“DEAD STARS”
• The first arc reaches its conclusion! Mer-z-bow will never be the same! Upheaval imminent!
• Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier -- face to face with Crossbones!
• The mystery figure who took a shot at Bucky learns the cost of his transfiguration. Daisy Johnson causes an earthquake. Ventolin acts.
Both Marco Rudy and Langdon Fosss art is immediately eye-catching, standing out from the Marvel pack. Fosss figures are standard, but his page composition plays beautifully with Kots prose. On the other side of things, Rudys experimental, painted pages are dense and powerful. His action is more coherent than pervious issues, making Crossbones assault exciting and dangerous. Read Full Review
The comic has a good finale, and one that definitely will bring me back to find out what happened, but the art needs some sharpening if the story is going to rely so heavily on action. Plus, I'd like to think that Bucky isn't as easily fooled as he is in this issue. The man basically figured out Nick Fury's secret in Original Sin when no other characters had any idea, so we know he's not easily duped. Plus, I have an easier time accepting a Bucky Barnes in love than a Bucky Barnes in the dark. Read Full Review