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[Comic Review] “Convergence” #5 Is Tired and Unbearable
It’s hard to write a review of the weekly issues of “Convergence” because each week hits the same plot problems. It’s clear now that the series itself doesn’t suffer from a week to week plotting perspective but that the whole spine of the event is broken. Each week the heroes of Earth 2 share a telling dialogue with Telos followed by some semblance of a battle. This is usually supplemented by an overly insightful and retrospective voice-over from Earth 2 Dick Grayson, the “everyman” caught in the zany middle. Issue #5 is no different.
WRITTEN BY: Jeff King
ART BY: Andy Kubert
PUBLISHER: DC Comics
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: May 6, 2015
Deimos is made the true villain of the event. Brainac disappears off the map, and Telos used to be a good guy. That’s the bulk of what happens here. As is standard with Jeff King’s writing there are chunky/unnatural info dumps that don’t see much in the way of character development. The writer has still yet to master the art of subtlety. Scene transitions are horrifyingly confusing. There is a dizzying level of interruption to the pacing.
Andy Kubert is on pencils this week. But draws the issue as if there was a gun to his head. Seems the artist is able to handle the pressure of a big event comic. His work here is equally sloppy and inconsistent as his brother’s was on “Avengers and X-Men AXIS.” Here, the proportions of the characters shift and mutate with the panels. Resulting in a busy and distracting issue above and beyond the narrative flaws.
Right now, “Convergence” may have the honor and distinction of being one of the worst event comics ever published. It doesn’t have anything for anyone to do. The narrative spine of the series is barely functioning. It reads like a first draft fan fiction inspired by the crisis events of old.
Each week begs the question as to why this series had to exist or how Convergence warrants 9 issues. This is outside the idea of multiple weeks of sales. With many readers confused and overwhelmed by the event, issue #5 will do nothing to squash their reserve. Save your money and your time.
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