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Kareem Ali 4.5

Resurrectionists #2

 

  • The good

    Great character development and story progression. Way is a more interesting character. Fluid transitions between past and present situations. Big revelations

  • The bad

    Extended heist in the past didn't elaborate on why Jericho Way would always be the first

  • The ugly

    • Resurrectionists #2 continues with Jericho Way learning more about the secrets of his past life as he meets his former wife, Quinn, and has more visions. It opens up with the two of them having a sense of familiarity even though this is the first time they’re meeting each other in this life. Jericho and Gardner give her the scroll they robbed in their last heist, and she gives them information about their next job. Gardner isn’t interested in it but she insists since he has a debt to her employer he can’t get out of. However, Jericho is too busy trying to place Quinn so he’s more than enthusiastic because it gives him the opportunity to figure it all out. He boldly asks her out to dinner but she has a strict routine that she sticks to so she instead agrees to drinks. Gardner is surprised at how smoothly this went but when Jericho talks about feeling like he’s done this before, Gardner waves it off as just more nonsense about past lives. But the way it works for Resurrectionists is that each one has a secret name that even the person doesn’t know, and only one of the others know it when they finally meet. And there’s some truth to Jericho’s feeling that they did this before but to understand how it all started one has to go back to ancient Egypt when they were tomb robbers. Of course it was a treacherous job that caused the deaths of many with the traps placed throughout the tombs to protect the riches buried there. But the Resurrectionists weren’t mere thieves. They had a goal to destroy someone’s afterlife. However, if that was the case, how did Jericho and the others end up in this seemingly never-ending loop, and how do they get out of it?

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    Few things are better than when a new series comes along and actually feels fresh from its premise to its character interactions, and even the way the story unfolds. The Resurrectionists has been that series to me, and paired with the splendid artwork by Maurizio Rosenzweig, this series has become one of my favorites. The start of this issue was representative of how great this series has been and what works so well about it, even though it’s only the second issue. Jericho and Quinn meeting each other for the first time in this life only to have the scenes flooded with their love in each of their incarnations in the midst of their current conversation was a great touch. It gives credence to the past meaning so much to the present situation while also advancing the story. As Gardner would remark, it was pretty smooth. Of course this was impactful because of what was shown last issue in ancient Egypt when they were husband and wife. And so the transition back to Egypt after this showing the tomb robbing and revealing the truth about the goal of the Resurrectionists was even more compelling as a result. But it wouldn’t just stop there as even more would be explained in the present with Jericho sharing everything he knew. And the humor was perfectly timed, and I legitimately laughed out loud at it. I don’t know if the rich character development or the incredible story progression was more enjoyable, but that’s part of the beauty of this series because it’s been one and the same. And there are some huge revelations this issue as everything starts coming together and making more sense. And with the pieces moving and situations becoming more dire, I expect next issue to be even more intense.

     

    SUMMARY

     

    The Resurrectionists #2 is an excellent issue that raises this series to one of my current favorites. The excellent writing by Fred Van Lente coupled with Maurizio Rosenzweig’s artwork makes this another highly engrossing issue. The big revelations and the story progression left me on the edge of my seat and I can’t wait for the next issue. Jericho Way has become a much more intriguing character with the introduction of Quinn and his growing understanding of the Resurrectionists. This series has it all: a love story over millennia, intrigue, action and great artwork. And with the plots revealed, the story just keeps getting better.

     

    Release Date: 12/24/14

    Writer: Fred Van Lente

    Artist: Maurizio Rosenzweig

  • Rating ( 9.4 )
  • Total score 9.4

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