Tuesday, March 11, 2014

The Weird #3 (of 4)


Weird (1988) #3

 

The Weird has a final confrontation with the conjuror that brought our newly formed hero’s life essence across dimensional plains. We learn the origin of the half-human/ half emerald wizard and discover that the Weird was actually a slave in his dimension. Faced now with the Justice League ready to take the Weird down in order to prevent him from going nuclear, more entities from the protagonist’s home dimension have made it to the other side and have decided to make it their new home. But in order to do this, they’ll need bodies- powerful, strong, and indestructible bodies.

 

 Hey, has anybody seen the Man of Steel lately?

 

The third chapter in the Weird’s saga was very well crafted. The origin of the conjuror was creepy. It reminded me of the early stuff Alan Moore did in Swamp Thing, have terrible people do terrible things. Original Swamp Thing artist, Bernie Wrightson adds that extra creep factor to the short life of the amateur wizard responsible for bringing the Weird and two of his jailers over to earth.

 

I cannot wait for the ultimate chapter when the Weird and the Justice League must take on the enslaved bodies of ******* and ******. Nope- you’re not getting a spoiler outta me!

 

Worth Consuming.

 

Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.

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