Writer: Ryan Parrott
Artist: Milos Slavkovic
Rating: 6 out of 8
Oberon #2 Review
Sometimes in life, you begin to wonder if something's amiss. Is everything as it should be? In the 1st issue, young Bonnie began to wonder. This doubt was only exacerbated by Oberon himself, former King of the Faeries. So far, we don't know why he's no longer their King, though I'm sure future issues will not only explain this, but also continue to expand the world.
When it comes to expanding the world, Parrott does a good job. For me, this expansion can be as simple as explaining parts of it, like Oberon explaining a goblin to us. Interestingly, they seem to be susceptible to sunlight, something I would've only associated with trolls.
Throughout both issues, I never felt confused and found them easy to understand. Something I can praise both issues with is how well they flow, though ultimately I enjoyed the 1st issue a bit more than this one. I'm not sure why, but it could be that the 1st had the advantage of introducing a new world, while mixing in fantastical elements to an everyday one.
Whereas this issue focuses on that fantastical one, so doesn't have the mix of the two. In the previous issue, Bonnie started to believe what Oberon had told her about her parents, so summoned him, who brought her to his world using his coat. She doesn't get much time to get used to this new place, as she needs to venture through a labyrinth in order to prove herself. If she dies, Oberon was wrong about her, but if she lives, that's another story.
Slavkovic brings pretty solid art, particularly when it comes to light in Oberon's house, which is really well done. When Bonnie meets Mother Mayie, the sunlight looks almost real in its' brightness. He brings a nicely devious expression to the man himself, imbuing his outfit with dark reds. One criticism I have is his reuse of the same expression for Bonnie when she's in the labyrinth, something he does twice.
If he'd changed a few more details about Bonnie, or had reused it once, that might have been better. Ultimately, the series so far is pretty good, with mostly solid art, decent flow and some intriguing characters, like Oberon himself, or Mother Mayie.
Throughout both issues, I never felt confused and found them easy to understand. Something I can praise both issues with is how well they flow, though ultimately I enjoyed the 1st issue a bit more than this one. I'm not sure why, but it could be that the 1st had the advantage of introducing a new world, while mixing in fantastical elements to an everyday one.
Whereas this issue focuses on that fantastical one, so doesn't have the mix of the two. In the previous issue, Bonnie started to believe what Oberon had told her about her parents, so summoned him, who brought her to his world using his coat. She doesn't get much time to get used to this new place, as she needs to venture through a labyrinth in order to prove herself. If she dies, Oberon was wrong about her, but if she lives, that's another story.
Slavkovic brings pretty solid art, particularly when it comes to light in Oberon's house, which is really well done. When Bonnie meets Mother Mayie, the sunlight looks almost real in its' brightness. He brings a nicely devious expression to the man himself, imbuing his outfit with dark reds. One criticism I have is his reuse of the same expression for Bonnie when she's in the labyrinth, something he does twice.
If he'd changed a few more details about Bonnie, or had reused it once, that might have been better. Ultimately, the series so far is pretty good, with mostly solid art, decent flow and some intriguing characters, like Oberon himself, or Mother Mayie.
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