You often hear that Lois Lane is an excellent investigative journalist. But you don't really get to witness her going off the grid by herself much because Superman is always there to bail her out. In Lois Lane and the Resistance, she finally gets that chance as in the Flashpoint, there is no Superman to answer her calls for help.
Stranded in Paris during the fall of Europe, Lois Lane is contacted by the Flashpoint's greatest hero, Cyborg, to make contact with a resistance leader in London, now the home of the Amazon's New Themyscira! But in order to win the right to move freely throughout the new nation, Lois must undergo loyalty training or face becoming an Amazonian science project that often result in hideous mutations. If Lois is to connect with the resistance, Cyborg is going to have to act fast as tomorrow is the day of Lois' turn on the operating table.
Issue #1 was an action packed look at the underground movement in Europe following Aquaman's destruction of most of the continent. Now with the Amazons controlling the British Isles, it looks like the war between Atlantis and Themyscira is heating up. I felt like I was reading a DC Comics version of Mission: Impossible what with secret operatives, crazy gadgets and tons more espionage and trickery than I can count.
Writers Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett, the duo behind Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies, were the right choice to chronicle further escapades surrounding the Amazons. But something was missing to make this as good as an opening chapter as the work they did in Furies #1. This series doesn't have that breathtaking art that Furies does. But I don't think that it the only reason I wasn't 100% satisfied with this issue. Hopefully, by issue #2, I will be able to put my finger on it. All I can say for now is that I get the feeling that my objections have something to do with the cover...
Worth Consuming
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
We've seen the beginnings of Atlantis's war with the surface. Now witness the origins of the Atlantis-Themyscira War in the pages of Wonder Woman and the Furies #1. Love lost, treason, deception, and murder. This issue has everything and a Kraken too!
If you don't read Flashpoint in the order DC listed all of the tie-ins in the pages of Flashpoint #1 and #2, you'll be doing yourself a disservice. There are some many cliffhangers, crossovers, and shocking reveals that require reading everything in order for maximum effect. I've been doing pretty good job of that myself, with exception of a couple of mix-ups, and I must say that doing so has really blown me away with the level of quality and excitement in every book.
Up until this point, this issue is perhaps my favorite of the bunch. The storytelling of Andy Lanning and Dan Abnett was spectacular. But really what did it for me was the artwork. Scott Clark's (Batman Incorporated) mix of CGI imagery of the landmarks of Altantis and Themyscira and swift pencil strokes crafting younger versions of Wonder Woman and Aquaman were stunning. And look this the cover by Ed Benes (Batgirl)! The level of detail put into the ruins of London are breathtaking.
Excellent Stuff!
Worth Consuming
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.
During a Cylon ambush, Commander Adama authorizes an experimental and potentially dangerous, type of weapon to be used in a last ditch effort of survival. The weapon in question is a torpedo that when it hits its target will not only destroy the massive basestar annihilating the fleet, it will wipe the Cylon ship from existence. But when the weapons cause a temporal rift in the fabric of space to open up, Apollo and Starbuck are sent to a parallel universe that's even worse than the reality that they have just come from.
Memorial is an interesting mix of characters from Battlestar Galactica, spin-off Battlestar 1980, and the new vocabulary from the Syfy Channel reboot. I love stories about alternate realities and this one did not disappoint in the least. I do think it would've been fun to have Apollo and Starbuck pop up into the universe of the reboot Galactica but I guess that wouldn't have been feasible. It doesn't take away from however dynamite this comic was.
Speaking of explosive materials, this 2013 series was published by Dynamite Entertainment. Written by collaborators Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (Legion of Superheroes) and featuring the artistic talent of Cezar Razek (Witchblade/ Red Sonja), this series is what Battlestar Galactica fans have long deserved. The original Battlestar series by Marvel was comprised only of stories taken straight from the show's scripts. It lacked heart and creativity, plus that little spark of imagination that delves into unexplored territories much like licensed properties such as a Ghostbusters or Star Trek comic.
Another plus is the photorealistic covers painted by my all-time favorite artist, Alex Ross (Kingdom Come). I love his style and I also adore his tongue-in-cheek nostalgic approach. One such example was the cover of issue #3 which is a parody of the original Star Wars poster, as well as a nod to the legal troubles Battlestar got into for being considered a Star Wars rip-off. That may have been the case with the 1979 TV series but that is not with this fantastic comic book.
The rest of this series is now on my wish list!
Worth Consuming
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.
