Low #3 Review

Writer~Rick RemenderArtist~Greg Tocchini Last issue, I was giving someone “less than impressed face” over the cover. Tochhi’s art is swell. I just rolled my eyes at the what was going on on the cover. This time around, I sat in awe gazing at the cover in appreciation…until I saw the tentacles…oh God, the tentacles. I don’t know about you but comic book covers and tentacles don’t go along well together since… this.   When the end of Issue #1 hinted at Shel becoming the protagonist: my heart leaped with joy. When first picking up this series, I wasn’t sure what to expect and I certainly wasn’t expecting that there would be a female main character that the story revolved around. But as fellow BNP comrade and writer Oz told as I relayed to him what a nice “twist” this was, he replied in turn: “Remender has a tendency to throw curveballs in terms of shifting character pov.” I suppose so and as the story continues to evolve, Shel plants herself firmly to be a woman of action and she takes lead here. Last issue it was mentioned that a probe finally came back and while everyone tells her that she’s crazy for believing, for hoping, she remains steadfast. She’s a woman on a mission.

  Shel manages to get her son Marc who last issue, found himself in a heap of trouble out from behind bars and stowed away on a ship with her. She has to walk through a den of debauchery and orgies to get to a senator who will grant her access to what she needs and his words serve as a remi…