We Stand on Guard #3Review by Paul Fiander
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Story By: Brian K. Vaughan
Art By: Steve Skroce Cover By: Steve Skroce Published: September 2, 2015 Diamond ID: JUL150548 |
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This war story has a number of odd twists and turns in its third issue. The familiar pattern of a few pages of historical background fleshing out Amber's story helps give us some idea of the way the war was fought. It’s not all tactics but there are a few ideas and also a bit of conspiracy theory thrown in to keep the tin foil hat brigade happy. If you do read between the lines though you begin to see the reasoning behind why this conflict has occurred and it's something rather unexpected. You get clues about the state of the planet from later discussions as well and that's why I leapt with this idea. Of course I could be wrong.
Art wise we get the usual mix of mechs and snow that we have come to expect but this is the issue where we get to see Skroce dabble with a few other artistic expressions most notable around fire. The cover of the issue demonstrates this perfectly as we see a face ravaged by flames. The mixture of realism and over the top imagination help to give the image a stronger feel and the same can be said for the depictions inside of the issue. There are some questions in this issue around the idea of terrorism. The way the plot is being played out we see the Canadians as freedom fighters but the US Army see them as hostile terrorists. This kind of distinction is an interesting one and the light that BKV and Skroce shine on it is illuminating without being too bright. This is a good series to jump onto and we hope it continues. Preview Images |
