While this issue of FBP is definitely better than the last, it’s still not particularly good. Oliver’s writing is better, to be sure, but he’s faking it. He’s complicating things in order to get a whole issue out of the weak story.
For instance, he’s got four plot lines running. First, he’s got the betrayed guy. Then he’s got the betrayer, then there’s their boss, then there’s the newscast. The newscast is interesting because it’s entirely gibberish. The “science” behind FBP seems weaker than it should; Oliver goes out of his way to go on and on with it. It gets worse every sentence.
He’s also got multiple mysteries raised in the single issue, solely to remind the reader to get interested again in all the twists and turns. If Oliver were more competent, the twists might be offensive to a reader. Instead, they’re lame.
Lazy Rodriguez art again too.
CREDITS
The Paradigm Shift, Part Three; writer, Simon Oliver; artist, Robbi Rodriguez; colorist, Rico Renzi; letterer, Steve Wands; editors, Sara Miller and Mark Doyle; publisher, Vertigo.
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