“Escape From New York” #4 delivers an action-packed conclusion to its first exciting story arc. In a surprising twist, readers get a chance to see a different side to the one-eyed anti-hero. It’s a really interesting take on Snake Plissken and It makes me feel the “Escape From New York” series is in really good hands.
WRITTEN BY: Christopher Sebela
ART BY: Diego Barreto
PUBLISHER: Boom! Studios
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: March 11, 2015
Th countdown has begun for Snake Plissken to stop the nukes from being launched. There are two sides in this heated battle and each one has enough reason to hate Snake. One half, the national guard, wants Snake dead because he is a wanted fugitive of the states The other half, led by the psycho twins, Romulus and Remus, just wants to see the whole world blow up. Will Snake let Florida get nuked? Or will he stop the child lunatics from pressing the red button?
Writer Christopher Sebela focuses on Snake’s back-story and digs deep into his military background. Snake knows the soldiers in Romulus and Remus’ army are pawns, which is why he won’t kill them. Instead, Snake puts his reluctance aside and leads the charge, giving his troops something to fight for. Snake fights to take back control and become the leader he was trained to be.
Artist Diego Barreto keeps readers close to the action as the battlefield takes place. In detailed wide shots, we see tanks rolling across, missiles being launched, and bullets flying in the air. At the center of the page, Snake is running into battle with purpose. The action flows at an incredibly fast pace as Snake goes one-on-one against MeeMaw.
“Escape From New York” #4 closes on an exciting cliff-hanger. Can’t wait to see what happens in the next story arc.
Reviewed by Jorge Solis