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01-04-2021, 12:36 PM
PanzerKrake
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I just read this title and got caught up. It's really good, sorry to hear it won't be sticking around.
Everything about this has been solid for the most part. The writer has gone very deep in the lore, and the storytelling has provided a consistent throughline while changing character perspectives which must have been hard.
There is also something very poignant about the politics of the different sides. Paul Allor is a subversive genius. I dismissed this title originally because of the way it was being marketed, and I made a huge mistake. Paul Allor clearly has a deep reverence for the Joe canon, filling the series with deep cut references to Hama and DDP lore and obscure figure-only characters. I wish I had supported it issue to issue.
The primary artist has been great. It's modern, well rendered and highly detailed in the right ways. I could name a lot of instances which stood out, but the Silent Castle has never looked this good either inside or out.
The one fill in artist was a surprise but he was a good choice for the most somber, violent issue of the series.
When is Castle Fall coming out, and could a letter-writing campaign save this title? It's close to COBRA in terms of world-building and quality. It really is good. I want to do an issue by issue breakdown.
The series turned out real good, but initial press for it and knee jerk reactions didn't help. Lot of people turned it political instead of giving it time and actually trying it, so many people calling it out on fan sites are SJW trash, it was really stupid. But after the first issue the sales dropped steadily and then covid happened and all the delays, it didn't help sales at all either. Don't think there is any hope for this, it's done.
But yea it's sad cause this really had potential for some great long term story telling, the later issues really were so good and showed so much promise of what they could do
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