Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma #6 – Ram V, Writer; Anand RK, Mike Perkins, Artists; Mike Spicer, Colorist
Ray – 9.5/10
Ray: I don’t know if there’s ever been a DC book quite like this one. For those who don’t know Ram V’s indie work, he works with cosmic concepts that often challenge the very nature of reality. Sometimes we follow death herself, sometimes we follow an ancient demon with a fascination with human food, and we learn a lot along the way. His DC books, while very ambitious, never quite reach that level – until now. Resurrection Man was always a concept with a ton of potential, but this book takes him far beyond the bounds of the DCU and into the fabric of time. Now unmoored from reality and with cosmic awareness, he’s revisited all the layers of his endless life – and is now almost alone in the timeline, with only an ancient enemy as his companion. The Japanese commander who ate his flesh during World War II has become a horribly immortal, unkillable being with an insatiable appetite – and he’s ready to eat everything.
And so, this issue begins with some of the most delightfully surreal visuals I’ve ever seen in a comic book. Mitch Shelley is literally coming apart, becoming a clockwork being as he builds a new universe out of his body, creating a prison for his enemy and setting the stage for the rebirth of the entire universe. From there, he watches as it all begins again – leading to some of the most beautiful visuals in the entire series. Did I understand 100% of everything that happened in this comic? No. It was non-linear in a way I’ve never seen done in a DC book before, but it was a fascinating experiment that fully explored the character’s potential in a way I’ve never seen before and allowed Ram V to cut loose in a way that’s only really happened on his indie work. I’m a big fan of DC allowing creators to really indulge their talents on the Black Label line, as we saw in works like this and Christian Ward’s City of Madness.
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