Devil Ray has his sights set on Atlantis, and he races to put his grand plans into motion before Black Manta can unlock the secrets of the mysterious and deadly orichalcum metal. Meanwhile, Torrid forms an uneasy alliance with Manta and Gallous the Goat following their throwdown in Ethiopian airspace. But perhaps her reticence is not unfounded, as Manta’s villainous nature emerges on their quest for the truth.
If you want to get a more nuanced look at some of the decisions that went into crafting this story, and some of the depth added to Black Manta and Atlantean culture, check out my interview with Chuck Brown, the writer of the Black Manta series. Read Full Review
Black Manta continues to thread the needle in regards to presenting its title character as a flawed but interesting man on a mission, by surrounding him with a ton of interesting and diverse characters. A character with many rough edges needs an art team that can bring that to vivid accurate life and that's just what this series has. Read Full Review
In lesser hands, I would never think Black Manta would work as a lead, but Brown is pulling it off. Read Full Review
The art is somewhat holding the book back, but Brown is providing an intriguing mission for Black Manta that has nothing to do with Aquaman. Read Full Review
With just two issues to go, that's really disappointing. The slow burn of this book really deserves something a bit more elevated because the art brings everything else down. Read Full Review
The dialogue and story are still mostly on point, you can tell this is one of those slow reveal books. I just wish again that the art had more clarity and detail. Its not hard to see whats going on its just figures look stiff some times. The thick shadows and flat coloring work well and remind me of John Paul Leon but it could use some more detail in there in my opinion.
The art in this issue is horrendous. The nice way to put it would be "stylized" but I really don't even know if that's applicable here. It's just very ugly. The plot is fine, but I couldn't care less.
some of the worst dialogue i have ever read
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