Marvel released this smart-looking hardcover just before Christmas.
Esad Ribics fully painted artwork is breathtaking some of the best Ive ever seen in a comic book.
You could print it on sheets of platinum with gold weave binding and itd still not do it justice.
But what about the story?
Well, J. Michael Straczynski pens the script and its almost parodically typical of his style.
Its either poignant or exhausting, depending on how receptive youre feeling to his emotional manipulation.
Requiemis a story outside of any known continuity that tells of the Silver Surfers death through terminal illness.
And is there any way short of utter clumsiness that you could NOT get a moving story from that?
Isnt it, well, a little too easy?
Id say yes, but again Im going to return to Esad Ribics artwork.
This is what turns the maudlin into the magnificent.
I have to admit, even I felt a little lump in my throat by the end.
This review probably sounds a bit confused but its an odd one to rate.
Rating:
4 out of 5
