Hi, y'all, how've you been this recently?, anyway, let's get down on this issue, oh, boi, I can fairly say that every issue of X-O Manowar have been better than the last one, I like to expect it every month, something special that makes me smile.
They have advanced a lot in six issues, and it does not feel all that rushed, as I was thinking it would be, it's not slow either, just right, they made a good decision with only three issues per arch, despite my early doubt.
We keep seeing more facets of Aric, and more developed diplomatic side, like his conversation with the Burnt King was priceless, despite Aric does not reveal so much of his past on this book and often lies about it, like the recent issue Six, really Aric?, really?, but he feels really more mature than his past being. But he wants to hide something.
The action and dynamic are superb, Matt Kindt really understand what is a comic and he has been working with really good talents, he knows how to write that actions scenes, really being a writter and comic book artist has its advantages when it comes to Matt Kindt, there is not too much boring dialogue and it appear it's good. It's interesting, It's memorable, I didn't find yet a pointless point(not pun intended) on this book yet.
Now talking about the arch, I want to say, that Dough Braiwaithe, is one of my favorite from Valiant, it was love at the first sight when I read Unity for first time. Now, Diego Rodriguez is very different from Brian Reber, Diego uses more cold colors, but it has a warn feeling on the daylight scenes, Giving it a different atmosphere, he seems the kind of guy I would like to color for an Alien planet, so I hope I would see him again after Clayton Crain ends his part on X-O(HYPE!), he really give a fresh feeling to Dough's art on this book, issue five has one my favorites pages right now.
And that was X-O Manowar Captain, a good evolution of the previous work, a step forward. they ended up with a great cliff hanger, I still don't know what's up with the armor, why Aric don't want to wear it all, I understand they need to keep the mystery(and it would be too easy with X-O) but step by step he is adding more to it. I'm more curious about it we would see more about Shanhara(read the Venditti run) than just the armor itself and what that means for Aric, but those things can wait, for now I like that Matt and his team keep painting this great blank canvas that is the Planet Gorin and probalby they keep expanding the cosmic stuff with Divinity this October.
Well, that's all for me, what have you think about this arch? do you like it?, what was your favorite chapter of this arch?, what was your favorite issue of these six? Do you hate it?, do you like it?, we already talked about the renumeration of X-O, but I can take it whenever you want(COME GET SOME), see ya' later compass points. Love you.