REVIEW: Don’t mess with Huck in ‘Huck #5′
Huck #5 is possibly the darkest chapter in the series. This issue shifts to that tone yet Huck is still the one surviving light. This issue is a family reunion of sorts, a reunion in the worst way possible. Huck and his mother are locked inside a glass cage while Huck’s brother is revealed to […]
Huck #5 is possibly the darkest chapter in the series. This issue shifts to that tone yet Huck is still the one surviving light. This issue is a family reunion of sorts, a reunion in the worst way possible. Huck and his mother are locked inside a glass cage while Huck’s brother is revealed to be a traitor.
When the situation’s bleak and all hope is lost, Huck never wavered even for a second, always hopeful and finding ways to get out of their conundrum. In this issue, we finally see what ticks him off. You do not threaten someone’s mother and get away with it.
Mark Millar did a great job. This issue shifts from its previous chapters that you wouldn’t expect that it would turn out to this. His script is pleasing and right, especially the lines between Huck and his mom. Millar does not go overboard, it wasn’t mushy from its mother-and-son dynamism and action-suspense of this issue. You can feel no wrong up to the last page.
You can see Rafael Albuquerque‘s good work in this series. You get to see Albuquerque his constant experimentation of changing and evolving his art styles, comparing to his work in American Vampire and Ei8ht. Here you can see his minimal lines and chunks of wash tones. His panels are easy to follow, and onomatopoeia are both supplements in building from the first page up to the last enticing page.
Huck is the epitome of what a superhero is, even if he does not wear a cape or a costume. Huck #5 is a well-balanced and above par issue that creates excitement for the next and last issue of this series.
Ryan Villanueva
