This issue, and last, seem to have been a fever dream on the part of Travis. Last issue it appeared that he was being seduced by an evil temptress. In reality . . it was one of the gods of Atlantis. I would assume, maybe . . the god of war. Anyways, this issue we get a whole lot of background on Travis and what led him to be here in Skartaris. It was a good storyline for someone who maybe wasn't as familiar with this character. This series kind of jumped right back in to things, so there may be some people that aren't up to speed . . exactly. Anyways, it seems that, maybe, the reason for Travis being here is wrapped around the desires of a fallen deity. It seems that she wants to rule Skartaris once again and Travis is her chosen warrior. But, as is often the way of the gods, to us mere mortals . . she seems mad with desire and lust. Not necessarily lust for Travis, but rather lust for power. When Travis and some of his fellow soldiers came upon this battered hall of heroes, one of them comments . . 'Make no mistake, thier temples and statues may have crumbled, but the old gods still have power as long as a single man still believes in them.' So is that her foothold into this world? Does Travis still believe that there may be a god of war? Anyways, in the end he awakens and he and Shakira move on the next adventure. This issue was brilliantly written and drawn by Mike Grell. He seems to be jumping back into the books with both feet as he's also writing another of his creations, Jon Sable Freelance, over at IDW Publishing. It was one of the First Comics franchises. He's been writing this book since it's relaunch, and right now he's scheduled to draw at least the next 2 issues. This has been a favorite of mine for quite a while. I was thrilled to see it back, and even more surprised when Mike took over the creative helm. The last time Mike was on this book was probably close to 20 years ago. I'll be interested to see if his perception of this character has changed any since then. This is a great book. My advice? Don't miss it.
Thursday, November 05, 2009
the Warlord #8 - DC
This issue, and last, seem to have been a fever dream on the part of Travis. Last issue it appeared that he was being seduced by an evil temptress. In reality . . it was one of the gods of Atlantis. I would assume, maybe . . the god of war. Anyways, this issue we get a whole lot of background on Travis and what led him to be here in Skartaris. It was a good storyline for someone who maybe wasn't as familiar with this character. This series kind of jumped right back in to things, so there may be some people that aren't up to speed . . exactly. Anyways, it seems that, maybe, the reason for Travis being here is wrapped around the desires of a fallen deity. It seems that she wants to rule Skartaris once again and Travis is her chosen warrior. But, as is often the way of the gods, to us mere mortals . . she seems mad with desire and lust. Not necessarily lust for Travis, but rather lust for power. When Travis and some of his fellow soldiers came upon this battered hall of heroes, one of them comments . . 'Make no mistake, thier temples and statues may have crumbled, but the old gods still have power as long as a single man still believes in them.' So is that her foothold into this world? Does Travis still believe that there may be a god of war? Anyways, in the end he awakens and he and Shakira move on the next adventure. This issue was brilliantly written and drawn by Mike Grell. He seems to be jumping back into the books with both feet as he's also writing another of his creations, Jon Sable Freelance, over at IDW Publishing. It was one of the First Comics franchises. He's been writing this book since it's relaunch, and right now he's scheduled to draw at least the next 2 issues. This has been a favorite of mine for quite a while. I was thrilled to see it back, and even more surprised when Mike took over the creative helm. The last time Mike was on this book was probably close to 20 years ago. I'll be interested to see if his perception of this character has changed any since then. This is a great book. My advice? Don't miss it.
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