Sunday Review #3

Saga #12 - You know for a comic that stirred up as much controversy as this one did there wasn't much to it. In this months issue we take a break from Marko, Alanna and the gang to see what Prince Robot has been doing. Apparently its mostly been dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. And being threatened by a batwinged bastard. He goes to visit the author of the trashy romance novel that has inspired our war crossed lovers we learn all about where he is as a person. Or machine. I'm not really sure with him. Still, he's not in a happy place.

This is the first last page reveal that hasn't worked for me. When we find out that the Sagettes are hiding upstairs listening to this all to everything thats happening. The cliffhangers normally leave me with a feeling that I NEED to read the next issue. He's a master of "we can't stop there!" and this reveal just left me cold. By finding out that they were upstairs we lost a step in the story, and we'll likely get their version of events in the next issue. The problem with that is that Saga is doing a hiatus after this issue. Its likely only for a month but to come back after the break and then rewind the story seems like a bad idea to me. Additionally this was issue 12, also known as the last issue in V2 for the collected editions, so people reading in trade will have an even longer wait for the rewind. It just seems like a terrible place to put this kind of reveal.

Theremin #1 - A trippy time travel comic based on a real life person? Sign me up. Theremin is written by newcomer Curt Pires and has art by Dalton Rose, who provided us with the gorgeous Phabula a few months ago. Its the story of real life inventor Leon Theremin, though I think they might have embellished the time travel aspects of his invention. You see the Theremin is a unique musical instrument  of which I've embedded a video of Theremin himself playing below.

The premise here is that if you hold your hand at the correct angle you're shunted outside of time, can see the events of your life, and reposition yourself back when you wish. It looks like its still going to follow what we know of Theremin's life, but its also going to add in time travel, wallpaper men, and what looks to be a robot in the first issue. Its available as a digital exclusive for .99 cents on ComiXology and its a load of fun.