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Issue three was absolutely fantastic, especially considering the daunting task of making a story out of such an obvious metaphor without making it cheesy. Thematically, this issue ties in perfectly with Shining Knight #3, and all the Sheeda Queen's talk about civilizations rising and falling, being cleansed, etc. I loved that ultimately it was love and jealousy that sent this world into madness and destruction, instead of just the obvious statistics laid out in the beginning. Very poetic.
The best part of the story for me was how conflicted I felt by the arrival of the Newsboy Army. On the one hand, you can't not love that shot of the Newboys parachuting in to help save the day, especially with the Editor's disclaimer about not baring responsibility for the actions of these children. Pure superhero comic adreneline rush.
On the other hand, with all the violence and flame throwers and geopolitcal themes going on here, i couldn't help being reminded by the Newsboy Army of this HBO special I saw about little kids in Africa being used/transformed into heartless, ultraviolent killers and soldiers by local warlords to use as their own armies.
I can't help thinking the duality of this issue was intentional, a prelude perhaps to the tragic secret origins of the original Newsboy Army.
This issue was fantastic. As far as Seven Soldiers go, i've given up on trying to choose a favorite. The series just keep topping themselves. |
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