Legends of the DC Universe #25

   

  Part two of the Darkseid story concludes with the ruler of Apokolips slowly going insane as his neural link to the zombified dog soldier is making him sympathetic to the rebellion's cause. But the demigod must continue if he is to get to the bottom of the cause of this insurrection and to learn the ultimate fate of D-VO, the tagger whose the source behind this plague of hope.

    The conclusion was much better than the first chapter. Mostly, because it fits better with the Kirby formula behind the Fourth World saga. Also, this part delves more into the infantryman's origin and his time in Granny Goodness'es Orphanages. That part of Apokolips has always fascinated me as it plays a major role in the origin story of Mister Miracle. The place is designed to break a child in order for it to be built up in the image (and service) of Darkseid. Yet, the abandoned son of New Genesis found the courage and resolve to fight this brainwashing and went on to become a crime-fighting escape artist and valued member of the Justice League.
 
    This story went on to prove that he wasn't alone.
 
    I've not mentioned much about the art. Pencilled by Steve Pugh, this is another artist that I am not very familiar with. But his style is very similar to that of Paul Pope (Batman: 100.) There' a German Impressionist quality to it what with his character's swooping eyebrows and embellished walls and crooked staircases. This is very much the leftover sets from the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Not the most structurally sound architecture, but for a world as twisted as Apokolips, it works.

   Worth Consuming.
   
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.