A solid conclusion with a wide open path forward..
Creative Staff:
Story: Andy Diggle
Art: Aaron Campbell
What They Say:
It all ends here! The final battle begins as Weaver learns how he ties into the secret history of the Source. And not everyone will make it out alive…
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
The second season of Uncanny comes to a close with this installment and it’s one that works well with a sense of finality about one story but also the ability to tell a whole lot more in a world that’s about to change. Coming into Uncanny without the first season under my belt has had me missing out on pieces of the details of the story but it’s been a fun enough ride. The opening of it in particular worked well with its exploration of Weaver and how his life had went and getting a handle on him helped to drive the narrative going forward as more people ended up aligned with him for different reasons. We also got a lot of payoff earlier in the series when it came to his father and that was a big plus for me.
Where this one wants to go is to deal with the expected fallout of the arrival of Deacon. He’s been a looming threat and presence for most of this season with a couple of sharp scenes to reinforce his ability but part of that was also made clear because of Holly and her eventual joining up with Weaver, even if she wouldn’t have done it easily before. With Deacon now in the same room it just turns into a mess quicker than one might believe. As he’s a man that has no intention of letting anything get in his way and a kind of cruel playfulness about him he uses his ability to twist and turn those around to his bidding, which means there’s a surprisingly quick succession of character deaths here. His calmness is certainly fun to watch as he does all of this and especially as you wonder what the out will be. That all comes down to Weaver and his ability, which gets used in a creative way when his blood drips on Bau, the girl that was sealed away.
It’s here that we get more of the past coming up, not exactly in a clear way at first, that shows how she ended up this way. Not the why, as we get to infer that for ourselves, but seeing Weaver’s father saving her reinforces what we knew and makes it clear just how important she is in the big picture. That’s something that Deacon makes even clearer with his desire to use her to lord over all humanity with his abilities being boosted by her. What I really liked about this is that Deacon is just straightforward in it all with what he wants and how he’ll go the distance to do it – by using other people to do his bidding. It hits some good notes as he gets to show that quality throughout it and that makes it all the more satisfying as Weaver finds the trick to turn it all around. And Weaver earns even more kudos as his end desire is just to go back to his dad after all of this and to try and do things right by him. It brings his story full circle in a very good way from when we first saw his father abandon him in the car all those years ago.
In Summary:
Uncanny ends by bringing one of the big driving forces of Weaver’s story to a close while also having some complicated parental issues left open to deal with. At the same time it changes the nature of the world with a powered booster now out there wanting to experience a world she’s been locked away from. There are obvious routes where it can go and that can draw Weaver back in to be sure. Diggle’s story works well as a six issue run where it took us through a few different character pieces to get us there but focused heavily on Weaver, which made it pretty accessible over trying to connect with half a dozen characters. The book is one that was certainly fun but also familiar enough that it didn’t make it a must-read book for me after this particular season. I’ve long enjoyed a lot of Diggle’s works but this one just felt a little too familiar overall and without enough to really stake out its own territory.
Grade: B
Age Rating: 16+
Released By: Dynamite Entertainment
Release Date: September 2nd, 2015
MSRP: $3.99