ryonslaught's Firestorm #2 - Eye Contact, Part 2 review

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    The mystery continues

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    The Good

    The art is very expressive. Maybe even too much so but at least the many emotions the lead character goes through are visible and believable, even if some are over the top.

    This issue made for a better read than the last because there is a sense of urgency that gives the story more depth especially since last issue was spent establishing who Jason was and what he was about. Seeing him lash out with his powers was also quite cool despite the people who lost there lives…although they were drug dealers so no big loss right?

    The mystery of his powers will be curious to some and their use and implementation are reason enough to give next issue a read.

    Character development was good for the dealer who really is just every flavor of evil you can think of. Jason is now clearly a good kid who has made a few very bad decisions lately. He also clearly is protective of his dad and sensitive to the situation which resulted in his “condition”. There is a fair amount of rage inside him that he hasn’t allowed to boil out before which leads to the explosion with his temper.

    Overall it was a small step up from last issue.

    The Bad

    Black gangsters and Drug dealers in comics sometimes you have to wonder are their any other kind?

    Some wont like the art

    Our lead is the personification of a castrated coward (shakes head)

    Story is a bit contrived two issues in we have no clear definition of what the powers of our lead are and what we do know is just…weird.

    The Ugly

    Better than the first issue but still has a way to go 2.5/5

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