Rebels #3

the excellence that is REBELS persists. the book is equal parts fantastic art and fun issue-to-issue storytelling, combined with the joy that vril dox's charming dickishness brings.

the creation of wildstar, utterly obvious in retrospect, is a nice little thrill to those who enjoy the legion like me. but dox continues to assemble his group, dealing with the angry ex-partner strata. i've never dealt with her before, but the interactions lay it out - and knowing dox is a dick (have we mentioned that?), it's clear that he's screwed her over some in the past. it's all well and good, and on the last page, the reveal is starros? count me in.

but the story is secondary to me for the fantastic art that is coming from andy clarke. i find myself wanting to read slower, or to re-read this book, because there is so much communicated in the way clarke draws faces. a lift of the eyebrow here, a grimace of frustration there; there is a great richness on the page. clarke's lines tend to be broken, giving the book a unique look as well - the line often turns into dots and dashes. i don't assign a value to this, but it's certainly unique.

through three issues, REBELS has delivered each time. the story is fun,  the art is even better. you owe it to yourself to check it out!