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Kareem Ali 4

Unity #18

 

  • The good

    Malgam being brought into the fold?

  • The bad

    Conclusion felt like a rehashing of the last 3 issues.

  • The ugly

  • Unity #18 has the team attempting to subdue an escaped and angry Malgam before he can wreak havoc with his armor. It opens up with Major Charlie Palmer briefing the team about Malgam and how he’s been cooperative until recently when he easily cut through the walls in his cell and a quarter-mile of bedrock and walked right out. The Major tells the team that the plan isn’t to attack Malgam but to approach him gently because they want him back in the fold on their side, and the escape was just to blow off steam and get some fresh air. So Unity heads there with this intention but Livewire wants GIN-GR to stay on the periphery at first so Malgam isn’t overwhelmed. However, since Malgam was infected with the armor virus and half of his body replaced with it, it’s been difficult to determine what has happened to him, and he doesn’t want to go back to be treated like a guinea pig. So will Unity be able to give Malgam what he wants or is a battle inevitable even with Major Palmer’s help?

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    After the past 3 issues showing each of the members during their time in between missions, I was looking forward to their first mission back together and anxiously awaiting the start of a new story arc. So although this issue was entertaining for the most part, other parts felt like filler due to the same topics being explored more in-depth in the previous issues. But the issue started off really good with the team having to confront Malgam, knowing his capabilities and his mental state. I actually found it interesting this time around that it couldn’t just be a simple slugfest since they wanted to bring Malgam back willingly, and also knowing he wasn’t an easy target. Considering his absence since the Armor Hunters event it was good to see what he has been up to since. There wasn’t much character development other than expressing his frustration with being treated as a science project but it would be insightful when discussing how he’s been unable to adapt since his team was wiped out.
    So what this issue was lacking in character development it made up for somewhat with action as each member of Unity would take a quick shot at Malgam in order to calm him down. However, I did feel the ending to this issue was just rehashing what was shown in each of the individual stories including some of the same images. And as a result some of the momentum gained in this issue was lost, and maybe the next story arc will explore those developments further. And considering the preview shown for the next story arc I’m not entirely sure how much of it will be explored in the next story arc but I am looking forward to seeing when it does.

     

    SUMMARY

     

    Unity #18 is a decent issue that does a good job in showing what became of Malgam and has some entertaining action. However, some of the sequences towards the end of the issue rehash what was explored in the previous 3 issues about the members current mental and physical state. So despite the lack of character development it was still a relatively enjoyable read. I’m not sure what the next story arc will entail but hopefully things will move forward for the team as a whole.

     

    Release Date: 5/13/15

    Writer: Matt Kindt

    Artist: Pere Perez

  • Rating ( 7.5 )
  • Total score 7.5

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