Source: comixology.com
9. Rise of the Hollow Men, Part Two: In the Underworld
Writer: Jeff Lemire
Artist: Pier Gallo
Okay, this does still have weird Pioneer zombies, but it’s waaaayyyy too into its own stuff, and it kinda suffers for it.
Like, Psionic Lad (who now seems to be going by Psion) is fine, and his stuff with Simon is fine. It turns out that Simon’s going to grow up to be the evil, nameless dictator from Psion’s future. Shock and surprise. It’s really hard, because I adore Lemire’s writing, but this feels like it’s missing the heart he normally puts in.
I want to love this with every fiber of my being, but I kinda…don’t? If this were a monthly comic, I probably would have bailed out after Issue Five. It just feels depressingly like a factory-made superhero comic. Look, there’s nothing more fun than ripping into a comic you hate, but there’s nothing LESS fun than breaking the news that a comic you wanted to love just isn’t super great. And at the end, it turns out that Phantom Stranger is an imposter with sinister intentions.
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