So a ton of comic releases got delayed by a week or two, some even longer. I was hoping to have had Absolute Superman the other day to read through with its fifth volume release but that doesn't seem to be happening just yet. I'm a little disappointed at the sheer number of delays but it made me realise I had a few comics I had been reading that I wasn't giving my full attention. Psylocke is one of them. I read through the first two releases and then somewhat put the comic aside in pursuit of some others. It's not that I didn't like this run, it had some potential for sure, but it just wasn't quite hitting the mark I would've liked. The art has been pretty decent, the story however has been a little slow with Psylocke running around elites and attempting to save some mutant children while also injecting a bit of her own personal trauma into the narrative through it. It isn't the most immersive story so far, nor has it had the best character introduction given the circumstances. I went into volume three hoping things would've picked up a bit, and that maybe the big break I had from it could've renewed my interest enough to pick it up again. We're now four volumes in and as you can see I'm two beyond!
There is one thing I wanted to quickly through out there, and that it's while the Psylocke story itself hasn't been particularly great, the art has been quite a surprise. So many of its panels come out of nowhere with large action sequences that show lots of different poses throughout it. They're the type of panels that you can stop and look at for a few minutes as your eyes roam around the image and taking in all the little details that explore the fight itself and how Psylocke navigates through an environment. They're chaotic, a little bit messy with so much going on, and sometimes also riddled in dialogue. These panels also make jumping between locations an enjoyable experience. One minute we're glancing over a huge page of various details and then the next the story takes us into a different environment entirely as Psylocke engages in some more detective work. In this case, she's searching for John, who had been the victim of an unfortunate limb removal in the previous volume, and is now missing. A little bit of detective work brings her back to the wounded John, who is kept hiding in a cave only those two know of. Quite a fast-paced introduction, and one I highly enjoyed after the previous volumes.
The next bit of detective work comes back at the lab where they attempt to figure out alongside others who placed the arm on the door. Alongside who the dead butterflies and the note would belong to. This is where the volume takes a bit of a step to slow down and inject a bit of attempts at comedy and drama between characters, where Psylocke has to deal with two men that can't get along, primarily due to their interest in Psylocke beyond just being friends. Coincidentally one of them being blamed for the arm due to the objects found that also belonged to them. This leading to a potential villain that is described as a strange child at the time, one that was obsessed with death and generally made people uncomfortable. It somewhat reminded me of another comic I have been reading in which there is another mutant character that has a strange obsession with death, and is often known for being the character that makes people feel a bit weird when they're around. Though that didn't end up being the case, more so just a strange coincidence that they also came from the recent X-Men narratives. The narrative seeming like it is taking another direction, but does return to that initial setup of Psylocke wanting to protect mutant children from being trafficked.
I did like that a bigger villain appears to be present now. And there is a new level of mystery present within the story that has Psylocke in motion. Things aren't quite clear yet, and the comic ending on a cliffhanger was just a tease to show that it isn't quite ready to tell us. Psylocke now running off to the mansion where this supposed villain resides. It was a decent volume but one that felt like it juggled a few too many things at once, where it dived into action, gave us a bit of a boring exposition dump, and then teased some actual narrative progression. Though it wasn't done poorly, I think the structure turned out quite well, and it did make me interested again and want to read on. Fortunately that cliffhanger means nothing to me with there being a fourth volume already out! And I probably wouldn't enjoyed this one as much had I had to wait another week or two for the next volume to come out. I am curious as to what this character wants with Psylocke, almost not expecting him to have as malicious intent as it's implied, even if he was potentially responsible for almost killing John; especially with it clear that it was more an attempt to get her attention more than anything else.
I'll be jumping straight into the fourth volume from here. The art style, the action sequences, and the story seem to be taking an interesting turn. I want to know more about this character that seems obsessed with death; perhaps it's all an attempt to find a way to survive and not die, rather a fear than obsession. An attempt to figure out the powers mutants hold without the need for the previous drugs that elites had been creating and distributing, and also failing with given the previous catastrophe that led to many dying when taking the drug. I almost forgot about that side of things! Anyway, as you can tell: this volume definitely raises a few questions.
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