| Dominion #2 |
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| Posted by Joey Ruff |
07:22 AM Wednesday, 31 October 2007 |
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Then we cut to action-cop extraordinaire, Die Hard's very own, John McC-...Dick Urbanski. His philosophy, as we learn on page 4, is literally "Shoot first, ask questions later." He recruits nurse Elaine to help him tend to the wounded in the monster's path, and the two take off on a motorcycle towards a 50-story creature. But how do you stop something so big? Guns don't work- they just make the Hulk madder. Then in a flash of brilliant inspiration, Urbanski rigs a car to explode in the monster's teeth, and well, that's the last thing he eats. The story then flashes to a woman with hair like Medusa and walking around on fire, so hot she melts buildings as she passes. This is likened to the great Chicago fire, and a nice metaphor is expanded upon as the narrative explores the account of Mrs. O'Leary and her cow, the legend behind the historical blaze. Eventually, the Human Torch's girlfriend is defeated as well. Then there's a scientist in the middle of everything who reveals that on top of all the chaos, the big monsters, flaming people, and Greek helicopter destroyers (who we never see again), there's some kind of virus that may or may not be scientifically home-grown. So what's going on? The characters don't know. I'm not sure even the writer knows. Nelson uses Urbanski to write off any explanation at present saying, "I'm still shooting...don't think I'll be able to ask questions for awhile." If you, like me, are attempting to pick up in the middle of things with issue 2, save yourself the time trying to figure things out and start at the beginning if you can. Issue 2 is a good story, fun, crazy characters, and action that doesn't let up. The books a real page-turner and intense in a good way, and displays Nelson's writing ability very well with his mixed metaphors that keep the yellow-box narrative interesting. Just throw me a bone here, Boom!. Take a cue from many other mainstream books and throw in a three paragraph summary at the beginning of the book. Who are these characters? Where did the monster and the flaming girl come from? Why are flying people destroying news copters? What does the title mean? The book also alludes that there are more strange things in the city, probably with other life-threatening appetites or abilities. Neslon shines as a writer with this book, and Hamilton's pencils are solid and well delivered, nothing extraordinary but well-suited to this title. I'm interested to see the next issue, see if there are any answers, see if there are more questions. I'm sure the action will be there. And there's really nothing offensive in here, either. The tone's darker than traditional comic fare, and there's a bit of violence, but nothing graphic, as well as images of monsters. Like I said, I wanted to like this book. Pick it up if you get the chance, but pick up the first one, too. You'll have a better idea than I do of what's happening. Despite the questions it leaves, all-in-all, not a bad book. I'll be watching to see where this one goes. Comments (0) |
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What do John McClane, Godzilla, the great Chicago fire, and the Human Torch all have in common? They're all loosely interwoven in Boom! Studios limited series Dominion, written by Michael Alan Nelson with art by Tim Hamilton.| < Prev | Next > |
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