CHAPTER THREE: THE DEVOURER! X YEARS LATER, as a result of the actions of ROGUE and STORM, an ancient evil has been let loose upon the world. Sorcerers are meeting their brutal ends. Magical defenses from DOCTOR DOOM, DAIMON HELLSTROM, THE SCARLET WITCH, DOCTOR STRANGE and many Marvel mystics prove futile. With the help of the disgraced sorcerer DANIEL DRUMM (DOCTOR VOODOO's ghost twin brother, who died in his very first appearance), ROGUE and STORM will face the ancient evil one final time.
Overall, Rogue Storm is an atypical Ororo Munroe story that takes a lot of big swings, with stellar artwork that more than compensates for the moments when the big swings do not always land. Read Full Review
In a vacuum, Rogue Storm is a good series, but it struggles to find a place in the Age of Revelation, and that is its biggest flaw. Strip away the Age of Revelation backdrop and this story could still be told. If youre a fan of Ayodeles Storm series, then this is more of that. If you are looking for something to expand on the Age of Revelation, you are likely better off looking elsewhere. Read Full Review
A packed issue that I enjoyed much more on my second read.
Overall, the AoR event didn't work for me, but Rogue Storm was worth it. Halfway through #3, I felt like this book was losing sight of Storm as a character, but I see where Ayodele was going with it.
Now, Marvel has to properly confirm whether the next Storm book will be an ongoing series or a mini. The fact that they've failed to do this is insane.
Like I said in last issue’s review, there’s no way this can be satisfyingly wrapped up in one issue. This issue now proves it. Rushed storytelling with a slapped-on open end is probably the least elegant way to resolve this mess, but I don’t blame Ayodele for it. Age of Revelation itself was a bad idea to begin with, the decision to do it in the format of countless three-issue series was even worse.
On the positive side: Murewa Ayodele continues to infuse Storm with his sense for mythology and cosmology. But as fascinating as this is, I’m not sure this is the Storm we needed. At this point she feels like a completely different character, one that I’m less invested in than the character Chris Claremont built up.
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