Victor Stone
seems to be settling in at Starlite, though he is plagued by odd dreams which
suggest there’s something else afoot here. Is it Starlite, or its competitor STAR
Labs, or something more insidious? Meanwhile, an aging Japanese industrialist
seems intent on challenging Cyborg, so that he may perpetuate his life by
adding Cyborg’s technology to his own. (Sound familiar, Wolverine fans?)
I have much faith in Marv
Wolfman writing a character he created, but I got the feeling this issue was
perhaps a bit rushed on the writing and/or editing side. On pages 7, 8, and 16,
the same phrase of dialogue was used repeatedly: “Not gonna happen.” Perhaps
such speech patterns can be defended, but it seems odd for a writer of
Wolfman’s caliber to repeat himself twice.
Tom Derenick’s artwork has
an old-school feel to it that I find appealing. Many artists these days tend to
dress their work up with a lot of accent lines to make it more dynamic.
Sometimes it’s effective, sometimes it isn’t. His is simpler, and in a good,
comfortable way, though I am uncertain if Cyborg
is the right project for him. The high-tech nature of the book calls for a lot
of attention to detail, which Derenick seemed to avoid in this issue.
In general, this issue
seemed to read like a middle segment of a greater story arc. There’s no sin in
that, as we’re (hopefully) on our way to an exciting showdown within the next
issue or two.
Rating: 6/10