Annihilator #4
Written by: Grant Morrison
Art by: Frazer Irving
Yeah, this is another 10/10. But you already knew that because of this comics track record. Between this, The Fade Out, and Ex-Con, I feel like I may be lucky enough to say that I live in a golden age of comics. The world and the backstory is just too rich to take in all at once. I often find myself daydreaming between the pages about Lomax's world and Ray's predicament. This issue was a special one because we finally got a glimpse into Ray's past from a perspective that wasn't his own. Though I did in someways think that his portrayal in the past may have been unfairly bias on his ex's part, Lomax handles it in stride.
Morrison continues to flex his writing muscle like a crazed lunatic unhinged, so basically like most of his characters. The dialogue is spotless and refined, the story even more refined than the dialogue, the characters breathe and move. In some ways Morrison breaks the fourth wall without even meaning to do so because of how "real" he makes everything. I can't get enough of this and since I haven't read his Batman run in a long time, once this is over that's where I'll be.
Irving is one of the great comic book artists of our time and this issue is just further proof of that. I've always been so astonished in the way that he separates the different world's and how the muted colors burst with so much life. As you can see by the cover that he drew, he's a fan of symmetry and I believe that he and Morrison are two parts of a symmetrical whole just as Lomax and Ray are in the story. You see? I could go all days relating little things to 4 issues (so far) of one of the best comics I've ever seen or read.
Speaking of which, I'm bummed that there is only one left. Pick this up and read it with glee! It's a classic.
Art by: Frazer Irving
Yeah, this is another 10/10. But you already knew that because of this comics track record. Between this, The Fade Out, and Ex-Con, I feel like I may be lucky enough to say that I live in a golden age of comics. The world and the backstory is just too rich to take in all at once. I often find myself daydreaming between the pages about Lomax's world and Ray's predicament. This issue was a special one because we finally got a glimpse into Ray's past from a perspective that wasn't his own. Though I did in someways think that his portrayal in the past may have been unfairly bias on his ex's part, Lomax handles it in stride.
Morrison continues to flex his writing muscle like a crazed lunatic unhinged, so basically like most of his characters. The dialogue is spotless and refined, the story even more refined than the dialogue, the characters breathe and move. In some ways Morrison breaks the fourth wall without even meaning to do so because of how "real" he makes everything. I can't get enough of this and since I haven't read his Batman run in a long time, once this is over that's where I'll be.
Irving is one of the great comic book artists of our time and this issue is just further proof of that. I've always been so astonished in the way that he separates the different world's and how the muted colors burst with so much life. As you can see by the cover that he drew, he's a fan of symmetry and I believe that he and Morrison are two parts of a symmetrical whole just as Lomax and Ray are in the story. You see? I could go all days relating little things to 4 issues (so far) of one of the best comics I've ever seen or read.
Speaking of which, I'm bummed that there is only one left. Pick this up and read it with glee! It's a classic.
A Look Inside
