this week: Kneel before Zod #8 Ending a fun superhero sci-fi series that was filled with anger…very much anger. In addition, we have also summarized the common introductions of other DC books on the market!
Kneel before Zod #8
writer: Joe Casey
artist: Dan McDade
Colorist: David Barron
Writer: Troy Peter
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about anger and whether a person should make decisions when angry. The answer is probably no, because anger often leads us to make choices we regret. But when you’re angry, you often can’t help but embrace it, thinking that sometimes you have to be angry or people will take advantage of you. I know I feel this way when people lie to me.
Personally, I think it’s useful to avoid anger because it tends to bring a level of chaos into my life that I want to avoid. In the story, however, this confusion is very interesting. you can’t see it also Usually, at least not the protagonist. Generally speaking, heroes save their anger for big dramatic moments, whole events I was pushed too far scene, they really let the villains succeed. Alternatively, anger is a character flaw that the hero must avoid (see deadwood,as well as Star Wars Trilogy). Anger works slightly differently Kneel before Zodis an eight-issue miniseries in which the main character is floating in space and going absolutely crazy at every possible turn. You might even say anger is the engine of this book.
Zod isn’t angry for any real valid reason. No, he’s just angry, which brings us to this week Kneel before Zod #8the ending to a very good (and very angry) space Kryptonian book. Zod is a different kind of Superman comic, both in the current line and in the context of Superman comics in recent years. Superman sometimes gets angry and has glowing eyes, but the Kryptonian, the book’s protagonist, has a default mode of being angry…and therefore more interesting.
Anger is definitely key to this (so far) ending. To wrap up this eight-issue series, Zod gets his own planet for him and his family, things go south and Zod ends up taking the dregs of the universe into the depths of space (avoiding the United Planets), where he now runs A big ship. There was a lot of fighting, punches and red eyes going on, without any kind of restraint or propriety.
With friends? Everything looks great. This book is written by Dan McDade, The style is absolutely perfect and the colors are from David Barron and letters Troy Peter. All eight issues have the same talented creative team, which is a huge benefit to the series. This is all evident in the issue’s opening sequence, both in terms of the quality of the art and how the driver’s anger makes for an interesting comic engine for a sci-fi journey.
We get two and a half pages of the silent but insane Zod fighting Red Lantern Sinestro. It starts off hard and doesn’t really let up, leading us to a great finale with a perfect ending – one in which Zod vows to take his ship and his rowdy crew straight to Qundi center of Asia (perhaps the angriest planet in the DCCU)), making them all Kneel before Zod.
The script written by the author is great Joe Casey, as is the case throughout this book. It uses anger as the engine of the book while also showing Zod’s growing pride and ambition. It’s a credit to Casey and the rest of the creative team that they decided to banish Zod from his planet and send him on a journey across the DC Universe. We’ve seen Kryptonians careening through space before (from Clark to Kara), but almost always trying to get home and doing good things along the way.
However, the book makes things even more interesting by showing us an angry Kryptonian who acts as an agent of chaos in the universe. There aren’t many reasons for Zod to be angry, which I think is key in a fantasy book like this one. This makes it easier for you to connect with him. He just had a feud and it pissed him off. Now, he’s had some humbling moments over the course of these eight issues, but this ending makes it clear that he still harbors anger, whether it’s against his long-time nemesis Jor-El or his son Superman. That’s how it should be.
The way the book ends, along with its tagline, is a sign that there is much more to come from this story, and it should be. One of the strongest Superman comics in years, it’s a bold story that does something quite different and takes big risks. I love it, and I hope we get to see this all play out soon, presumably through adventures that ultimately lead to the establishment of the Legion of Super-Heroes…or at least I hope it all goes in that direction.
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Also released this week Wonder Boy #4, The penultimate issue of one of DC’s best shows of the year. If you’re at all familiar with it (or you’ve read my past columns in this area), you’ll know wonder boy is a cartoonist Junipa’s With the help of a colorist, everything about Robin looks new Chris O’Halloran and engraver Aditya Bidhikar. This series is truly worth watching and is one of the most engaging superhero works I have ever read. I definitely hope to see you all again in a month for another post about the finale.- Speaking of things that absolutely dominate, we get the continuation of DC’s big summer event Absolute Power #2from the writer Mark Wade, artist Denmora, colorist Alejandro Sanchez, and engraver Ariana Maher. The concept is fantastic and it turns out there are secrets within secrets, making it a fascinating story as it all unfolds. The campaign has also ensured that each issue so far is filled with memorable scenes and important moments that develop from the plot. This is great stuff and I love it.
- Finally, this week DC launched a new weekly series, Gotham City Alert #1 by writer Leah Williams, artist Matteo Lori, colorist Triona Farrell, and engraver Hassan Otzman-Elhau. As one might expect, this is a breezy book, brightly colored, fast-paced, and humorous. It’s a very interesting fusion of superheroes and internet culture.
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