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Cates and Company finally concluded their alt universe arc "Beyond", and as much as i love this series, this arc (tied with the war of the realms arc by Ellis) is the all time low point of the all time low point of the last 30 issues. The art still felt amateur and no different then the last illustrator. It felt too.. rush and inconsistent.. too animated. And I'm all for the style but not in this execution. In regards to the script, we all know from issues 1-10 and Absolute Carnage, Cates writes some good a** venom; So what changed? The arc was rushed, the dialogue was really choppy and bad. For example, read only the dialogue from virus in his appearances and its... anything but depth or purpose. This arc feels like wasted time for king in black and I'm happy its over. Adding to this, every issue after Absolute Carnage hasn't felt the same. Where is the co-dependence? Where is the dark edgy grit we started off with? And I'm not talking coloring, as horrible as the art is in this issue this entire arc had freaking phenomenal coloring, just so happened to no be complimented with the bad pencils. All in all... we're done. Two more weeks for the king in black to arrive. GOD US HERE.
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