Post by goldenfist on Nov 27, 2008 10:39:04 GMT -5
Read this review of Secret Invasion:Inhumans #4 from Ign.com
The Inhumans finish their Secret Invasion tie-in this week, a series that's surprised me more than once by being quite readable. The Inhumans have had a twisty turny road through the past couple of years with no home title to call their own, and thankfully SI: Inhumans does a great job of representing their ongoing continuity.
In issue #4, the Inhumans hatch their plan to spring Black Bolt from Skrull custody, and along the way we get a nice examination of what it means to be an Inhuman. Wisely, writer Joe Pokanski has positioned the Inhumans' tie-in to Secret Invasion as more an Inhumans story, and less a Skrulls-invading-earth tale. That allows for more than enough opportunity to explore the characters and their idiosyncrasies, with Black Bolt's abduction as a backdrop. The tension in the issue stems from Medusa's desperation and willingness to alter tradition to save Black Bolt. It was always a smart move to focus less on Black Bolt's well being, considering next year's widely-publicized War of Kings features Black Bolt fairly prominently. And this way, we've got a fairly good focus on the supporting cast who are sometimes left in Black Bolt's shadow.
As I've said before of this series, Tom Raney's pencils have rarely looked better. He often has a penchant for disfiguration but SI: Inhumans #4 looks especially clean and fresh. There's a fair degree of chaos going on in these pages and Raney takes it in stride, managing to tell the story well.
Fair enough, SI: Inhumans #4 doesn't really leave things radically different than they were for the race prior to Secret Invasion, and it's probably not a series to recommend to anyone who's unfamiliar with the characters and their struggles in the past few years. But it's a fun little jaunt that manages to use the SI setup better than most titles have and capitalize on the compelling cast.
Review Score: 7.8 Good
The Inhumans finish their Secret Invasion tie-in this week, a series that's surprised me more than once by being quite readable. The Inhumans have had a twisty turny road through the past couple of years with no home title to call their own, and thankfully SI: Inhumans does a great job of representing their ongoing continuity.
In issue #4, the Inhumans hatch their plan to spring Black Bolt from Skrull custody, and along the way we get a nice examination of what it means to be an Inhuman. Wisely, writer Joe Pokanski has positioned the Inhumans' tie-in to Secret Invasion as more an Inhumans story, and less a Skrulls-invading-earth tale. That allows for more than enough opportunity to explore the characters and their idiosyncrasies, with Black Bolt's abduction as a backdrop. The tension in the issue stems from Medusa's desperation and willingness to alter tradition to save Black Bolt. It was always a smart move to focus less on Black Bolt's well being, considering next year's widely-publicized War of Kings features Black Bolt fairly prominently. And this way, we've got a fairly good focus on the supporting cast who are sometimes left in Black Bolt's shadow.
As I've said before of this series, Tom Raney's pencils have rarely looked better. He often has a penchant for disfiguration but SI: Inhumans #4 looks especially clean and fresh. There's a fair degree of chaos going on in these pages and Raney takes it in stride, managing to tell the story well.
Fair enough, SI: Inhumans #4 doesn't really leave things radically different than they were for the race prior to Secret Invasion, and it's probably not a series to recommend to anyone who's unfamiliar with the characters and their struggles in the past few years. But it's a fun little jaunt that manages to use the SI setup better than most titles have and capitalize on the compelling cast.
Review Score: 7.8 Good