Rumble #3
RUMBLE #3
Writer: John Arcudi
Artist: James Harren
Publisher: Image
This is the best issue yet.
In this issue of the wonderfully dynamic and painfully cryptic Image comic, Rumble, Arcudi finally explores the motivations behind the main character of sorts, Rathraq or, “Rattrap” as his human counterparts have taken to calling him.
It finds us mostly in the past life of the newly resurrected Rathraq and deftly introduces complex, spiritual monstrosities at odds that with each other that lived in a world completely different from our own and eventually crossed into ours. Now, however, Rathraq is here to reclaim what is his and to end the lives of any that stand in his way. That’s as much as I can say without exposing the intricacies at play here but trust me, it’s worth a read.
There’s finally some real exposition here and, it’s wonderfully complex and otherworldly like so many readers know Arcudi is capable of. The script is punctuated with humor and tenseness in all the right ways. I’m worrisome that this will be the only issue that touches on Rathraq’s past because there’s no hint at those elements being employed in the future but, only time will tell.
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Harren brings Rathraq’s world of old to life in beautiful, dynamic ways. It’s like he’s finally allowed to flex his artistic muscles here, creating a world completely original to this book. In comparison though, the human world is…bland. If Harren can find a way to blend the two worlds, Rathraq's jounrey will be all the more compelling.
This is a good, complex and fun issue that introduces a lot of new and refreshing elements to the previously cryptic story. It’s Rumble’s best, by far. Different from the two previous issues in the right ways but still holding true to the tone established in those, it’s an issue that finally hints at what these creators are going for. If they keep it up this way, Rathraq may become a character people remember for a long time.
Writer: John Arcudi
Artist: James Harren
Publisher: Image
This is the best issue yet.
In this issue of the wonderfully dynamic and painfully cryptic Image comic, Rumble, Arcudi finally explores the motivations behind the main character of sorts, Rathraq or, “Rattrap” as his human counterparts have taken to calling him.
It finds us mostly in the past life of the newly resurrected Rathraq and deftly introduces complex, spiritual monstrosities at odds that with each other that lived in a world completely different from our own and eventually crossed into ours. Now, however, Rathraq is here to reclaim what is his and to end the lives of any that stand in his way. That’s as much as I can say without exposing the intricacies at play here but trust me, it’s worth a read.
There’s finally some real exposition here and, it’s wonderfully complex and otherworldly like so many readers know Arcudi is capable of. The script is punctuated with humor and tenseness in all the right ways. I’m worrisome that this will be the only issue that touches on Rathraq’s past because there’s no hint at those elements being employed in the future but, only time will tell.
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Harren brings Rathraq’s world of old to life in beautiful, dynamic ways. It’s like he’s finally allowed to flex his artistic muscles here, creating a world completely original to this book. In comparison though, the human world is…bland. If Harren can find a way to blend the two worlds, Rathraq's jounrey will be all the more compelling.
This is a good, complex and fun issue that introduces a lot of new and refreshing elements to the previously cryptic story. It’s Rumble’s best, by far. Different from the two previous issues in the right ways but still holding true to the tone established in those, it’s an issue that finally hints at what these creators are going for. If they keep it up this way, Rathraq may become a character people remember for a long time.
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