Sunday, May 18, 2008

DC Special: Raven #3 - DC

I'm starting to sense a pattern here. My only question is, why doesn't Raven see it? These emotion bases events keep happening around her. And, because of her empathic powers, her first conclusion is that, whatever the problem is somehow her fault. I know she's got a lot of angst and parent issue built up . . you know, because of Trigon and all. But almost every time, the problem has been because of someone around her doing something. Not necessarily because of her own actions. That's the case with this story. A doctor in a nearby institute is doing experiments with the Medusa mask in an attempt to bring his daughter out of a coma. He's already tried light and sound . . now he wants to try emotion. Anyways, the 2 times he's attempted to use the mask, it's caused emotional bedlam in Raven, Rachel's, nearby school. Since Rachel's been there both time . . in the middle of everything . . she assumes that she's losing control of her powers and it's bleeding over into her fellow student's psyches. That's a pretty big jump assuming that she does exercises every day to keep her emotional demons at bay. She's probably more in control, and in touch with, her powers than any other member of the team. But, it's something that she worries about at all times. She's even having nightmares, which, I guess, is the real reason she's making the jump in logic. Since Marv Wolfman created this character, I'm sure he knows her better than any of us. So he's the obvious choice to script this story. But what really stands out about this series is the artwork of Damion Scott. It's young, fresh, hip . . it's everything this series needs. He and Marv have put together a great insight into Raven's paranoia and fears. I'm really enjoying this series, and I can't wait for the Cyborg mini.

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