That San Francisco Repeat
Writer:
Marv Wolfman
Penciller:
Diogenes Neves
Inker: Ruy
Jose
Colorist:
Blond
Letterers:
A Larger World
Cover Artist: Stephanie Hans
Cover Price:
$2.99
On Sale Date: January 18, 2016
**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE
BOTTOM**
San Francisco! It’s a hell of a city. I’d move there,
but it’s as or more expensive than the place I currently live. And I live in a
golden tower!
Okay, I got nothing. Here’s my review of Raven #5, hopefully that makes amends.
Explain
It!
Regular readers of the reviews on this website will
note I have given this book a “Fuck You 5.” This means that I don’t just
dislike this book, I dislike what it stands for and represents. I believe this
comic book has inflicted more harm than good, and so I #Resist it. But that
“Fuck You 5” is a double entendre, because I am also saying “fuck you” to there being a fifth issue in this
miniseries, as it is completely unnecessary. I’m not sure the phony terrorist
dalliance in the fourth issue was entirely relevant, either, but this issue is
absolute nonsense. Wait, no, it’s not absolute
nonsense. The artwork is okay. But the story, and how long we’ve been strung
along with nothing only to get what we can only hope will be a massive infodump
in the sixth issue, is garbage.
That’s right, I called it garbage. I know it’s not
over. I know the next issue will be gangbusters. But this series will be
forever tainted by sthis fifth issue, its pointlessness and obvious extension
of this series that stinks of a cash grab. Is there any compelling reason this
couldn’t have been a two-issue story in Teen
Titans? Or perhaps a story entirely untold? I feel like I am learning
nothing about Raven, nothing about this White Carnival, nothing about her
creepy religious Aunt, nothing whatsoever issue after issue as the story stands
absolutely still. And that’s literal, in this case: Raven pretty much stands in
one spot recapping what’s already happened for the entire issue. I kid you not. It’s a damn shame, is what it is.
You wanna know what happens? Raven is hanging out by
the giant glowing people-absorbing orb from space, which is also being filmed
by the evening news. Everyone sees her there and figures out that Rachel is
also Raven of the Teen Titans. So her cousin bikes down there to be a martyr
and gets caught up by the orb, which makes Raven snap out and go almost full
Trigon! Almost…but then catches herself and watches her cousin get absorbed
because of Raven’s most solemn responsibility not to become a world-conquering
demon. It’s like something was almost
going to happen, but that couldn’t be allowed because we’ve got to have this go
on for another issue. At the very end, because Raven is weakened by Hulking out
or whatever, she gets swept into the glowing orb, finally.
What a load of crap. If this was an episode of a TV
series, it would be cancelled outright. I feel very cheated by this series.
Seems like this was a better opportunity for an OGN than six single issues. I
reiterate, though: despite my mean score, the art is pretty good.
Bits and
Pieces:
A pointless issue in a frustrating miniseries. If you've been reading, you'll learn nothing of significance this issue. If you haven't been reading, then lord how I envy you.
5/10
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