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A review by trike
Manifest Destiny, Vol. 6: Fortis and Invisibilia by Chris Dingess
3.0
The final issue/chapter was a definite 4-star resolution to this storyline, but it was shaky getting up to it. Half of one issue is in French (possibly Canadian French, I don’t know), which left me at a loss because for once the art did not convey the story. Turns out there’s a translation in the back, but I didn’t know that at the time, so I was frustrated that I was missing something potentially important.
I suspect Dingess watched some thrillers which played with time, because he departs from his usual style to tell the story Tarantino-style, with flashbacks to the same moments except giving us more information in order to recontextualize the story. Unfortunately it doesn’t work quite as well in practice. There were also a couple times where I was confused by the art, which has never happened in this series before. One of Matthew Roberts’ strengths is his ability to make people who are dressed alike seem like distinct individuals, but a few times here I was lost. Once even mixing up Clark and Lewis!
The idea for this collection is excellent: mutiny by the Corps using a twisted form of religion as an excuse, which sounds all too familiar in real-world 2018, combined with the brutal abuse of York the slave, again with infuriating parallels to modern America. It’s just the construction of the tale which holds it back.
A couple of the twists were not surprises at all, which also dampened my enjoyment () but this is still Manifest Destiny, so the characters are perfect and the dialogue is razor sharp. I’m still in to buy the next collection on day one.
I suspect Dingess watched some thrillers which played with time, because he departs from his usual style to tell the story Tarantino-style, with flashbacks to the same moments except giving us more information in order to recontextualize the story. Unfortunately it doesn’t work quite as well in practice. There were also a couple times where I was confused by the art, which has never happened in this series before. One of Matthew Roberts’ strengths is his ability to make people who are dressed alike seem like distinct individuals, but a few times here I was lost. Once even mixing up Clark and Lewis!
The idea for this collection is excellent: mutiny by the Corps using a twisted form of religion as an excuse, which sounds all too familiar in real-world 2018, combined with the brutal abuse of York the slave, again with infuriating parallels to modern America. It’s just the construction of the tale which holds it back.
A couple of the twists were not surprises at all, which also dampened my enjoyment (