XOMBI #5

Review by: TheNextChampion

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Written by JOHN ROZUM
Art and cover by FRAZER IRVING

Size: 32 pages
Price: 2.99

We are on our penultimate issue of Xombi, which will sadly end next month. It’s been a fun ride but now John Rozum has to finish his tale in hopefully the most bizarre way possible. Also, lots of action might be included. While last issue suffered a bit from a rushed but obviously so exposition this issue has….well it has more of the same.

Don’t get me wrong, this was fun to read as always. But it seems like Rozum is waiting for the very last issue to give us some explosive action. What we get here is a chase between two floating castles (of course) while character prepair for the confrontation. We get a bit more insight into how these type of castles are going about and of course the explanation is ridiculous. But there are some nice character moments between Kim and the rest of the cast. It’s a bit of a shame we see that too because Rozum obviously has a great voice for all these characters. While it is crazy and enjoyable, it’s sad knowning that there is so little Rozum can do now that the book is cancelled.

Frazer Irving delivers more on the crazy including biblical giant skeletons, people with eyeballs for heads, and seemingly ghosts with invisible swords. It’s all par for the course in this series and Irving executes it beautifully. There are some amazingly drawn panels where it looks like your living in a painting. From the very first page to the giant pterodactyl egg it all looks realistic. Again it has a painted feel to the pages instead of the obvious digital quality to them. It helps that the unique coloring of bright oranges, muted greens, and pinks that keep the book visually interesting. Irving is showing, with this title anyways, on what you can do with being a digital artist. People like Mike Deodato could learn a thing or two from this book.

So it looks like next month we’ll get the final confrontation between David Kim and Finch. This issue reminds us what could’ve been with the series with great character moments and more ridiculous premises that are downright awesome. The issue also shows more of the incredible talent of Frazer Irving and how gorgeous digital art can actually be. While it’s sad to see it go, we still have one more issue to go. I’m gonna enjoy this series as much as I can until reality kicks in next month.

Story: 4 - Very Good
Art: 5 - Excellent

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