What a relief it was to read Ninjak #21. The time traveling thing has always messed with my mind, as it’s hard for me to read it and fully understand what is going on. But in the case of Ninjak, first, it doesn’t last long, and second, it’s as complicated as in some many other cases.
Ninjak is the sort of series that will keep you on your toes while reading.
The story is very simple and entertaining, but there are some mistakes that really got on nerve. I felt there were some missed opportunities because the team decided to play it safe instead of taking risks. For example, a longer, more credible, ans all around better fight with the seraphim-looking creatures and with Silk would have done wonders for this issue.
Ninjak #21 has a small list of disappointments from the beginning to the end. The team could have done a bit better on more than one occasion, and I see no sense in that monologue that was dropped on us in middle of the issue. The problem isn’t the monologue itself, but the fact that he literally speaks out loud while all alone. Some internal monologue would have made more sense for me.
That said, the story has an intriguing mix of seasons and themes in human history. From ancient times, spy novels, the beginning of the rise technology, to very steampunk looking moments, the book has a huge mix of styles and influences. Ninjak is the sort of series that will keep you on your toes while reading.
It’s hard to imagine what the future holds for Ninjak, as this issue represents the final episode of a strange story arc. It really seems to be a full-stop with no loose ideas to tie up later, but I’m sure whatever it is, it will be attractive if we take into consideration what we’ve seen so far. This is one of those comics with different levels of love and hate, and I think I’m stuck firmly in the middle which keeps things fun.
Taking a look at the art I can say that it’s quite respectable. It’s simple, direct and right to the point, with many details and shadows sprinkled about. I even think there are a couple of altered photographs for some background on more than one page, and that gives a more overall appealing appearance to Ninjak #21.
There are many brilliant colors that will catch your attention as a reader. I wish they had more of it as a whole, but I’m cool with what they did this time. They don’t overdue it with the coloring and it’s always better to leave you wanting a little more than making you want less.
What did bother me where the large amount of text throughout almost all of the pages, and, as I said before, the large, talking monologue, just made it worse. I felt overwhelmed, as if I was getting to much information, or more that what I really needed. That would be the only real artistic/story problem the book has.
At the end of the day I enjoyed my time with Ninjak #21. It was a good issue, but nothing mind-blowing (they can’t all be). Maybe the next one is going be better, and I certainly hope it will be. Such an interesting idea and catchy plots need more love.
“Ninjak is the sort of series that will keep you on your toes while reading.”
3/5
“Good”
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