To those of you who haven't read Echo 1 - you might want to quickly check out the review here before carrying on with this review. Now - having gotten that out of the way - how was Echo 2?
***SPOILER ALERT***
The story picks up straight after the end of issue 1, with a panicked Julie rushing towards the emergency room to try and remove the strange substance that has bonded to her chest.
On her way out to the car, the tiny balls of broken suit (see issue 1) attached to Julie's car become attracted to her chest, enlarging the area covering her chest even more.
Later in the issue we learn that there was a second person on the ground when the suit exploded in the sky, and that it's likely he was also in the path of the suit's fallout (an obvious tease to a later story).
So how does this compare to the first issue?
Well - the artwork is as good as before, and the script is certainly up to scratch - but there are an awful lot of 'hmmm' moments in the book. Not 'hmmm - do I like this' moments - just 'hmmm' moments.
Case in point - Julie's conversation with her husband Rick. Doesn't go particularly well, he's obviously irritated by her even calling. 'Hmmm'.
Second case in point - Ivy. A mom, spending time with her little girl, seemingly called in by the government to sort out this situation. 'Hmmm'.
Now - I have to say - I like this book, and I'm definitely going to buy the next one. I would however, hope for just a teeny bit more dialogue in the next issue to hopefully start explaining a few things, rather than asking more questions...
Overall however - worth picking up if you've read the first issue, as it's obviously going somewhere. If you haven't picked issue 1 up however - try to find that first.
Pete's Score: 3 out of 5
(enjoyable, but filled with questions)
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