When Writing Doesn't Have to Be There
Oh, this is so much better! Goodbye Louise and hello Fabian. The greatest difference seen here is that the writer lets the art do some of the storytelling. Two scenes in particular jump out: 1) When Mr. DaCosta dies there are no thought bubbles showing his analysis of the situation. "Ah, crap. This is some funky tasting coffee. My throat is starting to swell up. Why is Eve maniacally staring at me as I fall to the floor. Curse you, woman! You've poisoned me! My son... My... son...." That's what Louise would have done. Fabian? Nothing. He doesn't write as if being paid by the letter. The lets the art show the story. You see the gasp. You see the fall. End of scene. 2) When Rictor leaves there is a whole pane to the side of him showing the hatch to the mansion. Louise would have filled this with inner monologue about how Rictor was going to save Rahne no matter the cost or about how Cable was letting the New Mutants down. Fabian, however, lets the reader see the hatch, a visual of exactly what Rictor is leaving behind. Honestly, whole pages without dialogue (inner or expressed) made this book a step above the immediately previous ones. Change can be oh-so good. Can be.
And who can poo-poo the first Deadpool appearance?
