This bit of introspection is unearned and, quite frankly, nonsensical: it is clearly not a lie that Marshall came to Existence, and Truth, to save Nathan. Unfortunately, Marshall’s grand, cathartic revelation–that he hates himself–has been apparent since the first issue. An internal climax may fit the mold better. In fact, it’s unclear why the journey to Truth was supposedly so dangerous or beyond Marshall’s experience. With great art and high stakes, you’d think Radiant Black #10 would at least offer up some great interdimensional action, but the issue is fairly sparse in that regard. There is only Truth in Existence.” To be fair to Kyle Higgins, Existence and Truth are proper nouns in this world, so we can expect more insight in the future, but with the latter phrase repeated numerous times throughout the issue, it comes off as irritating pseudo philosophy. In a bit of stilted cosmic dialogue, Marshall learns that “To reach Nathan Burnett, you must reach Truth. That’s the goal of the issue, in fact: to find Truth. The cosmic being(s) keep telling him this, so it’s surely the truth. He’s going to to face some MAJOR challenges here. Readers are told is that Marshall is DEFINITELY going to die. The narrative is a lot of treading water.įor the duration of these (very pretty) pages, Marshall stumbles through Existence with an unclear mission. The art follows along–again, soaring to great heights in doing so–but many of the tricks and inversions feel cold or old-hat without an emotional or physical grounding. Readers have no real understanding of Existence things simply happen, Marshall reacts, then something else happens. There are some brilliant twists on Marcelo Costa’s typical layouts, though it is colorist Igor Monti who does a lot of the heavy lifting, including sequences reminiscent of “Pink Elephants On Parade.” That said, the art–like the story–lacks shape and weight. In fact, Radiant Black #10 is the type of issue that turns monthly readers into trade waiters.įrom a visual standpoint, the issue ranges from reliably vibrant to truly spectacular. Unfortunately, the issue fails to maintain the momentum of a train barreling towards our protagonist. Marshall manages to access Existence in a last bid to save the life of his friend and OG Radiant Black, Nathan. Radiant Black #10 picks up immediately where #9 left off. Image Comics Writer: Kyle Higgins Artists: Marcelo Costa & Igor Monti Letterer: Becca Carey
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