Submerged #3 Review

Writer: Vita Ayala/ Artist: Lisa Sterle / Vault Comics Submerged is back with its third issue and it’s here to collect your tears. If you aren’t reading this book, first of all, why are you reading this? Second of all, catch up on the first two issues and then come back so we can talk about this. You done? Good. Took you long enough. But I was able to work on my water analogies while I waited, so it all worked out in the end. Submerged #3 takes the emotional conflict to the deep end, and it’s sink or swim time. Elysia is still running rampant in the subway during what’s easily the biggest storm in human history. There’s no sign of Angel, and the lost kid she’s helping out is starting to get a little elusive. Stress levels would already be pretty high but someone, probably the last person working at the MTA, keeps reminding Elysia and by proxy, us, that this flooding is about to get a whole lot worse. Did I mention that El’s flashbacks are increasing? Because that’s happening too, and they hurt my feelings. The first thing we gotta talk about is this kid. They are not who they say they are no matter how cute they may be. Actually, I don’t think they ever said who they are. There’s a reveal in this issue that teaches us all a lesson about making assumptions. I was genuinely shocked, but in hindsight, I shouldn’t have been. I see what you did there, y’all. And I like it. I think the revelations about who this kid is are gonna have a huge ripple effect into the final issue. Anoth…