ECHO #14 REVIEW

[Blake Petit]

Review by: Blake M. Petit Blake@comixtreme.com
Quick Rating: Very Good

Is there a way to stop the Beta Suit?

Writer: Terry Moore
Art: Terry Moore
Cover Art: Terry Moore
Publisher: Abstract Studio

The spotlight drifts away from Julie this month as she comes home – unwittingly letting the people tracking her know exactly where to find her. Instead, we turn to Hong Liu, a brilliant scientist who may have made a breakthrough in dealing with the strange alloy that makes up the Beta Suit Julie is trapped in. However, what if the only way to deal with the suit will kill the person inside?

Moore’s strength has always been in his incredibly well-rounded, well-developed characters. With a book like this one, though, with such a heavy sci-fi bent, it was inevitable that sooner or later we’d come back around and talk about the science of the whole thing. We find out this issue about some interesting effects the suit is having on Julie (at least one of which she’s really not happy about), and we dig into the way it works as well. This isn’t an issue full of backstory, it’s more like we’re discovering things along with the characters involved. It’s a necessary pit stop on the way, and it’s one that works in the context of the story very well.

Between this and visits with other members of our cast – Julie’s sister, for example – this is a nice package. Like most of Moore’s work, it’s not really much of an introduction. You really need to read this series from the get-go to understand what’s going on. But for those of us who have been following along since the beginning, this issue works.

Moore, again, gives us some great art to compliment his story. He’s remarkably good at designing characters that look like real people of all shapes and sizes. There’s no cookie-cutter character in the book. The man is a rare talent in the field.

Not reading this book at all? Get the first two paperbacks and catch up. It’s really good stuff.

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