Di Deo colors his own work (which is impressive on a monthly book) but his palette does not do well to help separate elements. Clarity doesn’t mean simplicity but readability and when all you can see is a flurry of… stuff, it’s painful to try and interpret. Clarity is essential for following the narrative. (Although admittedly, a minimalist cover can be equally intriguing covers are a complicated business.) However, on an interior, this is all reversed to some extent. It should draw you in as you explore the piece. You also don’t want to see everything the image has to offer in a short glance. Filling the space creates visual interest in that case because there is only one image and it’s supposed to be attention-grabbing. On a cover (Di Meo’s strength) this isn’t a problem.
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When you combine that with how full every inch of every page is it becomes very difficult to read what is happening.
To begin with, the panels are cluttered and overcrowded.ĭi Meo’s art leans heavily on contrast through exceptionally bright highlights, dark shadows, and heavy blacks. The problem is Di Meo’s quality of work as a sequential artist. In fact, he has a lot of skill and it’s on display here. Now, I don’t want to imply Di Meo is a bad artist because he isn’t. When it isn’t working it becomes the most difficult thing to get past in a comic. When art is acceptable (or great) it serves the story and becomes invisible to some extent. That’s because the art is the biggest complaint I have about this comic. We usually talk about scripting before art here at Batman News but there are cases like this where I have to mix things up. If I had to sum this book up with a sentence, I’d call it enjoyable but flawed, with the potential to become something great.
That said, some of his recent work has been very disappointing so it’ll be interesting to see how this book plays out.
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The best thing I’ve ever read from Williamson’s pen is his Robin series from 2021, so seeing him come back to this character is pretty exciting to me. As unenthused as I am about the prospect in theory, I do have to admit there is something about this series I’m looking forward to and that is Damian.
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