And here Spurrier gets to the big reveal, or at least starts to hint at it. For a while, it looks like Gorilla could just be one incredibly long dream sequence–and it still could be–with a bunch of characters out of books the protagonist, Blue, has read running through his mind.
But it’s not a dream, not exactly.
Spurrier handles the reveal quite well, encouraging the reader to imagine all sorts of possible explanations before getting to the finish.
However, instead of the issue being entirely incomprehensible, Spurrier just has one incomprehensible plot development and it sadly matters. He skips over an important detail and it’s noticeable.
The issue races along, but remains a rewarding reading experience.
It’ll be interesting to see how Spurrier wraps it all up. He might have done some of the heaviest lifting this issue, leaving the more action oriented stuff for the finish.
CREDITS
And Those Who Dig; writer, Simon Spurrier; artist, Jeff Stokely; colorist, Andre May; letterer, Steve Wands; editor, Eric Harburn; publisher, Boom! Studios.
Wow. How nice of Boom to send you a book that’s not even at my shop yet. Boo! Now I can’t read your review!