Power Pack #9-10Issue(s): Power Pack #9, Power Pack #10 Review/plot: This issue has Power Pack teaming up with Marrina from Alpha Flight to fight the Simonson creation Snake-Eyes. They eventually trap the "Xanithan boulder-crusher" in a sunken ship, which Gee de-gravitizes and they tow to the arctic, where the extreme cold will force it into hybernation. As usual, Simonson delivers a character driven series, with Alex fascinated by the science behind Snake-Eyes and reasoning out the change in Snake-Eyes' color since his previous appearance by explaining the concept of litmus paper to his siblings. Julie has her nose in a fantasy book while the Pack children are taken to the aquarium that Snake-Eyes is being held in by their "Gramps". And Jack... exposes himself. This picture might get me the wrong kind of traffic, but jeez, he sure seems to get a kick out of it. A debate begins in these issues about whether Friday is a boy or a girl, with Alex and Jack on the "boy" side of the debate and the sisters believing otherwise. Ships are generally referred to with the female pronoun so that's what i would use, but unless there's something about Smartships we don't know, she's probably actually gender-neutral. Marrina is down on herself after the Master's recent triggering of her inherent Plodex nature, and she calls herself a monster. The Power kids are a bit exasperated by the fact that both she and Cloak & Dagger think of themselves as monsters, and start to wonder if they themselves are also somehow monsters as well. The team has a little scare when they're forced to use their powers at the aquarium, but the newspapers write off any eyewitness reports about strange children as hallucinations due to Snake-Eyes' hypnotic powers. A good arc. Quality Rating: B+ Chronological Placement Considerations: Takes place after the Wraith War, due to the footnote mentioned below. References:
Crossover: N/A Continuity Insert? N My Reprint: N/A Inbound References (4): showCharacters Appearing: Energizer, Friday, Gee, Lightspeed, Margaret Power, Marrina, Mass Master, Snake-Eyes CommentsThe title to #10 refers to the early 1960s TV series. Posted by: Mark Drummond | April 1, 2012 2:41 PM Comments are now closed. |
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