Sunday, November 26, 2006

Deadman #3 - Vertigo


Cool new book. It's by Bruce Jones and John Watkiss. Of course Bruce is writing a killer story, literally. And John's art is really cool. He definitely has his own style, and it fits in very well with the premise and the mood of this story. Brandon has come back from the dead, and is trying to protect his love interest, his brother's wife, Sarah. Apparently he has become the living embodiment of the string theory. He can literally, with his brothers help, or maybe because of him, bounce back and forth between alternate realities. His brother seems to want to do this to show Brandon what could happen to Sarah, if he doesn't do the right thing. Or at least the thing that Scott wants him to do. Brandon also seems to have realized that Scott crashed the plane that killed them on purpose. Maybe to put the current events into motion. Maybe not. That part he hasn't quite figured out yet. But we get to see 2 cool things this issue. In trying to escape from whomever is trying to kill her, they run into, literally, a circus. The first good thing is, in trying to disguise herself, we get to see Sarah naked. That's always a good thing. The second cool thing is that Brandon's outfit makes him look almost exactly like the original Deadman, Boston Brand. Coincidence? Some say there is no coincidence. Good book. It's captured my attention, and imagination, after just 3 issues. The future will tell if Bruce can keep up this pace. I hope so.

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