Love it or hate it, but there’s little chance of me coming back for more of Ghost Cage. I want to like Doyle, but as she continues to talk, I end up thinking, “no one is this stupid right?” Even the ghost mascot is looking at her like she’s a bit to thick in the head. I feel preached out and all I wanted was to see the Eyeball fight some cool monsters. Again, I could stare at this book all day and find it enjoyable, but it’s not fun to read. I feel like at this point he’s going to fight Solar and Batteries who are somehow twins or lovers in the next issue. These two underdeveloped issues could easily be five to six well developed issues. There is no focus, and the pace is frantic. It’s trying to sound smart and failing to do so because the story isn’t strong enough. Cyclops future energy guy is that future and he’s done nothing to make me believe in him.Īt first the idea of fighting energy monsters was clever and interesting, but there’s so much exposition and pompousness to the writing that it’s no longer the case. The other wants to go into the geopolitical nature of energy around the world, what it means to the people and planet and where it’s going in the future. One has a sick sense of humor and wants crazy battles with energy monsters. There are two stories fighting each other here, which makes sense given there’s two writers. It doesn’t match the reveal of the daughter who goes from assassin to daddy issues in the course of taking her helmet off. It’s not fitting with the rest of the story. He’s likable, his motivation and exit from the story are all moving and fitting for what is introduced for the character. Great play on the story and a well-developed character right out the gate. I’m not rooting for her because she’s less shitty.Īnother reason that I can’t wrap my head around the tone is the wind creature Quixote. The other characters are not likeable, but that doesn’t make Doyle likable by default. I still don’t know her or like her as character. Her loyalty is being exploited and spit back at her from Holo-dad invalidating her entire character motivation. She lost the farm and is working to earn it back. Is it all being play for a laugh? Doyle tells us she doesn’t have time for love which makes dudes death seem all the more pointless. Actually, I don’t understand the tone of this comic. If it’s not played for humor, then I don’t understand the tone of this comic. I assumed that was the emotion that the creators were going for because its frankly stupid otherwise. The one co-worker we’ve been introduced to is killed by page 3 or 4 after confessing his love for her. I barely like Doyle and she won’t stop talking so would I care about a daughter character?Īnd everything with Doyle becomes less and less interesting as its developed. We’ve had a handful of panels with the daughter, but I’m supposed to care about her reveal? Why? I don’t. It doesn’t have to be new, but the story does very little to make it relevant. I saw Prometheus as well, this isn’t new. Less surprising was the fact that crazy old guy is alive and looks shittier than his hologram self. Predictable you say? Yes, it was not even remotely a surprise that it was crazy old guy’s daughter. The visuals of the mecha/monster versions of energy resources are still a wonderful idea on paper, but the story execution has delved into predictable and erratic. I could stare at the pages of this comic all day as they are wonderful. I wanted to start off with a joke about my interest in this comic being used up like natural resources, but I’m afraid the quality hits too close to home for this comic.
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