A post-apocalyptic USA only partially above sea level, a country overrun by corrupt leaders fearful of horrific mermaids, a voice dredged up from the deep, dark past how will all these factors tie together in the acclaimed miniseries by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy? Will Leeward discover something more to the life she knows out across the vast ocean? Find out in the penultimate issue of THE WAKE!
From the beginning, seeing Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy's name attached to this series should have been all the reason you'd need to dig into this series. It's been a crazy ride and it's both great and sad to see the conclusion to this story. Snyder's vision and Murpy's art have created an incredible world that leaves you hungry for more. We get some answers and a crazy cliffhanger that will make sure you won't miss the final issue. It's great to have comics like this. Read Full Review
A bombastic, cliff-hanger of an issue that truly doesn’t let up once it starts, The Wake #9 proves that this is Snyder and Murphy working at their best. I’m sad and excited for the final issue next month. Read Full Review
Snyder has conceived one of the greatest comic book stories seen in quite some time. There is so much to be explored in Leeward's world, and Snyder manages to balance his grandiose vision of the world with the small emotional moments very well. Despite all of the exploring and big ideas, Snyder still comes back to the important pieces, delivering strong moments with Captain Mary, Leeward, and others that remain unmentioned. The Wake has been incredibly broad in its scope, spanning thousands of years and the entire globe, but Snyder has found a way to bring it all together to conclude in one final issue. It's an incredible feat that seemed unimaginable halfway through the series, but has been executed perfectly. The final pages of The Wake #9 are just awesome. It's a perfect set up for the impending conclusion. Read Full Review
As Snyder begins to draw this aquatic sci-fi thriller to a close, Issue #9 makes it clear he still has a few more surprises left to deliver. Read Full Review
Issue #9 only raises an already high bar, both artists in top form with their storytelling. The ending is sure to stir up a number of different theories, but one thing is for certain--the finale can't get here soon enough. Read Full Review
When compared with the first five issues, the climax of "The Wake" is moving along at bullet train speed. This is a series that will greatly benefit from a reread when it's collected in a trade, as Snyder has planted plenty of little details that aren't vital to the main story and do add to the tone. There are points in the issue where the shear amount of stuff going on threatens to get overwhelming, but Snyder and Murphy keeps the endgame in focus, even as they creates even more mysteries. Read Full Review
The Wake #9 is another solid issue and does a great job building towards the finale, even if feels like tease in some areas. The end is in sight for the mini-series and after all its buildup, will it be able to live up to the hype and meet our expectations? If these past nine issues are any indications, I think we can rest easily. Read Full Review
The Wake continues to deliver stellar work and the thought of this ride ending next month is just depressing. Come on Vertigo, let's see some spin-off stories! Read Full Review
I don't want this series to end, but if it must, it's at least going out on top. Read Full Review
The final page of "The Wake" #9 has a face-to-face that feels simultaneously inevitable and surprising. The second half of "The Wake" hasn't been as strong as the first half, but it maintains mysterious and wondrous tone and atmosphere that Snyder and Murphy have established. It's a bit too much story for five issues can handle, but the final leg of Leeward's quest still expresses Snyder's themes of the breadth and long reach of history, and of humankind renegotiating and again finding its place on earth. Read Full Review
At the end of the day, a series like The Wake is going to make or break on its tenth and final issue. Nonetheless, issue #9 tears down a lot of previously constricting narratives, hopefully in order to build back something even more interesting in the final issue. Snyder and Murphys The Wake has the chance to go down as an essential graphic novel collected edition. Heres to hoping the final issue delivers. Read Full Review
The writing's solid; the art's superb; but the pacing and substance are so thin that you can't help coming away from the issue somewhat dissatisfied. Read Full Review
1 more issue
NOOOOOO
and to be honest i like the first part better (#1-5)
Lots of the same great stuff
I didn't enjoy this issue as much as others and I'm not entirely sure why. I might have been put off by the montage. But looking back, it doesn't bother me now.
I enjoyed this issue better than last month's, but it still feels lacking in any sort of serious story development in what is the penultimate issue in the mini series. The art is very good as usual and there is plenty of action, but the 2nd half of the story still hasn't climaxed after 4 issues. I have a bad feeling that the major developments in the story are going to feel rushed in the final issue.
The story's sprawling so much, I've lost track of what's happening. I imagine this will read well as a TPB, but it's confusing as hell in floppy form.
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