the_mighty_monarch's Resurrection Man #1 - Pronounced Dead review

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    The Good: I really like the logo, with the hole in the A being a hand reaching from a grave. And the cover is a great representation of the idea. All in all it's a very good first issue cover for this series. 
    I was hesitant about Fernando Dagnino's artwork, as his was my least favorite on Generation Lost. However, the artwork here isn't even recognizable as the same artist. I was blown away by how cool some of the scenes looked, especially when he jumped out of the plane. And when things get crazy, the art has a haunting sort of surreal look to it. 
    This series does some amazing things with the inner monologuing. Resurrection Man having a new power ever time he comes back could get boring quick, but so much detail gets put into articulating his thoughts as he discovers and adjusts to each new power, it's almost like reshaping the character every time, while still being true to it as the same person. And the way he uses his powers to observe the world around him. The context of his thoughts never cease to completely capture me. 
    The designs for some of the villains were extremely cool, and when we end with 2 different factions of competing villains in the end, I'm not sure who's more in the right, and that's good for a beginning. 
    The tone is so moody and atmospheric without being gritty or gory. 
    As a reader completely new to Resurrection Man, I felt this was a very good point to jump on. No long winded explanation of his powers, but starting with a resurrection to set up the premise was nice.
     
    The Bad: I think having Madame Xanadu at the end was a bad move. New readers like myself will be a bit lost as to her significance. It comes across mostly as an easter egg. 
    The appearance of The Hooded Reboot Woman in here was a bit TOO obvious, and to anyone who didn't really know about it, would come across as foreshadowing the direct current events of the series. Its misleading. 
     
    In Conclusion: 4.5/5 
    It's a great comic with an amazing atmosphere. I was blown away by the depth of the inner monologuing. We weren't just reading the characters thoughts, we were exploring his brain as he deduces his new powers. His entire state of being is shifted every time he comes back, and this is reflected beautifully in the monologuing. The plot is interesting, the art is dark and moody, and the monologuing really makes the book.

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