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[Comic Review] “Convergence” #3 Is Tiresome And Convoluted
“Convergence” #3 does so little to offer any course correction that the entire series now looks like a write off. The dialogue is still terribly derivative, the characters are generic, and the threat posed by Telos is undefined. With this chapter Jeff King sets the stage for the mid point of the event with the subtlety of a sledge hammer to the head. The result is a a fairly good climax ruined by shamefully bad plotting, and heavy handed voice over.
WRITTEN BY: Jeff King
ART BY: Stephen Segovia
PUBLISHER: DC Comics
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE: April 22, 2015
“Convergence” seems to have been written in a vacuum free of criticism or second guesses. It’s as if the script never got a second pass, and the dialogue on the page was all supposed to be replaced with something better. So again, the painful reality of a first time comics writer handling an huge ensemble piece is evident. Most of the issue is devoted to the heroes spouting off recaps of why they’ve tried everything – you know the stuff we saw last week – well they’re going to remind you about ALL OF IT.
When it’s not wading through it’s somehow dense plot – the characters inch a little closer to what Telos is and what convergence is trying to accomplish. This is outside the clear indication that the series is nothing more than a setup for the new iteration of Earth 2 that we’ll see after the event. Despite DC’s press to the contrary, it seems “Convergence” is very steeped in the world of the New 52.
Stephen Segovia’s art suffers from the massive amount of plot. He’s left to wade through troublesome transitions and strange fight scenes with far to many characters on the page. At his best, the work is serviceable and routine. But once the panels become crowded and his action falls to pieces. Our heroes follow the mysterious stranger that appeared last issue into the center of this new planet. Here the reader is greeted with what seems like some semblance of plot development, only to be hit over the head with a jarring scene change that introduces new locations and characters without so much as a caption to indicate time and place. Aside from that there’s the issue of the climax. Painful transitions aside, everything seems to fall apart at the apex of the action. The issue’s most monumental moment of action is confusing.
Spoilers for the event.
The death of Thomas Wayne occurs in this issue to laughable results. Not only is his death almost an aside to the chaos on the page, but the reader is hit over the head with what this death means. Thanks to a hearty dose of voice over narration from Dick Grayson the moment means nothing. King’s script takes the moment to remind you every small thing this Batman has done that mattered. The problem occurring when not a single one of these things occurred on the pages of “Convergence.”
End Spoilers
At this point “Convergence” is hard to recommend. It shows absolutely no signs of course correction and consistently drowns under its own weight. The result is an event without nuance, or even a proofread. That’s right, Green Lantern’s dialogue actually has a misspelling of “Telos” calling the villain “Tellos” it’s not just a quirk either, it’s a real deal one time error. It’s almost the cherry on top of this embarrassingly bad piece.
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‘You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive’ – IDW Dark’s Next Horror Comic Will Make You Question Reality
Five friends. Four houses. One perfect life. Bloody Disgusting is excited to exclusively announce You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive, a brand new horror comic from IDW Dark.
From Eisner-Nominated writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, and rising horror artist Heather Vaughan, You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is described as a “paranoia-laced, socially-conscious, horror mystery that will leave you questioning reality, and reveal that this crafted world is more of a nightmare than the idealistic dream they were expecting.”
Phoebe Joplin has never questioned the world her parents built: a secluded community where she and her friends were raised to be smarter, stronger, and better than anyone else. No distractions. No dangers. No secrets. Until the night of their graduation.
When one of them dies under impossible circumstances, Phee starts to pull at the edges of her perfect life—and what she finds is something far more terrifying than she ever imagined.
Because this place isn’t a sanctuary. It’s a cage. And no one who discovers the truth ever leaves it alive.
Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (Batman – One Bad Day: Clayface, Star Trek: The Last Starship) co-write the upcoming IDW Dark horror comic, featuring art by Heather Vaughan.
Jackson Lanzing said in a statement to Bloody Disgusting, “You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive is in many ways a spiritual successor to our last creator-owned horror, The Principles of Necromancy – a dive into the promise and consequence of playing god with the blood of innocents. But the Hivemind book this reminds me of most is Clayface: One Bad Day. This is a deeply human story with intensely raw emotions – five best friends and their five mysterious parents, tearing one another apart for the promise of some impossible glory that’s waiting just beyond their darkest actions. We’re thrilled to be bringing this story to life with our long-time partner in crime, editor Heather Antos, at IDW Dark – and we’re particularly excited to give our Clayface fans a new, brutal and emotional horror made just for them.”
Adds Collin Kelly, “We’re deconstructing a feeling that seems universal these days; our elders have a death grip on their power, without any intention of giving it up to the generations that come next. YNLTPA is about growing up with the limitless potential of the future… and realizing how much it’s a lie we’ve been fed to keep us under the yoke of the past. Bringing this brutal experience to life is our artist and co-creator, Heather Vaughan, who brings an incredible amount of humanity to our cast. But it’s in our youthful leads that Heather’s art really shines – you are going to fall in love with these young people, even as they go through the worst experience of their lives. What we’ve all crafted together is going to be tragic, painful, but above all else, sincere – with a future so uncertain, there’s only one thing we can trust: you’ll never leave this place alive.”
“Some horror stories are about monsters in the dark. YNLTPA is about realizing the monsters raised you,” previews Senior Group Editor Heather Antos. “Working with Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly on this series has been a dream in the darkest possible way. They’ve built a story that’s layered, brutal, and deeply emotional, and every issue gives artist Heather Vaughan opportunities to push the art into places that feel both haunting and deeply personal. Some horror comics will keep you up at night…this is one that will stick with you for years to come.”
The first issue of You’ll Never Leave This Place Alive goes on sale October 14, 2026! Make sure to pre-order at your local comic shop by September to guarantee a copy.
Exclusively check out the various covers for Issue #1 down below.
IDW Publishing’s horror imprint IDW DARK features comics like A Quiet Place: Storm Warning, Smile: For the Camera, The Exorcism at 1600 Penn, Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Twilight Zone, Event Horizon: Dark Descent & Event Horizon: Inferno, and more.
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