The Freeze #2 Review

Writer: Dan Wickline

Artist: Phillip Sevy

Rating: 7 out of 8

The Freeze #2 Review

 

One of the most important parts of any story is a compelling idea. You could have well rounded characters, a tight pace, or even a compelling story. But before anyone gets to reading your story, you need an idea that hooks your reader and pulls them in. Stories like Revolution and Green Lantern certainly did this for me, getting me watching a lot of Revolution and reading a great deal of GL.

The Freeze definitely has this going for it, with almost all of humanity frozen still - except for Ray Adams. In the opening issue, he discovers he's the only one with the ability to unfreeze people. This leaves us with a number of questions; what made everyone else freeze? Why didn't Ray - and what gives him the ability to unfreeze people? Why is he the only one that can do it?

This issue does a good job showing what's changed, both since the freeze and Ray's unfreezing of those affected. It seems everyone isn't happy with his ability, or what he's doing with it. There are some contrasting opinions over what to do with his attacker, with some interesting points brought up. 

Amidst all this, we're introduced to Adom Biakabatuka, who seems to be an ally at the moment. Though a decision he makes might cause a fair degree of division if discovered later on. The issue isn't just about major decisions, as we also get to explore Ray's emotions regarding his mother, with a very difficult dilemma presented.

One of my favourite parts of the series is when we get to see Ray later on, with him and a few others under a lot of pressure, leaving me curious why and how they got here. It's an interesting contrast, as in the past, he and the others have time to make decisions and don't really have to rush, but don't have that luxury in the present.

There's an interesting cliffhanger at the end and it'll be interesting to see what happens next. It will be especially interesting to see how Ray and the others get to where they are now. My only criticism so far is in the art. I feel it could be a bit more fluid at times and sometimes comes off a little stiff. Overall, an interesting series and I wouldn't mind finding out the answers to some of the questions posed.