Written by Greg Pak
Art by Robert Gill, Mark Pennington, Guy Major & John Rauch
Valiant Comics
FLIPPING THROUGH:
Art by Robert Gill, Mark Pennington, Guy Major & John Rauch
Valiant Comics
FLIPPING THROUGH:
Gilad ends up helping the mystery king take down the
worshippers of Nergal. With Guns and Robots. It does not end well for some.
WRITING:
Pak
is a capable writer. The dialogue is good. The pacing of the issue was a bit
fast, yet still hit all the beats well. We got some development for Gilad and
Caroline dealing with the violence and children seeing things they end up
mimicking later and the profound weight that comes when children see too much.
Pak uses Caroline as Gilad’s redemption for having failed his other children.
Although, that might not be the full case.
The
conflict comes and goes. It serves its point. And the narration does let Pak
make some strong statements at the end. Yet … the ending point just felt like
filler. Sure. It is strong character arc for Gilad but here we are, posed with a
future storyline of them fighting the warriors of Nergal, who we found out in the
previous storyline, are being lead by Gilad’s son. It might be just my own
expectation but since the revelation, I was thinking we’d see Gilad face his
son in this storyline or possible connect to Rai because many of Valiant’s book
introduce heroes in one book then give them a spin off. No dice. And while the issue was solid … it
just left me feeling ‘meh.’
ART:
Gill and Pennington deliver a strong, beautiful art.
It is detailed. Backgrounds, people, robots … you name it and these two really
give us some detailed work. The varied amount of things lets Gill and
Pennington really burst through the page. From action to quiet moments, Gill
and Pennington grace us with a good amount of emotional expression as
well.
Major and Rauch back them up with beautiful color
that really makes their work look alive. The more lighter tones help keep in
the mind of the landscape that these characters are in. Their colors make that
future feel realized. Overall, a spectacular job by the art team.
OVERALL IMPRESSION:
OVERALL IMPRESSION:
Eternal Warrior # 8 finished the storyline but left
me feeling like it was just ‘filler’. It advanced the character of Gilad but
nothing we were hinted at showed up with was a let down. Otherwise, it is
written pretty solid. The art was
amazing though.
RATING:
Eternal Warrior # 8 gets a 7 … out of 10. It
looks great and the story is just ok.
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