Overview
Writer: Robert Kirkman & Joe Casey
Artist: Andy Kubert
Colorist: Dave McCaig
Letterer: Russ Wooton
Cover Artist: Andy Kubert
Terminal #2 picks up where the first issue left off as Crusher deals with the devastating loss of her younger sister. Her time to morn is cut short when she is summoned by Maculox who sends the team on a new mission. Meanwhile, the mysterious operative Tyler is wrapping up a mission of his own just as he gets caught in a shootout. Maculox’s team goes toe to toe with with their rivals.
Writing
Kirkman and Casey lean into the action in the second issue of Terminal. I can’t say that I know much more about this series than I did at the end of issue #1. There are no answers given and the best way I can describe the way they are telling the story is by treating it like a boxed puzzle with all the pieces dumped out on the table, all mixed up, With each issue, we sort out all the pieces. The edges, the corners… We start to group things by color and make piles but we haven’t started putting anything together yet. The image on the cover is exciting and we can’t wait to start seeing that image form as we start to work on the border. This is the part we’re at now. It feels like picking up Uncanny X-men #255 and reading that without ever having heard of mutants or Xavier or any of the X-Men but getting little bits here and big action there and a massive clue on the final page and you already know this is epic but you can’t see the whole picture yet. It’s great having something to read that is completely unpredictable because I don’t know the rules of the world they are building yet. Keep this up, guys!
Art
Andy Kubert is out here being Andy Kubert! What can I say? The man is an absolute legend and every panel of this book so far tells the story of why. Feel the nostalgia of days long ago when flagship books were always bold and explosive and packed with detail and dripping with cool! It feels like the first time I opened Spawn #1 or WildC.A.T.S #1 only it’s new and right now. It’s the Image Comics revolution all over again and I am here for it! Dave McCaig fills each page with high impact, desaturated color that still somehow reads as rich and bright with a warm filter over most of it. Beautiful work and complements Kubert perfectly.
Final Thoughts
The only thing I know for sure after the first two issues of Terminal is that this book is FIRE! Classic superperson conflict in a world we are slowly learning about that is presented in the bombastic fashion of the early 90’s comics that enthralled a generation of comic book fans. Don’t miss it!
Overall Grade
10/10
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