So how'd the first arc go? Pretty great. The comic has a great blend of mystery and horror, which I know I mentioned before, but that's truly what sells me on the comic each month.
Riley Rossmo's art is totally unique and unlike anything I've encountered before. Rossmo's style can be a blessing and a curse for me though. There are times when I feel like his squiggly lines, and textures can be too much. Those times mostly come during the highly emotional moments that Wiebe scripts. I feel those moments would be better served with a cleaner presentation so that the raw emotional power that is prevalent in Green Wake could have more room to breathe.
As I mentioned earlier, there is a raw emotional power to Green Wake. Make no mistake, this is an intense story about love, loss and coping with what it leaves behind. Kurtis Wiebe is so adept at portraying the emotional moments in a very genuine way, that I wonder if he has recent experience in such things. Either way, it is incredibly compelling.
Overall, a great first arc, and I'm excited to see where the story goes from here.
The showdown was a bit boring if you ask me, and the outcome of the action wasn't so much a surprise as it was confusing and strange. Through the first three issues I really enjoyed where this was going, but I was ultimately pretty disappointed with how the whole thing ended.
Definitely not my favorite mini-series ever, but not the worst either. Still, I liked the creative team enough that I hope they get some work in the future. The final page hinted at perhaps some more Inspector Adye adventures, so hopefully Haddon and Corley can keep working and keep improving on what is a solid start in the comics business.
I became a fan of Jonah Hex after the 69th issue rocked my socks off with some great writing and the fantastic art of Jeff Lemire. When I saw that the final issue would feature the art of Ryan Sook, I figured what the hell, and picked that one up too.
Sadly, my socks stayed firmly on my feet for this issue.
Like I had with the 69th issue, I picked this up because of the artist. Now, I can't say that I've ever read anything that features Sook's art, but I've seen enough of his various cover artwork to know that the guy is great. That being said, I can't really say that I was all that impressed with Sook's interior art in this issue. It was good, but just not as good as I had hoped for. I think the sparse, barren desert setting didn't allow provide enough of a backdrop for his art to flourish.
The writing wasn't anything special either. The story was kinda hard to follow, and pretty fucking weird too. But not in a good way.
A month ago I would have said I was all in for Hex's upcoming All Star Western adventures in the DC relaunch, but now I'm a bit more skeptical, and will approach the first few issues of the series with a much more discerning eye.
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