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Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #14
Kareem Ali 4

Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #14

 

  • The good

    Gilad and Kalam's teamwork. Character growth adding more depth to Gilad and his family in the afterlife. Enjoyable action sequences

  • The bad

    What was Kalam's urgent message?

  • The ugly

  • Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #14 continues with Gilad and Kalam joining forces to fight the Pale Herder’s demon horde. It opens up with Gilad dragging the Pale Herder’s head through the dunes beyond the Hellscape with Kalam barely holding on to life on top of it. Gilad tells Kalam to hold on while he remembers how they got to this point. Despite Gilad killing the Pale Herder in front of his army, they didn’t back down from Gilad and decided to attack. Not one to shirk from a fight, Gilad not only shows them his wrath but motivates Kalam to reach deep inside and find his as well. Can the two of them together beat the entire horde, and if they do, will Humongous still honor his deal with Gilad?

    Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #14
    This series has been interesting to me for a number of reasons yet the main part of this story arc has felt more like a tease than an actual delivery of the substance and progress. Kalam’s entire journey from home was based on his need to tell Gilad something important but it’s been forgotten in all the fighting. This issue doesn’t really answer the burning question of Kalam’s message but it does shift the story enough to make the conclusion satisfying overall.

     

    I really liked the way the beginning of the issue jumped back and forth between the battle with the demon horde and Kalam being carried on top of the Pale Herder’s head. The battle wasn’t anything that hasn’t been shown before in this series but Robert Gill’s artwork was enjoyable to view. However, Gilad’s words to his son were engrossing and more along the lines of what I was expecting to see this issue. The afterlife for Gilad has been about the tough choice between family and duty to the living world. So this was a great start to mutual understanding and resolving the tension between father and son.

    Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #14
    Things did get slightly confusing with Gilad and Kalam returned to Humongous with their prize. It wasn’t the arrangement with Humongous but the way Gilad and Kalam would remember the events that took place. In a way it felt like a convenient distraction from the fact that Kalam still never delivered a message expected during Gilad’s battle with Sovereign. However, the moments between Gilad and his family were so worth the panels devoted to it that I felt engrossed in the way things turned out. And that gives me hope for Gilad’s family in the afterlife being entertaining and adding more depth to the character.

     

    SUMMARY

     

    Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #14 is an overall satisfying issue due to its successful narrative shift to focus on Gilad and his family. Seeing Gilad and Kalam cut through hordes of demons is a sight to behold. And the motivating words they exchange provide a resolution to the previous tension between them. The purported message Kalam had to deliver to Gilad is still somewhat perplexing. But the sheer joy based on the character growth in Gilad’s family is a good ending to read.

     

    Release Date:12/14/16

    Writer: Robert Venditti

    Artist: Robert Gill

  • Rating ( 7.5 )
  • Total score 7.5

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