and the villains, which is considerably more interesting.
This issue did not have the usual philosophical issues that the others have had. Max Damage does look at the ruins of Sky City from the top of the skyscraper, and realizes that Plutonian views them like the top of the skyscraper views the city. Other than that, the rest of the issue is a giant chase scene. The white supremacists are chasing Max and his new little friend. Max is chasing Alana Patel, the Plutonian's girlfriend, who is chasing the new Jailbait - now renamed "Headcase" in (what might be) the funniest scene in the series. And, our friendly Lieutenant (himself a reform case worthy of the "Lost" island) is chasing after a giant war machine bearing down on the city of Coalville, with explosive results.
This is another one of those books that I don't want to like, but I just can't stop reading it. It's interesting and fascinating and disturbing and compelling. High recommend.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Torchwood #3
"Shrouded, Part One" by Gareth David-Lloyd and Pia Guerra; "Broken, Part 3 of 5" by Nick Abadzis and Paul Grist; and "Stakes On A Plane, Part 1" by James Moran with art by Ben Willsher. Edited by Martin Eden.
Rating: Worth multiple reads - read once or twice, now, and again when each story is complete for a "gestalt" view.
The Torchwood comics magazine has proven itself, over the first three issues, to be a good and interesting read. The first two issues had a story by John Barrowman, who plays Jack Harkness is the television show. This issue starts a story by Gareth David-Lloyd, the actor who plays Ianto Jones. I find it interesting that the show (one of my favorites) has at least two actors with that kind of creativity.
"Shrouded, Part 1," is a time-travel story featuring Ianto, Captain John Hart (James Marsters's character from the show), and Rhys. Ianto meets a girl, who later turns out to be a time-traveling murderer. Fun story, nice choice of characters used, and good potential.
"Broken, Part 3 of 5," continues the title story, with Gwen, Jack, and Ianto exploring a rift-endangered hotel. This story is really kind of complex; I feel like I need to re-read the first couple of parts in order to really understand what's going on. Basically, the rift is messing with their minds, putting a childlike bent on their inner fears and doubts. The art is very cartoony, which can cause a little bit of confusion at times.
"Stakes on a Plane" is a good, ol'-fashioned vampires-on-a-plane story. It's the prose part of the magazine, and it's a lot of fun. Kind of a murder-mystery, but I'm sure it'll turn into something violent and cool.
In short, this is a cool comic and worth the $4 cover price. I've always liked this sort of serial-type comic. Remember the old Marvel Age comics? I had all of those.
Rating: Worth multiple reads - read once or twice, now, and again when each story is complete for a "gestalt" view.
The Torchwood comics magazine has proven itself, over the first three issues, to be a good and interesting read. The first two issues had a story by John Barrowman, who plays Jack Harkness is the television show. This issue starts a story by Gareth David-Lloyd, the actor who plays Ianto Jones. I find it interesting that the show (one of my favorites) has at least two actors with that kind of creativity.
"Shrouded, Part 1," is a time-travel story featuring Ianto, Captain John Hart (James Marsters's character from the show), and Rhys. Ianto meets a girl, who later turns out to be a time-traveling murderer. Fun story, nice choice of characters used, and good potential.
"Broken, Part 3 of 5," continues the title story, with Gwen, Jack, and Ianto exploring a rift-endangered hotel. This story is really kind of complex; I feel like I need to re-read the first couple of parts in order to really understand what's going on. Basically, the rift is messing with their minds, putting a childlike bent on their inner fears and doubts. The art is very cartoony, which can cause a little bit of confusion at times.
"Stakes on a Plane" is a good, ol'-fashioned vampires-on-a-plane story. It's the prose part of the magazine, and it's a lot of fun. Kind of a murder-mystery, but I'm sure it'll turn into something violent and cool.
In short, this is a cool comic and worth the $4 cover price. I've always liked this sort of serial-type comic. Remember the old Marvel Age comics? I had all of those.
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