Thursday, September 17, 2009

Dark Reign

Zimm's Two Cents
Overall, I haven't been that thrilled with this series. I've been wanting more and been left waiting on something to happen. A number of stories show promise, but when I compare the overall story arc with that of Blackest Night, I simply do not find it as compelling.

With that said, Brian Bendis is one of my favorite writers, and he has no problem with taken his time in building up a story - which is one of the things that makes him great. While some writers will push to get to a particular point in the story, he allows it to build over time.

If you have kept up with the series, he has been developing two plots that I am keenly interested in, and as any good writer should, he knows when to finally throw out the tidbits or development of the story to give me what I have been waiting on. One is the confrontation between Phobia and his father, War, and the other is the battle of power between Osborn, Doom, and Loki.

While I have yet to read the stories, the simple pics and insights available at IGN are enough to keep me coming back for more. Check them out.....(click). The pics are posted below with links to each article.

My final thought:
While it is easy to read and accept that a hero has fallen into the status of a villain, it is sometimes harder for us to accept that a villain has actually grown into a hero. Brian's other stories have me waiting and wanting to see who has the strength to become a hero - a hero (I would hope) who always has to fight being a hero and not falling back into the easy life of being a villain.

Recommendation: Bendis has proven to tell some incredible stories - Pull.

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