As their escape draws near, Mateo shows EL a different way to live: free from constant pain, and filled with pleasure, sex and new sensations. But these lessons serve to underscore the cruelty of EL's captors and to awaken a new level of anger within him. Meanwhile, Mateo tests the limits of his own empathy in increasingly dangerous ways.
EL's appearance is frightening, yet tragic. Despite his bulky robot body and the unsettling floating skull for a face, he's a human being. He may be cobbled together from assorted organs, but he's got a soul and feelings. This strikes a perfect balance in tone for Hollow Heart, mixing up horror, drama, and romance in this intriguing combination. Read Full Review
Hollow Heart asks more questions than anything else here and it certainly doesn't give us any real answers to work with. Which is fine, I can go a few issues with teasing and tantalizing, exploring some of the other characters and digging more into what it is that makes EL tick. But it's definitely going to need the right kind of payoff in order for it to feel like we get progress when we do. Allor's script leaves a lot of curiosity here and has me really unsure of where it's going to go, which is appealing, and I definitely have a fondness for Tucker's artwork once again as his design for EL is just fascinating and I want to see more of what makes him function. Read Full Review
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