A Greater Good
And now for the meat of this 12-part maxi-series. Up until now, it has all been about tracking clues to the ends of the earth - this issue starts to unveil the background of why the globetrotting began in the first place.
Watch closely as this book sets up a foundation for the next three and final issues - there were even a couple things I didn’t catch until I re-read the series.
The art is great. It perfectly depicts the action and violence. I will never get tired of seeing The Shade leverage Shadow Matter, with the skill of a surgeon, to dismember his opposition. And the way it is portrayed here, is fantastic - one panel, all is calm, next panel “shade” fills the room and body parts hit the floor. Excellent.
While at times these issues have quite a bit of dialog (which some people feel slows the story down - no complaints here BTW), this one has enough action, violence and intrigue to satisfy even the pickiest reader. It also leaves you with a great cliffhanger - one of the best since Issue #1.