Far from out of the woods of MGA.
Today lets marvel on the structure of Morning Glories. Morning Glories as a series is brilliant because of its narrative. Six kids, six stars of the story and not one of them really shines stronger to the overall story. Nick Spencer does this by never narrating from a characters mind and weaving a plot so tight that shared moments overlap to advance story, rather in hinder and bore the readers enjoyment.
The Morning Glories crew might be the only creative team I can think of that has recycled so much art and narrative and get paid for it. Nick Spencer is brilliant, easy money, better chance to maintain deadlines, ease the load on the artists and still tell a great story. The shared moments experiences really are one of the best features of this book because it keeps the past issues fresher in your head when memories awaken of the familiarity of the situations.
The story in issue #13 is a great way to start the first anniversary year issue. The six kids are split into two teams, one team is the focus of this issue, with Casey, Jade and Ike explore the campus grounds outside of the Woodrun rules. This story also develops Hunter a lot, with references to his appreciation to pop culture and his explosive temper.
Another year and another issue to hook me to Morning Glories. I just love this series.
Cheers
- Silkcuts
