REVIEW: ‘Empress #2′ brings in action and adventure to what Millar fans love.
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Mark Millar and Stuart Immonen’s sci-fi adventure continues Queen Emporia’s wild escape from her husband King Morax in Empress #2. We see more of Emporia and her crew’s journey to her sister, but other than that, no significant development has occurred thus far. Aside from a few introductions of new characters, Empress #2 offers little […]
Mark Millar and Stuart Immonen’s sci-fi adventure continues Queen Emporia’s wild escape from her husband King Morax in Empress #2. We see more of Emporia and her crew’s journey to her sister, but other than that, no significant development has occurred thus far.
Aside from a few introductions of new characters, Empress #2 offers little in terms of plot and character development. We have not the slightest clue on King Morax’s plans to reclaim her wife back. If anything, Captain Havelock’s character received the most attention this time. Through his friend Tor, Millar showed us just what of a man Havelock really is.
Furthermore, it might have served the narrative much better if the first two issues were combined into a single oversized issue. Both issues are very linear, and it could circumvent the issue of being a fast and short read.
Again, the best aspect of Empress is the art. Stuart Immonen’s pencils combined with Wade Von Grawbadger’s inks the stunning art jumps out of every page. And finally Ive Svorcina’s colors complete the sci-fi feel of the title. In some ways the visuals compensate for the slow development of the story.
Empress is a series that’s probably best enjoyed when collected together judging by the single issues. Being a miniseries, the writing style Millar chose to go with obviously leans toward the collected edition route. With that said, Empress #2 still brings in the action and adventure Millar fans love.
Drew Bagay
