Steven Sykora 4000
Monday, May 05, 2008, 04:21 AM
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Title Foundation #5 (of 5)
Publisher Name: Boom! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.net)
Writer: John Rozum
Art: Chee
Colorist: Pablo Quiligotti
Diamond Code: FEB083589
$3.99, 26 pages, Color
Safety Content Label: T+ TEENS AND UP - Appropriate for most readers 13 and up, parents are advised that they might want to read before or with younger children.
Publishers Blurb:
Nostradamus predicted the rise of Napoleon, the rise of Hitler, the Apollo landing and 9/11. Now, in the present, his Foundation works to save mankind from the greatest threats he predicted still to come. The conclusion.
Reviewer Comments:
This issue wraps up the five issue mini nicely, but for all the suspense built up in the previous issues, it seemed to end rather abruptly and brings up a lot of questions as well. Where does the Foundation go from here? Will Valentine really leave the agency? I guess we'll have to ask Rozum for an interview and see if we can pry it out of him.
Valentine shows that he's about as good as they come but as this issue illustrates, even he makes the occasional mistake and needs some help from a friend to get the job done sometimes. Some of the story I thought was left unexplained. For instance when he had to trim his wig to fit in with the secret service agent hairstyles; I wondered where he found a pair of scissors but I suppose he could've been carrying a pocket knife or something. And the way Valentine explained away cutting the red/green wires as movie mumbo jumbo seemed kind of like a cop out. Regardless of this issues insignificant problems, Rozum is definitely a talented writer, and hopefully we'll be seeing more of the story in future works by Rozum. Keep 'em comin' man, because I haven't had enough of The Foundation yet.
Title Foundation #5 (of 5)
Publisher Name: Boom! Studios (http://www.boom-studios.net)
Writer: John Rozum
Art: Chee
Colorist: Pablo Quiligotti
Diamond Code: FEB083589
$3.99, 26 pages, Color
Safety Content Label: T+ TEENS AND UP - Appropriate for most readers 13 and up, parents are advised that they might want to read before or with younger children.
Publishers Blurb:
Nostradamus predicted the rise of Napoleon, the rise of Hitler, the Apollo landing and 9/11. Now, in the present, his Foundation works to save mankind from the greatest threats he predicted still to come. The conclusion.
Reviewer Comments:
This issue wraps up the five issue mini nicely, but for all the suspense built up in the previous issues, it seemed to end rather abruptly and brings up a lot of questions as well. Where does the Foundation go from here? Will Valentine really leave the agency? I guess we'll have to ask Rozum for an interview and see if we can pry it out of him.
Valentine shows that he's about as good as they come but as this issue illustrates, even he makes the occasional mistake and needs some help from a friend to get the job done sometimes. Some of the story I thought was left unexplained. For instance when he had to trim his wig to fit in with the secret service agent hairstyles; I wondered where he found a pair of scissors but I suppose he could've been carrying a pocket knife or something. And the way Valentine explained away cutting the red/green wires as movie mumbo jumbo seemed kind of like a cop out. Regardless of this issues insignificant problems, Rozum is definitely a talented writer, and hopefully we'll be seeing more of the story in future works by Rozum. Keep 'em comin' man, because I haven't had enough of The Foundation yet.