Echo #2 - Abstract Studios

I really like what Terry Moore's done with this book and this character so far. I assume we're watching the evolution of a hero. And if so . . I think he's drawing it out appropriately. After all, if something like this happened to you, how readily would you accept it or come to terms with it? And like most people . . but not me unfortunately . . she doesn't immediately make the leap from strange happenings to hero . . or even super-hero. If anything, that's the last thing that's on her mind. I think, she thinks, she's infected or being taken over by something. She tries to do the right thing, by going to the doctor and asking for some medical advice. But, since this is something that most doctors have never had to deal with . . he's at a loss and he ends up thinking that maybe it's some kind of joke. Especially when he touches it and it zaps him. It appears to instinctively try to protect it's wearer. But, on the other side of the story, the government group that was in charge of the recently failed tests, are getting closer to finding out where their little miracle suit went. As if that weren't enough . . they've brought in some kind of specialist, named Ivy, to try to find and retrieve it. From the looks of next issue, this chick looks like a real Bitch! But hey, shes just doing the job they paid her to do. Terry's strengths, I think, are in his character development. He has a way of getting you to know a character, that really draws you in and makes you care about them. I find it really interesting to watch him do that, with this character, completely from scratch. I mean there's no previous appearances . . no revamped or re-imagined character . . and she wasn't a part of some team somewhere. This is something that happens completely at random, to someone at random, and we're watching the growth and development of a brand new person. Well . . she's not brand new . . but her situation is. I think that's fantastic. Thanks, Terry, for another interesting and inventive story. I can't wait to see where we go from here.