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The Twilight Zone #1 by J. Michael Straczynski
The Twilight Zone #1 by J. Michael Straczynski







The Twilight Zone #1 by J. Michael Straczynski

The story has a certain clarity that is easy to get sucked into. Also the blue tinting on the flashbacks work very nicely in most cases. The way that the artist depicts Jason Black is wonderfully creepy, the strange mustache and intriguing facial expressions will be burned into your memory. The backgrounds look so sparse, which calls attention to the dire mood in this issue. Guiu Vilanova is not a perfect artist, but nobody is better suited to this tale than he. I just hope that the next arc can be nearly as good. After reading this initial saga, readers will feel some complicated emotions regarding the comic, meaning that this script was very well written. He is a tragic character, and when his premature death is teased, It is almost a reason to descend deeper towards depression. His backstory that was slowly established was so beautifully tragic, and evoked so much sympathy from the reader with ease. John’s story is so wonderfully heartbreaking. It is also refreshing that we are getting a black female lead at the core of the next tale. Good comics is good comics at the end of the day, even with poor ideology. The brawl between the dual philosophies of Trevor and John is intriguing, it is slightly cliched that they are both sort of fighting over a female love interest. Passing the baton to the next story at the end of the issue after the author built up so much good will during this story, is a small stroke of genius. The author really pulled back and showed that he can craft a piece that is grounded, yet still interesting and paced incredibly well. It is satisfying to get in on this tale through the ground floor, and keep reading through the balanced character drama that has been so well established throughout the arc.

The Twilight Zone #1 by J. Michael Straczynski

The events that spin out of the tale of mistaken identity have just enough intrigue to keep readers engrossed over a small four issue arc.

The Twilight Zone #1 by J. Michael Straczynski

While it may be sort of the easy way to conclude the tale, the added backstory adds to the overall conclusion making it a strong final issue. Thankfully, he takes the easy way out in this issue, and goes for the typical bittersweet ending that was the only way this title could have functioned. The author has had a slightly hard time ending his arcs and making in a compelling fashion. Michael Straczynski has been spinning for the past couple of months. I was slightly worried regarding the end of the Twilight Zone arc that J.









The Twilight Zone #1 by J. Michael Straczynski