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Kareem Ali 4.5

Ivar, Timewalker #3

 

  • The good

    Great action and character development. Ties together the more recent events

  • The bad

    Still no clue how Neela is connected to the Prometheans

  • The ugly

    • Ivar, Timewalker #3 continues with Ivar and Neela stuck in Germany in 1944 trying to escape from the Wolf’s Lair prison. Fortunately, Neela is being interrogated by Gilad Anni-Padda, Ivar’s brother, who they encountered previously in a British Navy Uniform centuries ago. He states that he is a form of time traveler as well but he only moves forward in time, and he inquires how she knows Ivar. He tells her that Ivar committed a horrific crime in the past that resulted in the death of millions of people despite believing he was doing the right thing at the time. He doesn’t elaborate further while freeing Neela, and he gives her a high-tech gun to help her on her way. He can’t join her because he has a different mission to accomplish, and that’s eliminating various S.S. officers actually carrying out the genocide and other crimes. Meanwhile, Ivar is being tortured because the torturers want to find out exactly how he was able to get inside the prison. It’s not clear how they expect Ivar to be able to keep things straight when the torture consists of hitting him on the head repeatedly with a hammer as part of a contraption but they’re enjoying it so they really don’t care. Can Neela free Ivar before the next time portal expires leaving them trapped there forever?

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    This has been a really fun series so far, and I’ve been enjoying the use of time travel. Even though I slightly felt that last issue veered away from providing answers about everything going on, it was only the second issue so I didn’t expect a ton of answers. However, this issue offers up plenty of answers creating a more intriguing series of events. The start of this issue with Ivar’s brother telling Neela about millions of people dying as a result of Ivar’s actions in the past shed some light on what Ivar stated last issue about Neela not being a monster. But it also made Ivar’s time travel and his family’s adventures clearer as some context was given to the actions he performs and the things he stated. There was plenty of action this issue although Ivar was sidelined for just about all of it. There was also great character development this issue for Neela as well since she would have to free Ivar from his captors. There wouldn’t be distractions like last issue since the Prometheans return and this allowed the story to focus on Neela’s important role in everything occurring. However, the character development would be just for the current Neela traveling with Ivar so the connection to the Prometheans and their existence was still lacking. It did make her a more interesting character especially her phrase when dealing with the Prometheans. I don’t want to give anything away but the story does progress tremendously and the questions that remain will piece everything together.

     

    SUMMARY

     

    Ivar, Timewalker #3 is a highly enjoyable issue that moves the story forward drastically while developing Neela’s character and presenting the clearest picture of her and Ivar’s connection so far. The action is exciting throughout with the Prometheans returning to the mix. This is what I’ve been looking forward to, however, it’s still unclear what ties Neela to the Prometheans and how it became possible. But this issue makes me feel good about the direction of the series and the answers that are show to follow and tie everything together. Another solid issue.

     

     

    Release Date: 3/18/15

    Writer: Fred Van Lente

    Artist: Clayton Henry

  • Rating ( 9.1 )
  • Total score 9.1

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