The Past Aways:
When nomads grow roots it’s never a good thing. You start to make connections you shouldn’t make and forget the main objective. That’s when animosity and betrayal ensues. Now you have to figure where everyone’s loyalty lies and that can cost more than a ride home. And when an android’s feelings get hurt, watch out. That’s what Matt Kindt’s “Past Aways†have to endure. There has to be more to why Phil wants his leader Art dead. And the crew seems clueless as to what’s going on around them. It’s as if they don’t know the right questions to ask. For a group that’s from the future, they seem to have no skills as to how the human mind works. Some things are timeless, like greed and jealousy. Whatever Phil the android is plotting may destroy time itself.
Mulan: Revelations:
The thing about being human is that you know there will be an end. As soon as you’re born, you’re dying. It’s all in the matter of how you live. With all the threats swirling around Mulan and her family in issue 3 of “Mulan: Revelations,†that should be the one constant. It doesn’t matter which generation carries the mantel, it’s only important if the wielder succeeds in saving the universe. There’s also the purpose of a savior where you have immense power and there are people who want what you have, even if they have no clue as to how to use it. Now two different forces want Mulan for their own nefarious purposes. Or is it only one that has become desperate and paranoid? Writer Marc Andreyko keeps the action fast-paced, answers several questions and poses many more all at the same time.
Although there is a clearer understanding to Mulan as how she must use her power, she’s still training on the fly and making mistakes. The kind of mistakes that got Luke Skywalker’s hand untimely separated from his body. Still you can’t help but root for her and find out how she’ll survive what will befall her in the next issue. Besides you should always put your money on the woman with the Mohawk.
Fight Club 2 Issue 4:
Sebastien and Tyler have issues. For one thing they’re occupying the same body, for another Tyler as diabolical as he seems at least is an active participant in their shared existence. If only Tyler were the dominant personality, the one that didn’t make excuses for the chaos around him at least Sebastien would have someone to blame. But this is Sebastien’s life and as convoluted as it is he needs to figure out if he’s going to continue to be one man when he is awake and one when he falls asleep or is he going to kick Tyler to the curb.
Chuck Palahniuk’s fourth issue of “Fight Club 2†at points gets weird where Sebastien’s wife Marla is trucking around this ancient looking midget around with her searching through different “clubs†to find her son. At one point she steps into one of Palahniuk’s table readings. It doesn’t work and sometimes you need to let the fourth wall be the fourth wall.
What’s more you’ve stopped caring about finding this lost kid. You can’t have strange for strange sake, it must have purpose. There’s also a point when a series needs to end like when the audience is no longer invested in any of the characters or when the arresting art on the cover makes you plump down nearly $4.00 for a run amok plot.
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