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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Check out my Ruse #4 Review Featured on IGN!
Waid brings this story to an end in a way that echoes the (initial) death of Sherlock Holmes, but it plays out differently since Archer has something Holmes did not: the beautiful, tough, and fiercely intelligent Emma Bishop. The mystery usually makes for the core of a detective story, but the true heart of this one has proven to be the unique – and often humorous – relationship between Archer and Bishop, although theirs is not a love story by any stretch. Bishop is the best written comic character in recent memory, and Archer is lucky to have her at his side. Check out the rest at IGN.com!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
My Irredeemable #25 Review was Featured on IGN!
My Irredeemable #25 Review was featured on IGN.com!
Scroll down, take a look, leave a comment!
Sixth week in a row being featured! =)
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Good O'l Reviews: Irredeemable
Irredeemable #25 Review
His fist splits atoms. Literally.
Written by Mark Waid
Art by Peter Krause
May 4, 2011
His fist splits atoms. Literally.
Written by Mark Waid
Art by Peter Krause
May 4, 2011
The Plutonian, a man with Superman's power set, was the world's greatest hero until he cracked and went rogue. If that doesn't sound bad enough, this issue provides a huge revelation about the nature of the Plutonian's powers that make his switch to bad guy all the more worrisome.
It turns out his powers are not of a physical nature, but are based around subconsciously manipulating molecules to simulate laser beams, icy breath, etc. His super strength is not strength; rather he is hardening his fists to diamonds while softening the molecules of whoever he is punching.
Making up science to explain powers can oft be confusing and a hinder to the plot (we don't care why he can burn an army of tree-men to ash, we just want to see him do it), but Waid crafts the conversation in a way that adds an extra layer of tension to the whole story. The Plutonian is no longer just a man gone wrong with Superman's powers, he is a man gone wrong with the powers of Dr. Manhattan and he doesn't even know it. Uh-oh!
Special note has to be given to the prison made up of layers of increasingly dangerous dimensions. An extraordinary captive demands an extraordinary cell, and Krause draws a haunting cave where the blackness seems endless, a forest of seemingly innumerable killer trees, and two characters walk a bridge spiraling into space, framed in a way that winks unashamedly at 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Rating: 8.5 out of 10
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