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The pacing on Klarion is brilliant. I thought about the idea of Klarion getting up to Blue Rafters sooner, to get "into the action" quicker, but realized if that had happened I'd also be complaining that not enough time was spent in Limbo Town. So, over all, I'm going to say the pacing is the best on this one; Zatanna feels a little slow, even episodic; Shining Knight also has a pretty balls-to-the-wall pace; and the Manhattan Guardian feels a little wheels-spinning.
Speculation about the Newsboy Army Murder case - well, these guys are Seven Soldiers with no army - no communal spirit, no connection to each other. Maybe the Newsboys were a previous attempt by Ali-Ka-Zoom at organizing something? Having these soldiers with no direct connection, no face-to-face interaction, might be a way of saving them - get them in one place and they can all be taken out.
So far, the Soldiers are all playing the "Strangers in a Strange Land" game:
-Klarion is moving Upward into Blue Rafters.
-Ystin (gawd, I love that spelling) is moving Forward through time.
-Jake Jordan is moving Downward into the Underground.
-Zatanna is skipping Sideways into the Ra-Realm and other places.
Of them, Zee has the hubris (rather than a clearly heroic spirit like Ystin and Jake, or explorer's eye like Klarion, and gets punished for it - she's all about reprioritizing) and gets punished.
Back on Klarion, love the second cover far more than the first one. I like our boy's opportunistic / vicious side, the way he doesn't really have a problem dealing with Badde betraying him; he sort of expects it, it seems. Works in out in one panel, once Teekl brings the intel. I really enjoy the psychic connection between boy and cat, and I really want more on the weird "brotherhood" aspect.
This makes...two Soldiers with talking animal sidekicks, Ystin and Klarion. And Zatanna has Misty - who's Jake got? |
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