Apr 19, 2020
-- JUDGE DREDD // ENCELADUS: OLD LIFE: It's not very clear what is going on at the end of the first page and start of the second. The cliffhanger is the revelation that Dirty Frank is getting recruited. I kind of remember that guy...
-- ABSALOM // UNDER A FALSE FLAG: The end, yay! This arc had more action than Absolam typically does, but it was still somewhat difficult to follow. Part of that is due to my lack of Absolam knowledge, but a lot also has to do with poor dialogue.
-- HELIUM // PART NINE: I was confused at first as to which faction controlled the not-helicarrier, I think I get it now but I'm still not sure what they're talking about as the mention the protagonist being pale. I hope this is clarified in the next prog.
-- OUTLIER // DARK SYMMETRIES: Damn, Outlier still isn't over! This installment might have landed better if I could remember who ANY of these people that he unfreezes are supposed to be... or if I cared... at least there's a boob?
-- JAEGIR // TARTARUS: I was lost at first because it isn't very clear that there are multiple scene-changes/time-jumps in the panels. At first I thought there was a mistake in the art for Kapiten-Inspector Atalia's uniform. This turned out to be what actually clued me in to the scene changes, but it wasn't exactly made obvious. My advice: don't do time-jumping scene changes in-between panels, wait for a new page and give a text cue or a lingering dialogue box. The red colour cues helped but were only particularly effective in the two panels that were entirely rendered in red as opposed to the other flashback panels that just featured a red backdrop.
-- OVERALL: A disappointing prog, Tharg needs replace the clarity filters on his art and story droids, I know they are capable of better. more
