Scott Williams
May 10, 2004, 12:27 am
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Quick Rating: Good
Story Title: Widow’s Pass, part 2 of 3
355 embarks to retreive Dr. Mann from the so-called "Sons of Arizona."
Written by: Brian K. Vaughan
Pencils: Goran Parlov
Inks: Jose Marzan, Jr.
Letters: Clem Robins
Colors & Separation: Zylonol
Cover Artist: Aron Wisenfeld
Assistant Editor: Casey Seijas
Editor: Will Dennis
This issue continues the 3-Part "Widow's Pass" storyline, which seems to up the stakes for our heroes, putting them headfirst into some serious danger, which to be perfectly honest, is par for the course in this book. This issue has Dr. Mann come face to face with some violent action, which makes for a pretty compelling read because Dr. Mann is kind of a naive innocent type.
In bestween displays of very painful-looking violence, we get some mnore lighthearted scenes with Yorick discussing with guest-star P.J. the virtues of being the only man left in a world of women, with some rather off-colour (and amusing) anecdotes about times he was forced to take matters into his own hands (if you catch my drift.) It emphasizes the human aspect of the book while elsewhere in the issue the violence lurks between the supporting characters and the "Sons of Arizona" who establish themselves as a legitimate threat by the end of the issue. Misled as they might be, they're very serious about protecting their territory.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mann makes some somewhat startling revelations about the nature of her clone, which brings into question her entire story. She claimed once that the reason all the men died was because she was trying to give birth to a male clone, but it is revealed that the clone was in fact killed by her own shoddy science. If this is true then what, if any, role did she play in the plague? It's this type of question I just love being left with after reading a book.
The art, by Goran Parlov, is similar to regular series artist Pia Guerra. It's inferior, to be sure, but it's close enough to maintain the normal feel of the book, which is part of its appeal, in the stark depictions of this bleak era. In this case, the setting is a dark desert night, which is creepy enough without a squadron of heavily-armed militia chicks in the headlights of a transport truck. Yeesh.
The end of the book is a startling cliffhanger - notice that I said startling, and not shocking, because while it's not the type of thing that'll knock your socks off, it's definitely the type of thing that will leave you salivating and twitching until you find out what happens next. I definitely am eager to see "how do they get outta this one?" Or indeed, "who makes it outta this one alive?" I've alwayts noticed that Brian k. Vaughan has a knack for (among other things,) cliffhanger endings which are neither contrived nor overly cliche, and this one really works. Stay tuned next month for the thrilling conclusion of "Widow's Pass"!
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Quick Rating: Good
Story Title: Widow’s Pass, part 2 of 3
355 embarks to retreive Dr. Mann from the so-called "Sons of Arizona."
Written by: Brian K. Vaughan
Pencils: Goran Parlov
Inks: Jose Marzan, Jr.
Letters: Clem Robins
Colors & Separation: Zylonol
Cover Artist: Aron Wisenfeld
Assistant Editor: Casey Seijas
Editor: Will Dennis
This issue continues the 3-Part "Widow's Pass" storyline, which seems to up the stakes for our heroes, putting them headfirst into some serious danger, which to be perfectly honest, is par for the course in this book. This issue has Dr. Mann come face to face with some violent action, which makes for a pretty compelling read because Dr. Mann is kind of a naive innocent type.
In bestween displays of very painful-looking violence, we get some mnore lighthearted scenes with Yorick discussing with guest-star P.J. the virtues of being the only man left in a world of women, with some rather off-colour (and amusing) anecdotes about times he was forced to take matters into his own hands (if you catch my drift.) It emphasizes the human aspect of the book while elsewhere in the issue the violence lurks between the supporting characters and the "Sons of Arizona" who establish themselves as a legitimate threat by the end of the issue. Misled as they might be, they're very serious about protecting their territory.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mann makes some somewhat startling revelations about the nature of her clone, which brings into question her entire story. She claimed once that the reason all the men died was because she was trying to give birth to a male clone, but it is revealed that the clone was in fact killed by her own shoddy science. If this is true then what, if any, role did she play in the plague? It's this type of question I just love being left with after reading a book.
The art, by Goran Parlov, is similar to regular series artist Pia Guerra. It's inferior, to be sure, but it's close enough to maintain the normal feel of the book, which is part of its appeal, in the stark depictions of this bleak era. In this case, the setting is a dark desert night, which is creepy enough without a squadron of heavily-armed militia chicks in the headlights of a transport truck. Yeesh.
The end of the book is a startling cliffhanger - notice that I said startling, and not shocking, because while it's not the type of thing that'll knock your socks off, it's definitely the type of thing that will leave you salivating and twitching until you find out what happens next. I definitely am eager to see "how do they get outta this one?" Or indeed, "who makes it outta this one alive?" I've alwayts noticed that Brian k. Vaughan has a knack for (among other things,) cliffhanger endings which are neither contrived nor overly cliche, and this one really works. Stay tuned next month for the thrilling conclusion of "Widow's Pass"!
STORY:
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