This was a good book, but . . the point of the story was a little oblique. I was kind of confused at the end. Anyways, this all comes down to people trying to make other people pay for their crimes. Azrael does it with his swords, and Ragman does it by making people face their sins. It's kind of a story about racism and spiritual differences, but . . it's also more than that. There was a Palestine boy that was beaten in a crowd in Gotham last issue. Azrael is trying to figure out who did it and why. He comes across an Israeli Special Force team that is also after the boy. But he doesn't know what's going on. That's when the Beth Din approach Rory and ask for Ragman's help. It turns out that this wasn't random violence, but a targeted assault because of a bombing of a Tel Aviv daycare center 2 years ago. However, it wasn't the boy that was involved but his brother. But he won't tell anybody where he's at. So it appears to all come down to, 'an eye for an eye'. This family wants to pull away from the deeds of their brother, but at the same time they want to protect him. And the other faction is just trying to get justice for the horrendous deed that was committed, even if they have to go through the perpetrators family to get it. Azrael asks Ragman who's telling the truth. To which he replies, 'What if they all are?' So then Azrael wants to know who's right. 'What if no one is? And that confusion you feel is when righteous zealotry usually takes over . . which leads us into messes like this in the first place . . it's all they know how to do. What about you?' I'm thinking that all of this was done, story-wise, as a way of opening up Michael's eyes as to the blind-faith that he's been using to follow the religious order's plans and instructions. Like I said, it's a little oblique in it's message and conclusion. I liked it, but at the same time felt kind of . . humbled, I guess. As always, I think Fabian Nicieza is a brilliant writer. He has a way of infusing so much more into a story than just the random pieces of the plot. There's emotion and feeling here. I have a feeling that I'll be thinking about this one for a while. Also, Ramon Bachs is getting better and better every issue. I really think he's a great talent, and he's growing all the time. I think I'll be with this title for a while. It makes you think.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Azrael #5 - DC
This was a good book, but . . the point of the story was a little oblique. I was kind of confused at the end. Anyways, this all comes down to people trying to make other people pay for their crimes. Azrael does it with his swords, and Ragman does it by making people face their sins. It's kind of a story about racism and spiritual differences, but . . it's also more than that. There was a Palestine boy that was beaten in a crowd in Gotham last issue. Azrael is trying to figure out who did it and why. He comes across an Israeli Special Force team that is also after the boy. But he doesn't know what's going on. That's when the Beth Din approach Rory and ask for Ragman's help. It turns out that this wasn't random violence, but a targeted assault because of a bombing of a Tel Aviv daycare center 2 years ago. However, it wasn't the boy that was involved but his brother. But he won't tell anybody where he's at. So it appears to all come down to, 'an eye for an eye'. This family wants to pull away from the deeds of their brother, but at the same time they want to protect him. And the other faction is just trying to get justice for the horrendous deed that was committed, even if they have to go through the perpetrators family to get it. Azrael asks Ragman who's telling the truth. To which he replies, 'What if they all are?' So then Azrael wants to know who's right. 'What if no one is? And that confusion you feel is when righteous zealotry usually takes over . . which leads us into messes like this in the first place . . it's all they know how to do. What about you?' I'm thinking that all of this was done, story-wise, as a way of opening up Michael's eyes as to the blind-faith that he's been using to follow the religious order's plans and instructions. Like I said, it's a little oblique in it's message and conclusion. I liked it, but at the same time felt kind of . . humbled, I guess. As always, I think Fabian Nicieza is a brilliant writer. He has a way of infusing so much more into a story than just the random pieces of the plot. There's emotion and feeling here. I have a feeling that I'll be thinking about this one for a while. Also, Ramon Bachs is getting better and better every issue. I really think he's a great talent, and he's growing all the time. I think I'll be with this title for a while. It makes you think.
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