“Deep Gravity” #2 picks up with the explosion aboard Vanguard. All the creatures have escape and the survivors are regrouping and trying to decide the best course of action. There is one page that takes place back on Poseidon but besides that the entire issue follows the hand full of people aboard Vanguard arguing, so much arguing.
WRITTEN BY: Gabriel Hardman, Corinna Bechko, Mike Richardson
ART BY: Fernando Baldo
PUBLISHER: Dark Horse
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: August 27, 2014
Reviewed By Epic Switzer
I gave the first issue of “Deep Gravity” a favorable review and expressed a lot of hope for the series. Unfortunately it seems we’ve gone from “Avatar” to “Deep Blue Sea” in just one issue. Gone are the imaginative creatures and environments from issue one that intrigued and delighted me. They’ve been replaced with three people shouting at each other about hierarchy and insubordination.
The focus shift to the wrecked ship doesn’t just sully my interest, it cripples Fernando Baldo’s art. Because we are stuck on the ship with the survivors, his panels are mostly restricted to gray debris with groups of people standing around. In one chamber there is a big fire and Baldo’s use of panelling and detail gets to shine through, but for the most part this issue is particularly boring to look at.
This issue has some things going for it: it moves very quickly for one. Even though most of the dialogue is redundant arguing, the crew is quick on their feet and manages to cover a lot of ground in this issue. Secondly there is a cliffhanger that, while no unexpected, presents opportunity for some really interesting conflict.
I really liked the first issue, so I will definitely stick with it for the time being. But the reason “Deep Blue Sea” worked as well as it did wasn’t the sharks, it was Samuel L. Jackson. This book doesn’t have a Samuel L. Jackson, it doesn’t even have a LL Cool J.
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Epic Switzer AKA Eric is an aspiring filmmaker and screenplay writer living in Los Angeles. His work tends to focus on the lighter side of entropy, dystopic futures, and man’s innate struggle with his own mortality. He can be found on twitter @epicswitzer or reached via email at ericswitzerfilm@gmail.com.