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• 5.0

  Comics Bulletin - Kelvin Green

  Aug 08, 2005

  The art is significantly better; Valiente shows talent, although there are a number of panels that feature half-hearted backgrounds and wobbly linework, and the big fight scene towards the end of the comic suffers from a couple of dodgy panels. Characterisation is good however, and the artist certainly deserves much praise for making something visually interesting from a comic that largely revolves around someone strapped into a chair in an empty room. This single issue is a good, albeit fairly superficial, deconstruction of the superhero, but beyond that it flounders; the comic doesn't seem to have an idea of where to go from that point, or at least not a satisfying one, and that dampens interest considerably. Read Full Review