WOW! If the cover isn’t enough to grab you, let me tell you why you need to read this book.
If you read my review on the last issue of X-O, you’ll know I was not pleased with the slow storytelling and overabundance of huge panels. I found it to be very little story, shoved into big panels. It felt rushed, as if no time was spent on making it a complete book. This issue is a huge step forward. Panels are flowing better, and there’s a great mix in the sizes. The story moves easier, and it doesn’t feel rushed. Each panel moved the story without being overly done, or taking a whole page for some small detail.
The story keeps a decent tempo. Venditti has finally broken the story out. Aric is coming to grips with being a man out of time. The Spider-Aliens are still hot on his tail, and they’ve brought in a professional to get the armor back. Ninjak makes his debut in this issue as an assassin for hire, and his newest target X-O.
While I’m enjoying this story, I did not enjoy the fast interaction between Ninjak and X-O. The premiere of the character felt lackluster and incomplete. That said, this book gets better with each issue. I give it 3 ½ stars.
About Dave Harryman
Hi my name is David Harryman. I was born in raised in Baltimore, Maryland. I am 35 years old and work as a Career Paramedic/Fire Fighter. My love of comics and movies began at a young age. I remember watching reruns of Star Trek on tv in my early years. Then Saturday morning cartoons brought me into the world of Spider-man and His Amazing Friends!. From that point on I was sold. Collecting comics, cards, and figures. As I grew older, collecting gave way to school and life. I never strayed to far from my love of comics. I stopped all together for a few years as career and family took over. Then about 2 years ago, I saw Marvel Universe figures. Here was a line of small figures that not only showed some of my most favorite characters, but also the unsung ones that you would never think to see in an action figure. Suddenly all that passion and love returned for my lost hobby. I broke out all the things I had in storage. I now have a small shop in Joppa Market open on weekends. My father and I run the place specializing in finding old figures and collectibles for those around us. We have built a reputation for delivering hard to find products at fair prices. My own collection has grown again to a respectable amount. Since then I have joined and become an integrable part of Collector's Trading Post. A Facebook community page that assist collectors in finding the collectibles we love and providing a constant stream of media info on all things comic, movie, and toy related. I'm always willing to help another collector and hope to find others that feel the same. Good Luck and Happy Hunting.
The character’s name is Aric, not Eric
Damn auto-correct.