Ion # 4 Review
This Review Was Submitted by Knightwingbk
Writer: Ron Marz
Artist: Greg Tocchini
I didn't review issue three, what happened? Kyle went to the planet Mogo (who's also a Green Lantern) and went on a spirit quest and was visited by all of his old girlfriends, who basically gave him a pep talk. And Hal went looking for Kyle. A throwaway issue, but okay nonetheless.
Issue four moves things along as we finally get a taste as to why Kyle has been destroying and killing people in space, while being on earth and peaceful at the same time. "It's like I'm two people at once..." Well you are! Hal battles the other Kyle for most of the issue, while at the end, the real Kyle emerges from Mogo, ready to go. The end says "Next: Answers!" I hope so. I like this title, I like Kyle, I like Ion, but I want some damn answers! The Guardians discuss Kyle's situation yet again, and are as aloof and scared of getting involved as they always are. This scene is included just to stir up our interest in what the hell is going on with Kyle as Ion. Tocchinni's art is still artsy as hell, and takes a while to get used to. I think I'm finally warming up to it, although I still wish we had a more conventional artist on the title. What's Dale Eaglesham doing? And why isn't Tocchini doing his own covers? The one on this issue is horrendous! Note to DC: Fire Kalman Andrasofszky, he sucks. We still don't know why it says Guardian of the Universe underneath the title. Here's hoping we find out. C+
Story was good but yeah, cover kinda looked crappy.
I'd say a C+ is about right. Not entirely sure where this story is going yet, but it's a decent ride so far.
I do really like Tocchini's art a lot. That's what got me to pick this up. I'm getting a little tired of the sterile "clean" art or the manga-influence that most DC titles have and was really impressed by his stylistic approach. It's different than most stuff on the stands, but in a good way.