February 18, 2017
Well, this one had a much better read to it than many - if not all of the Plasm issues that came before this one. I was moved to do a little reading into the demise of the company - and the growth of what came before the fold. Come to find that this Prudence is she (of course) and the other titles have some relationship to each of the other characters inside of the Plasm world, too. I guess that I am glad to see that because they haven't had tremendous growth of character up until this issue. I liked the isolation of them within the world - but not their place. This time, however, they feel much more round and real.
The cover has a stronger feel, as well. It;s simpler - good and bad. Most of it feels focused, but some also does just feel blank. The white background seems to set most of what will happen with covers later on this pace. But Lorca's look down at Sue - as well as her blatant NOT watching him belie what will happen in this issue's conflict between the two. It's a slow growth of the relationship - and needed to really happen sooner. I am still surprised it took this long.
I really liked the striking change in the Reverend this issue - both from last issue to the start of this one - and the torment with entering the darkness as well as him overcoming it, too. I also liked that he was able to gain direction for what comes next through his generosity of feeding the homeless man. These kind of actions - much more than titles and names - make these characters far more interesting. It's always the little things that the author shows - and we are given - that help to round out these characters.
I also noted that Wein takes over scripting duties - while Shooter is more listed as part of the plot - along with Lapham. Perhaps Shooter's passing of the reins here has a real something to do with the success of the story.
But even fromn the start with Mrs. L breaking into the sewers - and then Michael's counterpoint against really help. It doesn't just feel like the switch to just Dark Dominion, either. It's even in their own words. These feel much more real and terrifying. The dialogue - addressing the characters as meat - all help fill in.
As well as the fact that in this story was the first time I could really feel the strong analogy of the world of Plasm turning on itself and consuming itself. Instead of the inhabitants continuing to feed by choice, the organism was now consuming self literally to survive. We needed to get here much sooner.
The cover has a stronger feel, as well. It;s simpler - good and bad. Most of it feels focused, but some also does just feel blank. The white background seems to set most of what will happen with covers later on this pace. But Lorca's look down at Sue - as well as her blatant NOT watching him belie what will happen in this issue's conflict between the two. It's a slow growth of the relationship - and needed to really happen sooner. I am still surprised it took this long.
I really liked the striking change in the Reverend this issue - both from last issue to the start of this one - and the torment with entering the darkness as well as him overcoming it, too. I also liked that he was able to gain direction for what comes next through his generosity of feeding the homeless man. These kind of actions - much more than titles and names - make these characters far more interesting. It's always the little things that the author shows - and we are given - that help to round out these characters.
I also noted that Wein takes over scripting duties - while Shooter is more listed as part of the plot - along with Lapham. Perhaps Shooter's passing of the reins here has a real something to do with the success of the story.
But even fromn the start with Mrs. L breaking into the sewers - and then Michael's counterpoint against really help. It doesn't just feel like the switch to just Dark Dominion, either. It's even in their own words. These feel much more real and terrifying. The dialogue - addressing the characters as meat - all help fill in.
As well as the fact that in this story was the first time I could really feel the strong analogy of the world of Plasm turning on itself and consuming itself. Instead of the inhabitants continuing to feed by choice, the organism was now consuming self literally to survive. We needed to get here much sooner.