Mr Terrific is getting closer and closer to figuring out Jason Burr's plans. He's the new leader of Kobra now . . after he killed his brother. It's all chronicled in Faces of Evil: Kobra. Great book by the way. He's been distracting the JSA, forcing them to react to his actions and threats . . while he's free to obtain and do whatever he wants . . unfettered. But even in this madness and chaos, Michael is starting to see a pattern. And he starts learning some new talents just in time . . magic. It seems that Jason is after the energy that's held in the statues of the Seven Deadly Sins in the Rock of Eternity. Mr Terrific goes there with a hand-picked team, but Jakeem jumps the gun. He releases Thunderbolt to collect Jason, but . . they're in a place of great magic. And Jason knows the secret word . . 'SHAZAM!' The feedback takes out Thunderbolt and knocks down the rest of the team. Jason escapes, but the JSA does end up with a key Kobra player . . Ariadne Persakis . . his second in command. I think this is a great series. Eric Trautmann is doing a great job with all of these characters. I especially like the way he's writing the story as if it's a chess match between Michael and Jason. This issue actually felt more like a JSA issue than the previous ones. They all pretty much felt like an extension of the Checkmate series. Don Kramer also did a fantastic job on the pencils. But then again . . he always does. If you're a fan of the JSA, Checkmate, or just espionage in general . . you'll like this series. But, seeing that it's almost over, you may just want to wait for the TPB. I'm sure it'll be out soon. By the way . . fantastic cover by Gene Ha.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
JSA Vs Kobra #4 - DC
Mr Terrific is getting closer and closer to figuring out Jason Burr's plans. He's the new leader of Kobra now . . after he killed his brother. It's all chronicled in Faces of Evil: Kobra. Great book by the way. He's been distracting the JSA, forcing them to react to his actions and threats . . while he's free to obtain and do whatever he wants . . unfettered. But even in this madness and chaos, Michael is starting to see a pattern. And he starts learning some new talents just in time . . magic. It seems that Jason is after the energy that's held in the statues of the Seven Deadly Sins in the Rock of Eternity. Mr Terrific goes there with a hand-picked team, but Jakeem jumps the gun. He releases Thunderbolt to collect Jason, but . . they're in a place of great magic. And Jason knows the secret word . . 'SHAZAM!' The feedback takes out Thunderbolt and knocks down the rest of the team. Jason escapes, but the JSA does end up with a key Kobra player . . Ariadne Persakis . . his second in command. I think this is a great series. Eric Trautmann is doing a great job with all of these characters. I especially like the way he's writing the story as if it's a chess match between Michael and Jason. This issue actually felt more like a JSA issue than the previous ones. They all pretty much felt like an extension of the Checkmate series. Don Kramer also did a fantastic job on the pencils. But then again . . he always does. If you're a fan of the JSA, Checkmate, or just espionage in general . . you'll like this series. But, seeing that it's almost over, you may just want to wait for the TPB. I'm sure it'll be out soon. By the way . . fantastic cover by Gene Ha.
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