I’m a little torn to this sequel to the Sword
of the Atom mini-series. While I am very happy with the ending to this special
(it’s the ending to should have happened in SOTA #4), most of this book is a
recap of the 4-issue mini-series. After the Atom returned to America, a
journalist turned the failing marriage of Ray Palmer and Jean Loring and the
Atom’s subsequent adventures in the Amazon into a bestselling memoirs. The
events of the book are then used to progress the story forward
Back in the states, the Palmers decide that
divorce is the best option and Ray returns to the rainforest in hopes of
reuniting with the tiny race of people he grew to care for and the princess he
grew to love. There’s only one problem, shrinking and re-growing from his Atom
persona has become a deadly situation so when he finds his ‘people’ it will be
the last time he ever changes sizes. But when he and the journalist accompanying
him on his expedition stumble upon a drug cartel, the Atom accidentally shrinks
for the final time endangering any chances of being reunited with his new
family.
This
book was around 48-pages but just under half of this book is recap from the
previous series. I understand this was needed to keep newcomers to Sword of the
Atom in the loop with the storyline thus far. But for someone like myself who
did read the first series, I felt a little cheated out of an all-new story.
But as I said earlier, this issue did end how
I wanted the last series to finish. With a very good final act and classic DC
art from the mid-1980s, I was satisfied enough to rate this issue Worth
Consuming.
Rating:
7 out of 10 stars.
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