Thursday, August 7, 2014

Original Sin #6 (HERE BE SPOILERS!)

This issue is the first one in this mini-series where I felt like Aaron was stalling for time.  Stuff happens in this issue, but it doesn't seem to get us any close to where we're going.

The most important development is Nick revealing that he sent the three teams of heroes to find the corpses of his previous vitcims because he wants one of them to succeed him.  I was glad that Aaron answered this question, since I was moderately worried that we'd skip over explaining Nick's motives for sending out the teams in the first place.  Although he doesn't particularly elaborate this point, Nick makes it clear that he wanted everyone there to get a firsth-hand sense of the responsibilities of the job before one of them agrees to take it.  It works from a narrative stand-point, but the fact that we know that Bucky takes over the job admittedly dampens the sense of drama that the moment should otherwise have.

With this loose end tied, the main question at this point is why Fury is so committed to avoiding telling the heroes the truth about the Watcher's murder.  I get that he's essentially on a suicide mission at this point, since it's clear that the failing of the Infinity Formula means that he doesn't have that many days left.  But, his mission is clearly not just designating a replacement.  He apparently also wants to open up the Watcher's eyes to see their secrets.  However, he seems to be jeopardizing that mission by not revealing what he knows about the Watcher, since his three teams and the Avengers are now gunning for him.  Even if he doesn't want to tell them the truth, why not send them on a wild-goose chase, buying him time to open up the eyes?  It seems uncharacteristically straight-forward for Fury.  (Also, I'm having trouble remembering how he wound up having possession of both eyes.  If I remember correctly, he already had one, and Bucky had the other one.  But, how did Bucky get that one?  Was it from the Orb?  Or, did Nick get the Orb's eye?  I can't remember.)

Basically, we need to know who killed the Watcher, why s/he did it, and why Nick Fury wants the eyes' secrets (beyond Nick's obvious love of secrets).  We also have this side of issue of Dr. Midas, Exterminatrix, and the Orb all "evolving," but it's unclear how that development connects to the larger story.  I'm still giving this issue three stars, but it would've been nice to get a little more information here, like we've gotten in the previous issue.

*** (three of five stars)

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