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Bobby Prost. The “Casanova Killer” Cory James. Retired Thief on a last score. Serial Killer serving a sentence unlike anything ever seen before. Their worlds collided in an unlikely way. Prost’s latest heist is on an uninhabited planet or so he thought. James is serving his hellish sentence with others looking for a way out.
With Bobby out of commission due to a poisoned axe attack, it’s now up to Jax to finish the heist. James and the rest of the inhabitants aren’t willing to go away so nicely. What breaks first?
LIFE #3 by Brian Azzarello , Stephanie Phillips , Danijel Zezelj , Lee Loughridge and Jared K. Fletcher continues the flip-style saga of “Pros” and “Cons”.
Let’s take a closer look at where things rank now!
*** POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING ***
Azzarello and Phillips kick off events with a bold statement. The handling of Dr. Webb aka Reverend Bygrave by Jax is fitting and unapologetic. It leads into more intrigue as the Dr/Reverend offers a key solution that is too good to pass up. The writing never sways from the unsavoriness of the characters. It always keeps them in a grey area for readers to watch with one exception.
Even when Kennedy talks with the Reverend, the mood never gives readers a sense of good vs. evil. Pacing keeps everything in check until the closing panel. Who’s waiting there changes everything as the heist continues.
As for the “Con” section, the spotlight is solely on James’ scheming to escape. The writing shows his anxiousness and frustration to events unfolding. James is one that is tough break, knowing what levels he will go to for his own personal gains. Readers watch as he has become a person of interest to a notable party. This becomes overshadowed but the closing act. A flashback sequence unveils a lost home. It leaves readers questioning the thought of escaping to a place that clearly no longer exists. This is a perfect way to close on a very thought-provoking issue.
Zezelj and Loughridge bring out the most of the dire surroundings with the art. The altercation with Jax and Reverend is as direct and violent as the reasons behind it. There is nothing but rage in Jax as attacks. This leads into more reactions from the heist team as they start processing where they are now. It flows until the dramatic close. A close-up now enters a new player into their game of theft.
“Con” kicks off with an intense two page splash. The inhabitants of the planet are attacking with no mercy. Readers watch as they aggressively push forward. James’ play for a bargaining chip shows the emotional wear of trying to escape. His facial expressions tell a story all its’ own.
The reveal of the interested party in James is a quick win with fans due to Loughridge’s work. As impressive as that is, nothing compares to the final pages. The visions of an apocalyptic world screams at readers as the chapter comes to a close. Tensions rise as the mid way point of the story is met with the downhill stretch forthcoming.
FINAL POINT: 9.4
The third installment of the sci-fi crime saga hits a new level heading to the midway mark. The superb writing throws the spotlight on Jax and James’s plans to escape at all costs with everything. Zezelj and Loughridge bring the insanity and fading hope to the forefront with the strong imagery. Both “Pros” and “Cons” segments will have readers buzzing after the closing pages. Rest assured, the home stretch will be one for the ages with this series.
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