This series has taken a decidedly darker turn to it. Well . . maybe. We don't know all the details yet, but . . it looks kind of like Alpha One feels that he can do whatever he wants. You know that old saying . . 'Absolute power corrupts . . absolutely'. He keeps up his professional image, the image that he portrays to the media and his loyal fans, but . . in his private moments, it appears that Alpha One has a much darker side that he keeps very well hidden. Captain Cole gets a visit from one of his old colleagues . . former Captain Rhines. He wants to warn him about something . . Alpha One, but . . he speaks in riddles and codes. He doesn't want Alpha One to know that he's selling him out. Until he realizes who he is, Cole just thinks he's a lunatic. But then he does realize, and . . he turns up dead. So then he goes to see his other colleague, former Captain Deeds. He's hoping that he'll give him some information. But, Deeds is still riding on Alpha One's coattails because he's making a whole lot of money writing his memoirs about his life as a former Section Omega chief. But like Rhines, Deeds is cryptic and enigmatic at best. "You see this? This symbol. This silly little brand, it's got a lot of juice behind it. Play your cards right, a helluva lot of doors can magically swing open for a smart fellow like yourself. Keep your head in the sand kid. You're smarter than you look. Frankly, kid, you don't want to go on getting to frank. All those doors I just mentioned? They can just as easily shut tight. Permanently. Do yourself a big favor . . let my pearls of wisdom marinate in that skull of yours before you go jumping to any conclusions. Might be better for your health." Plus, on top of all this, there's still questions surrounding former Captain Shaw's death. The issue ends with Alpha One going back to his secret base where he's got the girl, that he pulled out of the car crash that he manipulated last issue, sedated and prepped for surgery . . it looks like. He puts something in her spine, and then drops her in a tank . . that's in the middle of a room full of tanks. It looks like he's collecting specimens . . like butterflies. "Calm yourself, child. Even if you were still capable of feeling pain, my intention isn't to harm you. I'm here to help. I'm afraid it's far beyond your limited capacity to understand. Impressive strength level at this early stage. Shush. All will be revealed in time. Welcome, child, to a brave new world." Peter J Tomasi is doing a fantastic job of keeping us on the edge of our seats with this story. I love the way he's been weaving this all together only to show us that the view we see doesn't reveal the whole picture. I wasnt' sure about Keith Champagne's art at first, but his style really suits this story. So far I think this is a great beginning to this series.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
the Mighty #5 - DC
This series has taken a decidedly darker turn to it. Well . . maybe. We don't know all the details yet, but . . it looks kind of like Alpha One feels that he can do whatever he wants. You know that old saying . . 'Absolute power corrupts . . absolutely'. He keeps up his professional image, the image that he portrays to the media and his loyal fans, but . . in his private moments, it appears that Alpha One has a much darker side that he keeps very well hidden. Captain Cole gets a visit from one of his old colleagues . . former Captain Rhines. He wants to warn him about something . . Alpha One, but . . he speaks in riddles and codes. He doesn't want Alpha One to know that he's selling him out. Until he realizes who he is, Cole just thinks he's a lunatic. But then he does realize, and . . he turns up dead. So then he goes to see his other colleague, former Captain Deeds. He's hoping that he'll give him some information. But, Deeds is still riding on Alpha One's coattails because he's making a whole lot of money writing his memoirs about his life as a former Section Omega chief. But like Rhines, Deeds is cryptic and enigmatic at best. "You see this? This symbol. This silly little brand, it's got a lot of juice behind it. Play your cards right, a helluva lot of doors can magically swing open for a smart fellow like yourself. Keep your head in the sand kid. You're smarter than you look. Frankly, kid, you don't want to go on getting to frank. All those doors I just mentioned? They can just as easily shut tight. Permanently. Do yourself a big favor . . let my pearls of wisdom marinate in that skull of yours before you go jumping to any conclusions. Might be better for your health." Plus, on top of all this, there's still questions surrounding former Captain Shaw's death. The issue ends with Alpha One going back to his secret base where he's got the girl, that he pulled out of the car crash that he manipulated last issue, sedated and prepped for surgery . . it looks like. He puts something in her spine, and then drops her in a tank . . that's in the middle of a room full of tanks. It looks like he's collecting specimens . . like butterflies. "Calm yourself, child. Even if you were still capable of feeling pain, my intention isn't to harm you. I'm here to help. I'm afraid it's far beyond your limited capacity to understand. Impressive strength level at this early stage. Shush. All will be revealed in time. Welcome, child, to a brave new world." Peter J Tomasi is doing a fantastic job of keeping us on the edge of our seats with this story. I love the way he's been weaving this all together only to show us that the view we see doesn't reveal the whole picture. I wasnt' sure about Keith Champagne's art at first, but his style really suits this story. So far I think this is a great beginning to this series.
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Keith Champagne is the co-writer. Art is by Chris Samnee.
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