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A review by lunchlander
Manhunter, Vol. 5: Forgotten by Carlos Magno, Michael Gaydos, Marc Andreyko
2.0
This latest Manhunter run, the last of the regular book, didn't click with me the way the others have. Gaydos and Andreyko did nice work, but the story seemed a little too ambitious for six issues, and the two-issue wrap-up had a weird, jarringly happy tone that seemed at odds with the more realistic tone of the book.
Andreyko was great at introducing new elements and ratcheting up the tension, but that tension needed payoff, and all too often, the payoff was delayed or removed altogether by the cruel whims of the market. After 12 issues, you can blame the market for that, after 30-some, when it was clear that the book was always going to struggle a bit, the blame lies at least partly with the creators.
Still glad I read it, still very much enjoyed the rest of the series, and still glad to see Andreyko returning to the character with 8-page backup stories soon, but this one was definitely the weakest offering of the bunch.
Andreyko was great at introducing new elements and ratcheting up the tension, but that tension needed payoff, and all too often, the payoff was delayed or removed altogether by the cruel whims of the market. After 12 issues, you can blame the market for that, after 30-some, when it was clear that the book was always going to struggle a bit, the blame lies at least partly with the creators.
Still glad I read it, still very much enjoyed the rest of the series, and still glad to see Andreyko returning to the character with 8-page backup stories soon, but this one was definitely the weakest offering of the bunch.