State of the Multiverse 67

Friday, Mar. 5 2010 | Author: darrren

Nemesis The Impostors #1

Nemesis – The Impostors #1 was released this week by DC, and I am pleased to say that it contains the same level of crazy that was found in Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape. There remains the same mechanism of staccato storytelling, jumping from scene to scene, forward and backward in time until you manage to piece together just what is occurring. Maybe.

I personally adore this style, where the writer makes you work to decipher the story. Coupled with the enforced empathy that enables you to share in Nemesis’ disorientation, this is a highly satisfying read. This has to be my pick of the week.

One other series that began this week is Marvel’s Girls #1. Although I have really grown to like the revived format of the 8-page story, especially in the pages of Nation X, this was an abject failure for me. Maybe I didn’t get it, but it seemed more to be an issue of ‘What The…’ than a focus on….. In fact I’m not sure quite what is was to be focussing on, but it didn’t hit the spot.

Realm Of Kings: Son Of Hulk #2 is a slower issue, but it remains an interesting story. Hiro-Kala struggles with a newly discovered precognitive awareness, Princess Mari is struggling with another of Arcturus Rann’s depression, and Axeman Bones’ daughter struggles to understand what exactly is going on.

I know how she feels, I’ve been reading Hiro-Kala since he appeared, and even I find it hard to predict what exactly he will do next, or discern what his motivations are for what he does do. That is part of the appeal of this character, whatever his plans are, I expect they will be big. He has not earned the named World-Breaker for nothing, and I don’t expect the homeworld of Jarella to last very long.