The grand finale! As the Dark Tide threatens Atlantis, Namor, Attuma and Dorma make a desperate, dangerous attempt to save the undersea world - but even if they can manage it, it'll come at a great cost. Learn the fate of Atlantis - of Attuma - of the Dark Tide - and the future of the Dark Tide as well. What will come out of THE KING IN BLACK for Namor and Atlantis? Watch it unfold here.
Rated T+
King in Black: Namor #5 is a fantastic finale to one of the best tie-ins in recent memory. This was a poignant and wonderfully crafted origin story of Marvels oldest character, adding details that had yet to be explored. The art style has been terrific and really enriched this underground war movie. Busieks scripting of the young Atlanteans has made them an awesome cast that captured the attention. Read Full Review
Dewey and Scharf use detailed drawings that heavily center on character expression. The following color work by Farrell changes from intense, dark, red and blues in the present to various green and blue tones for the past. This is a beautiful issue with stunning underwater battle scenes that are really engaging and exciting. Read Full Review
King in Black: Namor is hopefully not the last we will see of this story or from these creators as they have brought Namor's story to comics in unparalleled fashion here. Read Full Review
Decent conclusion to a pretty decent miniseries. Not sure if it's something I'm eager to read more of, but it was a good story nonetheless.
Honestly, this wasn't a bad issue to end on. I do not want to see a continuation of this though. I was mostly disappointed with this miniseries. It's unfortunate.
The only surprising thing at the end of this miniseries is the lack of a twist, swerve, or last-minute deconstruction. It's exactly what it looks like: A retro flashback story about young Namor and friends watching an undersea superhero team get corrupted by Cthulhoid evil and just barely stopping their rampage. Then contemporary Namor unleashed them to make an utterly pointless contribution to the fight against Knull, and now they lurk in the seas waiting to cause trouble. It's told with competence and a nigh-embarrassing amount of earnestness, but this series is pointless unless and until somebody circles back to write the "contemporary Namor vs. the Black Tide" story Mr. Busiek has so scrupulously set up.
I skimmed a lot of this...
I'm just glad it's over. Namor looks so weak coming out of this book, this tie-in really should have been scrapped. Boring & had 0 to do with the main arc. This was a miss.
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