This Jimmy Olsen special is really not that much different from the last. In the last one he had just heard about Project 7734. This time he's digging into it wholeheartedly. First he asks for Mon El's help. He's sure that Jonathan Drew, Codename: Assassin, is out to kill him. He's just not sure why he hasn't done it yet. Then he finds someone on-line, a conspiracy nut, who also has information on project 7734. I liked the tie-in here to the Everyman project and Infinity Inc. It turns out the conspiracy nut is actually Erik Storn, Fury. You know, the guy that could turn into Erika. Anyways, before Jimmy could get to him/her Drew had had them a visit first. He tried to find out what he knew, but Erik didn't share the information between his 2 personalities . . in case of just such an eventuality. With no information, Drew set his house on fire and leaves him there to die. That's where Jimmy comes in. He gets Erik out of the house, but he's to far gone to save. He does however get some information from him. He puts him in contact with Natasha, John Henry's daughter. She was approached by Col Tim Zanetti, Jr. His father, Tim Sr, had been part of a military project 20 years ago . . project Breach that turned him into an atomic creature known as Breach. Tim Jr wanted to find out if he was still alive. He's not. But, Breach's origin closely parallels the actual test subject that Project 7734 has . . Nathaniel Adam, Captain Atom. Also, Tim Jr has set up Natasha with a fake military ID, and she is now working undercover inside of Project 7734. This issue Jimmy finally learns that the leaders name is General Lane. Jimmy meets her in a library in River City. She's scared of Metropolis right now. However, as he leaves . . Drew is outside waiting for him. Jimmy tries to reach Mon El, but apparently this is right after his attack in the subways. He's presumed dead. There's some pursuit around town, but the issue ends with Jimmy on the pier, and Drew putting 2 bullets in his chest. He falls into the water, and the story is titled . . the Death of Jimmy Olsen. James Robinson does another fantastic job here. This Codename: Patriot story-line is really heating up. Plus, we're not sure yet what Atlas has done to John Henry. Is he dead? I thought this was a great issue. Bernard Chang provides the art. I thought all 38 pages looked great.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen - Special #2 - DC
This Jimmy Olsen special is really not that much different from the last. In the last one he had just heard about Project 7734. This time he's digging into it wholeheartedly. First he asks for Mon El's help. He's sure that Jonathan Drew, Codename: Assassin, is out to kill him. He's just not sure why he hasn't done it yet. Then he finds someone on-line, a conspiracy nut, who also has information on project 7734. I liked the tie-in here to the Everyman project and Infinity Inc. It turns out the conspiracy nut is actually Erik Storn, Fury. You know, the guy that could turn into Erika. Anyways, before Jimmy could get to him/her Drew had had them a visit first. He tried to find out what he knew, but Erik didn't share the information between his 2 personalities . . in case of just such an eventuality. With no information, Drew set his house on fire and leaves him there to die. That's where Jimmy comes in. He gets Erik out of the house, but he's to far gone to save. He does however get some information from him. He puts him in contact with Natasha, John Henry's daughter. She was approached by Col Tim Zanetti, Jr. His father, Tim Sr, had been part of a military project 20 years ago . . project Breach that turned him into an atomic creature known as Breach. Tim Jr wanted to find out if he was still alive. He's not. But, Breach's origin closely parallels the actual test subject that Project 7734 has . . Nathaniel Adam, Captain Atom. Also, Tim Jr has set up Natasha with a fake military ID, and she is now working undercover inside of Project 7734. This issue Jimmy finally learns that the leaders name is General Lane. Jimmy meets her in a library in River City. She's scared of Metropolis right now. However, as he leaves . . Drew is outside waiting for him. Jimmy tries to reach Mon El, but apparently this is right after his attack in the subways. He's presumed dead. There's some pursuit around town, but the issue ends with Jimmy on the pier, and Drew putting 2 bullets in his chest. He falls into the water, and the story is titled . . the Death of Jimmy Olsen. James Robinson does another fantastic job here. This Codename: Patriot story-line is really heating up. Plus, we're not sure yet what Atlas has done to John Henry. Is he dead? I thought this was a great issue. Bernard Chang provides the art. I thought all 38 pages looked great.
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