Incursion #1 Review

Writers: Andy Diggle + Alex Paknadel

Artist: Doug Braithwaite

Rating: 8 out of 8

Incursion #1 Review

They say you're as young as you feel. It seems no one told Imperatrix Virago that, as in order to stay young, she goes from world to world, killing people by turning them into necromantic energy. This is a kind of magic relating to the dead. 

Despite the amount of worlds she's already been to and people she's killed, her mission to remain youthful isn't done yet, as her next destination is Earth. Imperatrix isn't the only character we focus on, as we also get some fairly interesting ones on Earth.

 One of these is a tall, long haired man named Gilad, whose face looks a bit like Game of Thrones' Jaqen H'ghar. He looks after Tama, a young Geomancer, meaning she has earth magic. His role's been to protect the Geomancer, so everytime he dies, he's brought back. Similarly to DC's Hawkman, when he's reincarnated, his garb and face change, though something about him remains the same.   

 Ultimately, one of my favourite parts of the issue is the fantastical feel it gives me and how it feels like a true escape into another world. There isn't too much action, though Gilad does get caught up in some later on, while things take a worrying turn for another. I'm intrigued to see where things go in the next issue, especially with the note Diggle and Paknadel leave it on.

Towards the end, I also get the sense that there's more to Virago's companion Syntilla and I'm curious whether that'll be explored in future issues. Brathwaite's art has a kind of painterly feel to it, which works well enough, though I feel a bit more inking would've been good. Overall, I enjoyed the issue and I'll definitely be sticking around for future Incursions.