Private Eye #5
Writer: Brian K Vaughan
Artist: Marcos Martin
Publisher: Panel Syndicate
This issue comes at an interesting time for me, as I’ve just recently finished reading Paul Pope’s 100%. Brilliant comic if you haven’t read it. What’s interesting about this is that though they’re both sci-fi stories, they approach the future from two different angles. In 100% it’s all about how personal technology can be, with the introduction of technology that can see your insides. Whereas Private Eye is the idea that everyone is hidden. Conceptually this contrast is kind of neat, and really shows the breadth and depth of the genre that is sci-fi.
Anyway let’s talk about just the one comic: Private Eye #5. The issue picks up just after the last one, beginning with the end of the car chase. It’s a pretty solemn moment. Leading Patrick to still have doubts about whether or not he should be on this case. This is kind of a clichéd tease for most readers. I mean he’s the protagonist it makes no sense he stops protagonizing! Though it would make for an interesting premise, an investigator gives up and lives out his dreams by creating and selling garden gnomes.
Moving away from the idea of my next novel and back to the issue at hand – get it? That’s quality dad material. The revealing of the antagonist has been slow but building throughout the series, and this issue continues that trend. DeGuerre and his plan, are finally revealed. But leads us to ask the question. Why? What are his motives?
There was also huge bomb dropped on us in this issue when PI and Raveena meet up with an old friend. Not surprisingly in front of a Madonna’s tombstone. And then… No… I’ve already said too much. It’s a nice touch, and something that seems to come out of the blue, considering that everyone who’s attached to PI is a… Nope. Almost gave it away again. You’re going to have to pry this spoiler from my cold dead hands. Or go read it. Hopefully the latter.
This issue took the foot off the pedal. Literally. While it added a lot to the story, the tension and moments that were in the other issues just were missing in this issue. It wasn’t a terrible issue, it just didn’t strike the same cord as the others, and that’s why I’m giving it a 7 out of 10.
Artist: Marcos Martin
Publisher: Panel Syndicate
This issue comes at an interesting time for me, as I’ve just recently finished reading Paul Pope’s 100%. Brilliant comic if you haven’t read it. What’s interesting about this is that though they’re both sci-fi stories, they approach the future from two different angles. In 100% it’s all about how personal technology can be, with the introduction of technology that can see your insides. Whereas Private Eye is the idea that everyone is hidden. Conceptually this contrast is kind of neat, and really shows the breadth and depth of the genre that is sci-fi.
Anyway let’s talk about just the one comic: Private Eye #5. The issue picks up just after the last one, beginning with the end of the car chase. It’s a pretty solemn moment. Leading Patrick to still have doubts about whether or not he should be on this case. This is kind of a clichéd tease for most readers. I mean he’s the protagonist it makes no sense he stops protagonizing! Though it would make for an interesting premise, an investigator gives up and lives out his dreams by creating and selling garden gnomes.
Moving away from the idea of my next novel and back to the issue at hand – get it? That’s quality dad material. The revealing of the antagonist has been slow but building throughout the series, and this issue continues that trend. DeGuerre and his plan, are finally revealed. But leads us to ask the question. Why? What are his motives?
There was also huge bomb dropped on us in this issue when PI and Raveena meet up with an old friend. Not surprisingly in front of a Madonna’s tombstone. And then… No… I’ve already said too much. It’s a nice touch, and something that seems to come out of the blue, considering that everyone who’s attached to PI is a… Nope. Almost gave it away again. You’re going to have to pry this spoiler from my cold dead hands. Or go read it. Hopefully the latter.
This issue took the foot off the pedal. Literally. While it added a lot to the story, the tension and moments that were in the other issues just were missing in this issue. It wasn’t a terrible issue, it just didn’t strike the same cord as the others, and that’s why I’m giving it a 7 out of 10.
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