Knight Terrors: Ravager #2 – Ed Brisson, Writer; Dexter Soy, Artist; Veronica Gandini, Colorist
Ray – 8.5/10
Ray: Rose Wilson is one of those characters who hasn’t had that much solo focus in the DCU recently, so giving her a mini for this event is a great choice. When we last left her, she rescued a younger version of herself from a parallel reality from a sadistic villain known as the Murder Man—who seems to be a twisted version of Deathstroke. But while the two bonded as Rose discovered just how this new girl was different from her, the happiness ended in a hurry when the younger Rose was revealed to be a monster herself in thrall to the Murder Man. Of course, none of this was actually real—Rose was trapped in one of Insomnia’s nightmares, and somehow her teammate in Stormwatch Peacekeeper-01 was immune to the effect and stumbled upon her unconscious—and battled to wake her up, completely unaware that she was fighting a pitched battle of her own.
The monster-driven plot might not seem to have much to do with Rose’s storyarc, but thematically it fits really well. Rose sees herself as being a trained killer, in the style of her father, and fears she’ll never be able to get away from her. Here’s a Deathstroke whose monstrous nature is much more in-your-face, with him fully transformed and corrupting his daughter along with him. Rose’s battle to save this younger version of herself from becoming a mindless thrall of the Murder Man parallels her own battle. Overall, this story doesn’t break any new ground—Brisson is a very action-driven writer and this feels similar in tone to his other regular DC stories—but it does give a great character some personal spotlight and ends on a creepy note that indicates that something might have come back from Rose’s nightmare with her. Hopefully it’ll continue to play out in Stormwatch.
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