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To QUOTE Elvis Presley: 'Whatever I will become will be what God has chosen for me'.
THE STORY:
Quite some time ago Alan Scott was chosen by a member of The
Earths Parliament, with the intent of representing these elemental's in an up
and coming world disaster. However, roughly around the same time the other
members of this eco-bound group chose there representative's too.
The white contingent chose Alan's lover Sam to be his
champion. The blue contingent chose Azathoth the sea monster to be his
champion. Whilst the red contingent chose someone out of the Montez family to
be his champion!
No. Not Alex Montez. Yolanda Montez. The feisty one. Who I'm
sure can prove her worth with the rest of them. Fingers crossed.
A beginning.
Even though this installment of Earth 2 initially reminded me
of issue 28, mainly because they're both origin stories pertaining to four
members of the same group, overall I thought this was a marked improvement of
what came before.
The artwork was much more cleaner looking and better defined
on the page. The basic story-line also gave off a very personal and spiritual vibe.
And to top it all off, I did enjoy the idea behind it too. You know. The idea behind
four people being chosen by The Earths Parliament to represent them in the
future!
OK. So what that particular future means in real terms
hasn't been divulged yet. Although I do have a sneaking suspicion we'll get to
find out sooner or later. As let's face it. This series is going to end in a
couple of months, eh?
Now out of the four stories I got the biggest kick out of
reading two of them. Those two being the Sam origin story: because it would be
intriguing to find out what happens when he and Alan finally come face to face.
As well as the Yolanda Montez origin story: because many years ago she was once
the hero called 'Wildcat'. No. It was after the original Ted Grant version.
And as for everything else, yeah, they were fine I suppose.
Just fine. Nothing outstanding, mind you. And that's why...
THE BAD:
... I felt this story was a bit naff as well.
You see, once the basic idea behind this tale kicked in, and
each of the sub-stories were then told, what next, eh? Ka-put! To be
continued. Fingers crossed and hope for the best. Yadda-yadda-yadda. Almost as
if the guidelines for writing this tale were, 'Fill in the space until next
month, chaps! Preferably with something that will help us end this run'.
THE MUSIC:
I personally felt that the very heart of this story was
about people joining together and making the world a better place. You know.
For you and for me. For yoouuu and for meeee. For you and for meeeeeeeeeeeee.
Take it away Mickey Jay....
Have you ever noticed how the 1946 Frank Capra film-classic,
'It's A Wonderful Life', is basically a revitalized adaptation of the 1843 Charles
Dickens novel, 'A Christmas Carol'? Well, on a conceptual level they both tick
a lot of boxes where their respective narratives are concerned. And essentially
they relay a fairly moralistic tale of a man changing his outlook on life when
a 'spirit guide' show's him an alternate past, present, and future.
And so, that is why
I'm comparing this comic to 'It's
A Wonderful Life', because at it's
core it's an alternate version of the 'Multi-colored Lantern' origin story
seen on Earth New.
THE CONCLUSION:
At the very end of this adventure one of those funny-faced
elemental's says something fairly profound for the sake of closure. So just for
fun -- ish -- can you guess what he / she / it / thing says out of the
following eight options?
- Excuse me. But can I go to the bathroom now, please?
- 'The Game Of Life' is coming soon to an Iphone or Android device near you.
- Who farted? As I can smell eggs!
- Pick me. Pick me. I'm a stubborn plonka too.
- May your champion prove worthy of the task before them.
- I'm stupid. I'm ugly. I'm dumb. And I smell. Did I mention I'm stupid?
- Look at it. Nobody is going to want to touch it now.
- Suck my potatoes.
Nuff said.
EARTH 2 #30
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
January 28, 2015
Rating:
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