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    Horace Cordier
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  • Twilight Zone, The #8



    Published By: Dynamite Entertainment
    Published on: September 3rd, 2014.
    Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
    Art: Guiu Vilanova

    Please read the reviews of the previous three installments in this story for a refresher course.

    Part four of our tale finds our writer in a more philosophical mood as our heroine Diana is once again repeating variations on the same potential nuclear nightmare scenario she's been dealing with earlier. In a kind of Groundhog Day riff, this installment sees her trying a her couple of different approaches to solve the problem with none achieving optimum results.

    As in previous episodes in this story arc, there is one highlight of the issue. In this one, its a fascinating exchange between Diana and the mysterious white-haired gent who gave her the ancient coin a few issues back. It is a deeply serous discussion about the choices we make in life and how the very act of NOT making a choice and being passive is a choice in and of itself. And always the wrong one. This is exactly the kind of material that Rod Serling did so well and kudos to the writer for bringing that aspect to the fore.

    The issue also contains some nice action set pieces and manages to create compelling villains that never seen like cardboard cut outs. Diana remains as sympathetic as ever and it is refreshing to see a minority character dealt with so well. Her struggles and personal concerns are presented in a wonderfully realistic way.

    Art and line drawing are by the same team as the previous issues and up to precisely the same high standards. This is a great series and highly recommended.
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