Stormwatch

Stormwatch 43-50

Alas, Warren Ellis’ Stormwatch hasn’t aged as well as I remember.  Everything leading up to the “Change or Die” finale is surprisingly adequate compared to my memories of them, not nearly as fun.  And the final arc, the showdown with The High and his team, is far less epic and disjointed.  The number of confusing statements about Malcolm King alone makes me wonder if an editor reviewed the script at all.

So Malcolm's totally willing to betray Stormwatch.

There's no way The High doesn't know torture is involved.

So how is he surprised here?

Winter's drastically misread Malcolm's intentions.

Smoke is somehow surprised as well here.

And then he isn't.  WTF is going on?  Why is this such a major plot point, anyway?

Also, what’s up with Ellis’ fetish for this phrase?

It stood out as weird in Ocean too.

So.  A bit of a disappointment, still enjoyable, and no longer on my list of top Ellis comics. 

He's literally foaming at the mouth.  Way too over the top for me.

Regret buying: No

Would buy again: Yes

Would read again: Yes

Rating: Nice to Pretty good