Pod travel through time has taken a toll on Tatsuo, bearing grave consequences for his existence. Nadia discovers hidden truths about her family that’ll change the course of her actions forever.
As the story continues to span between different time zones, much of the main story remains intact. The story continues to ramp up with all kinds of action and ramifications for protagonists, Tatsuo and Nadia. With the Syndicate and the Union and all kinds of dangers that follow suit, writers Shelvey and McConville manage to keep things tight and engaging with the story, which is difficult to do when dealing with time travel. They close attention to detail on the various plot threads and ensure keep things as cohesive as possible between the A and B plots. It’s a wild story full of humor, and stakes, but Tatsuo and Nadia’s mission remains intact, and continues to garner interest for what comes next for these characters and this series.
Joe Palmer’s artwork is spaztic, and energetic in all the best ways possible. His art style is a hallmark for this sci-fi series, where everything has a nice cell shaded grit that continues to drive this series forward visually. From the characters, the stylistic fashion, the different time zones, and the layouts of action, and emotion, Palmer delivers in making a visually satisfying book. The character interactions and gesture work is effective and convey a lot of emotion that can often get lost in series such as these, but Palmer’s linework in addition to Chris O’halloran’s color work makes this book sing in all the best ways possible. Hassan Otsmane- Elhaou does a fantastic job in the lettering department. There is one panel in particular where Otsmane letters the word “WHUMP” and the lettering choice was visually pleasing on the eye that one had to take their time scanning that panel to soak in the clever lettering placement and stylistic choice of lettering.
This is a solid issue and conclusion to the second arc of this series. Shelvey, McConville and the rest of the team continue to bring their very best with this series, and hold a lot of promise for things to come. If you love movies like Looper, and books like Saga, you’ll dig this series. A great issue, and a solid series thus far. I recommend adding this book for new comic book day.
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