EVERYBODY WANTS THE PHOENIX! Echo finds herself besieged on all sides as the eyes of the human and mutant worlds zero in on the Phoenix! But the deadliest threat is buried in her past…and her future. A new ally with strange powers of his own claims to have the clues Maya needs to stop her timeline from unraveling, but can a cosmically powered fighter really trust this handsome stranger? Enemies abound as Echo struggles with her newfound strength…and the weaknesses she doesn’t even know yet.
Both artists deliver some fantastic visuals in this issue. There are some truly disturbing images throughout that amplify the nightmare the character is going through. The action is fantastic and the art perfectly captures the tone of the story. Read Full Review
Phoenix Song: Echo #2 introduces us to a complicated storyline that has the potential to tell a great story. Read Full Review
The villain is probably the least interesting part of this series at the moment, but they do manage to create some tense and even creepy moments in this story, so hopefully, they can live up to the book's potential as we move forward. As it stands though, there's a lot to like here, and issue #3 could really be the one that sends this series into overdrive. Read Full Review
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Alright a lot less cringey dialogue and a pretty good change in art in the middle of the issue to reflect the era Echo debuted. That gives the impression of Maya's beginnings being under attack. It feels like the editors are taking things a little more seriously in terms of Echo's presentation, what with her appearance in Disney+'s Hawkeye. It's interesting to see where this is going with how her supporting character stands in terms of morality. Who's he actually helping Maya or this wannabe Shadow King? Plus the way this issue ends is interesting with some more details about the Phoenix's role in Earth's history because this was always alluded to Marvel's mythos.
I liked this, the issue moves surprisingly swiftly.
There's a sharp disconnect between the two artists' styles, and only a weak plot point to excuse it. Every other aspect of the storytelling is adequate, but never more than that. I'm left looking at an issue that has no major faults, but also doesn't do anything to hook me into reading onward. I'd probably rate a point or two higher if I was a big Echo stan, but I'm not.
(Also, I really don't like the villain, palette-swapped Mumm-Ra.)
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