Animal Man 18 review

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Animal Man 18 brings both the end of the Rotworld storyline and a tragedy into the main character’s life. It’s been a relatively good storyline, with some awesome moments here and there, but some of the middle issues lagged a bit. The army of Frankenstein soldiers was awesome at first, but they didn’t really add much to the storytelling. The plant-like green lantern was kind of meh. This issue made the whole story worth it though.

Buddy Baker (Animal Man) is sent back to the present to have one last chance to prevent Rotworld from happening. What follows is the conclusion to the flashbacks throughout the Rotworld arc. It’s an emotionally charged confrontation between Animal Man (and his daughter, the avatar of “the red”), arcane, and the rot hunters.

The battle isn’t without its consequences for the title character though. In a lot of ways, the consequences here feel deeper than they did in Batman Incorporated 8 last week. While I liked that issue at first, thinking back, it almost feels like a marketing ploy (especially since they spoiled it ahead of time). This on the other hand was unexpected, especially with some of the dialogue between Buddy’s family members after the fight. That makes it all the more tragic, and better as a result.

This definitely isn’t a good starting issue for this series. It’s the end of a fairly complicated storyline that started with issue 13. It’s well worth reading though. Animal Man is a rare breed in the comic world; it’s a horror series about a family man who was gifted with animal-based superpowers. The series is often delightfully weird, and the characters are relatable.

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I am a relatively new comic book fan writing this blog for other new comic book fans and/or people who are interested in comics but don't know where to start. I've always been interested in writing, to the point where I have a college Creative Writing Certificate and I'm currently a year 2 Journalism student. I also have another blog where I mostly make fun of bad movies - www.healed1337.blogspot.com As for how I got into comics, I've always had a passing interest in superheroes: most notably Batman, Spider-man and the X-Men. Until February of 2011 (I think,) my only experience with any of these franchises came from the movies and video games. Shortly after I bought Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 however, I decided to check out X-23, Wolverine's female clone. I ended up reading her Innocence Lost origin story and enjoyed it. From there, I started reading various X-Men comics and it quickly exploded into my newest hobby. My other interests/hobbies include video games, movies, music, playing sports, my dogs and weird news.
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