Low #5 Review

Writer~Rick Remender Artist~Greg Tocchini I have to give it to Shel. She’s one tough woman. This here is a character that I feel is well written and clearly cut out to be the protagonist of this story. I aint a “ride or die” chick but…I’m on board for her. Aside from her attributes of being optimistic, brave (read: fearless), determined and quick on her feet, she also carries the weight of the several burdens on her shoulders. One, saving humanity from extinction by means of the probe that promises life on earth above the waters; two rescuing her daughters and reuniting what’s left of her family and three–taking revenge on Roln, the bastard who wrecked her family in the first place. Shel: A force to be Reckoned With   On the first page of this issue we find that a few months have gone by since Shel and her son Marik made it to the forgotten city, the realm where the villainous Roln stays in all his filth and glory. Four months have gone by since Shel and Marik were captured upon their failed rescue of Tajo, one of Shel’s abducted daughters and Shel’s failed assassination of Roln. Shel, a prisoner is keeping her eyes open, keeping her resolve and keeping a strong face on all while doing pushups in her cell that’s dank and gross. Roln approaches her to once gain give up the location of the probe and isn’t turned away by her die heard assurance that she’ll go to the grave with it. He expects this, he anticipated it and wickedly tells her he has the upper hand here. He ha…