For some reason, I am a fan of Marc Silvestri even though his style always looked so rushed with lots of lines everywhere. And then the facial features are exaggerated. So I really failed to understand why I followed his work in X-Men and Wolverine ... and collected his Cyberforce from start to end ...So naturally when this was announced after Marc's hiatus for a while ... and it was promoted the heck out of it ... I picked it up ... and ... well, it is a unique tale because it is not about superheroes, mutants or cybernetics
For those who actually do not know, it is about Jackie Estacado, an "adopted" son of a "mafia" type don ... who grows up amongst the bad hats ... lived that kind of life ... and loves to please his "dad". In short, he is a bad guy. And this book does not set out to redeem himIn fact, in this tale, we are told that there is a girl he likes but doesn't sleep with while the rest are casual one night stands. He kills as he pleases but he drinks milk in a bar! So to his utter shock and disgust, when he comes of age, he finds himself blessed with the power of the Darkness, an ancient force that materializes only when he is an adult and with this he can form constructs with minds of their own in shadows ... unlimited constructs to cause havoc and destruction ...
Naturally there are those who seek to teach him how to use this while others will become his opposition for the power and the power's own opposition. Got it? Well the first issue will reveal a lot but not everything. Suffice to say if you get the first 2 to 4 issues, it is enough for you to decide to continue or not ... I didn't because of the artwork. Sorry, Marc!But I did follow up on the back issue bins later on ... especially when Benitez came onboard! Hehehe!
Ratings: 6/10
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