Review: Wrath Of The Eternal Warrior #14
Gilad Anni-Padda has faced tanks, trenches, and legions many thousands strong. Now, true peace is finally within reach of the man that myth calls the Eternal Warrior… but, to claim it, he must undertake a mission beyond the grasp of any mortal soldier…and rescue the soul of his long-lost son from the underworld. But to venture into the land of death itself means suicide even for an immortal master of war… and the cruel being known as the Pale Herder intends to make sure that this time, Earth’s Fist and Steel stays dead once and for all…
The final issue of Wrath Of The Eternal Warrior is a very bitter sweet one for me because I’ve been looking forward to the issue quite a bit… but I’m less enthused that this issue is the conclusion to the series.
Although Wrath Of The Eternal Warrior may have started slower than I’d have liked coming, as it did, from Book Of Death, by the time the first arc had concluded I’d found my favourite series. Robert Venditti has written a fourteen issue run that can be read starting from any of the three story arcs, but when you read from the first through to the fourteenth issue then you’ll find even more to enjoy about the series. There are things that are said, or actions taken, that are well done if you have no prior context but when you’ve read the previous issues those very same words and actions will take on an entirely new meaning. From start to finish, the entire series has been written fantastically, and the final issue is no exception to that.
Robert Gill and Mike Spicer deliver a comic that switches effortlessly between the brutal hellscape and the battle within to the quieter moments interspersed with said battle. The comic looks as good as you want a comic to look, and despite some issues in the series having a love-it-or-leave-it style, the final issue should appeal to all those who do pick it up to varying degrees.
The fourteenth issue is a fantastic way to wrap the series up, tying up more loose ends than it leaves this issue won’t disappoint whether you read it in floppy or trade format. But make no mistake, if you’re reading the floppies, this isn’t an ideal place to start reading the series.
But it’s a fucking amazing conclusion to one of the best series of 2016. A series I’m really going to miss.
Story: Robert Venditti Art: Robert Gill Colourist: Mike Spicer
Story: 10 Art: 9 Overall: 9.75 Recommendation: Buy
Even though Valiant were kind enough to provide a FREE copy for review, I read the physical copy I picked up from my LCS.
Wednesdays are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in!
After countless centuries apart, the Earth’s Fist and Steel has finally reunited with his long-lost son, Kalam. But before this father and son can truly find peace, they must first face the impossible…and escape from death itself! As unimaginable terrors rise to prevent Earth’s immortal champion and his scion from returning to the land of the living, can the Eternal Warrior conquer eternity to save the boy he once thought lost…or will his transgressions against the natural order trap them forever at the far end of eternity?
because of any artistic sequence, but rather because the way Robert Venditti has framed the sequence leading up to the title page with his narration combined with the expression on Gilad’s face from artist Robert Gill. It’s a great full page image that is unlikely to be on any posters because the image may not necessarily be the dynamic pose or action fueled image those posters tend to feature, but when taken as part of the whole – whether that be the story or the arc to this point – it’s a powerful moment that’ll have you throwing your fist into the air.
Wednesdays are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in!
Enduring for centuries, but haunted by regret, the Eternal Warrior has trespassed against the nature of life and death…to restore the life of a son he lost centuries ago. Now, hunted by demonic forces in the space between this world and the next, Gilad has finally found the wayward boy that he has sworn to rescue from the edge of eternity, no matter what the price. But will the young man called Kalam come willingly to the father he never knew…or has the Eternal Warrior spawned a new enemy for the ages?
Wednesdays are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in!
