With this second issue, Generation Zero proves again that it is one of the best stories we may have right now on the market. It’s one that you need to be following. We are only on issue two, but it still surprises me how well constructed this plot is.
The script this time round is less dramatic, with less focus on action and more focus given to the little changes Keisha is having in her life. We also get see her first impressions that she has on the guys she called to help her out last issue. Things get really interesting as we start wondering just what will be going down in her town.
“Generation Zero is on track to being the best comic series of 2016”
The Zygos twins are the kind of characters I’d like to see developed and continue to evolve, and while they may not be the strongest point in the story so far,the groundwork being laid is pretty cool and has me prepared to see where these two siblings go. This is all very different from what we are used to see in more conventional comic books, and this break from the norm makes Generation Zero #2 really great.
There are other characters I may grow to connect with like Gamete, Cronus and Animalia, as they are darker than I expected and with plenty of potential. It’s too early to really say anything on them since we haven’t really see them in action, so we’ll have to wait a little more for these guys to show what they’re made of. But the book does a wonderful job of giving the reader just enough to keep us wondering.
The art in issue two keeps the same style as last issue and the cold tones in many of the pages we saw in Generation Zero #1. It sort of looks like what a darker version of the Teen Titans cartoon may have looked like, so if you like those sort of goth-like aesthetics with a young adult touch, you are going to love this issue.
The inks also also very fluid and delicate as we practically see more black on the panel divisions as well as the backgrounds than in the lines themselves. This matches the lettering, which takes up less space than they usually do in other comics books. Everything is very clean and a lot of care was clearly taken by everyone on art duties.
The only small problem I have with this issue is the fact that some backgrounds, especially for the scene in Keisha’s dad’s car, seem very, well, samey. This also goes for Gamete’s mother as well, and I would have preferred to see things from a different angle. Not a serious thing, and more a personal opinion, but It was an issue for me.
But I do have one big issues with this book and that’s that I have to wait another month before issue number three. That’s a great problem to have and it’s worth it as the team behind this comic knows exactly what they are doing. If things keep up this way then Generation Zero is on track to being the best comic series of 2016.
I said it before and I’ll say it again, you need to be reading this comic. Things are on track for an exciting next issue and I’ll sit back counting the days until release.
5/5
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