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If you’re a soldier from the future who’s decided to live in the past after a failed mission you know they’re going to come for you, and they’re not going to bring a housewarming gift.
Creative Team: Chip Zdarsky & David Brothers (Writers), Marcus To & Marvin Sianipar (Illustrators), Matt Wilson (Colorist), Ariana Maher (Letterer), Allison O’Toole (Editor), Tiny Onion, Inc (Packaging)
TIME WAITS Published by DSTLRY
Be sure to check out Comic Concierge’s review of TIME WAITS #1.
The concept behind this series had me when it first got announced. A soldier from the future gets trapped in the past and forgoes his violent past (future) for a life of peace with the woman he loves. Blue is a great character because he struggles with who he was and who he is, and with this issue, what he has to become again.
Chip Zdarsky and David Brothers have crafted an interesting time travel story that leans a little into some common tropes. There’s the ‘a man out of time’ trope, and the ‘soldiers coming to bring him back no matter the cost’ trope. You need those in a story like this because it makes sense. This isn’t a heavy sci-fi story, but a story about a man on the run that just happens to include sci-fi elements. Those tropes just come with the territory.
There is a good amount of action in this issue that makes it feel like this should have been part of the third act, but that goes hand in hand with the first issue. The action sequences are smooth and flow nicely due to Marcus To and Marvin Sianipar’s sequential art. I’m very familiar with To’s past work, but Sianipar’s work is new to me, so there’s a good amount of time trying to determine where these two split the work on the pages. I can’t find it, and that’s a very nice thing to see. There’s nothing in the art that pulls you out of the story. It’s the opposite – it pulls you in.
Matt Wilson’s coloring in this issue is top notch. I think that’s something that can be said for all of the DSTLRY books so far. These art teams bring in very talented colorists which just elevate the books above and beyond. Wilson’s work does just that without overwhelming the reader. Ariana Maher’s work on lettering is very similar and provides as much style and art to the page as the rest of the artistic team. You want a letterer that makes the words on the page flow with the panels. Maher does this with ease.
FINAL THOUGHTS
I enjoyed the first issue of TIME WAITS a lot. I felt it showed a lot of promise, and this second issue delivered those promises and more. It may seem cliché to say this, but I do look forward to the next issue with a lot of excitement to see where this team takes these characters.
THE RATING
8 out of 10
