I've praised Nick Spencer for his use of humor in this series several times in recent reviews. This month I must praise his sense of dramatic pacing. Not that this script is lacking in humor - it isn't! But this action-packed issue proves that Spencer is not just a good comedy writer - he's a good writer.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Ant-Man #5 - A Review
With the life of his daughter in the balance and the first villain he ever fought resurrected using her heart, Scott Lang is having a bad day. Actually, "bad day" is putting it lightly. Particularly since his back-up (i.e. his ex-supervillain employees) decided to knock-off work early...
I've praised Nick Spencer for his use of humor in this series several times in recent reviews. This month I must praise his sense of dramatic pacing. Not that this script is lacking in humor - it isn't! But this action-packed issue proves that Spencer is not just a good comedy writer - he's a good writer.
The artwork is equally amazing all around. Ramon Rosanas is a fine artist, capable of portraying the wide variety of unusual sights that this series reqires, up to and including a battle against giant white blood cells inside a teenage girl's blood stream. And Jordan Boyd's colors are equally vivid and powerful.
I've praised Nick Spencer for his use of humor in this series several times in recent reviews. This month I must praise his sense of dramatic pacing. Not that this script is lacking in humor - it isn't! But this action-packed issue proves that Spencer is not just a good comedy writer - he's a good writer.
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