Domino Vol. 1 Killer Instinct was kind of an impulse buy as I knew next to nothing about the character in spite of the fact that she's been around for a while. The verdict? Pretty good stuff. I thought the story was effective, with some genuine emotional beats, and it was only mildly set back by lackluster art.
The art of course is in the style so common at Marvel now- it has its moments but too often facial expressions and storytelling flow are hampered by inferior draftmanship. I much prefer the clean art style in a lot of the European comics I've been reading lately- not to sound snobby but the story is so much easier to follow when you can see clearly what's happening! So while the art did not wow me (other than the occasional panel that I thought looked good) the story itself was fine.
Domino is a mercenary whose mutant power is "good luck". She basically exudes a probability altering field around her, I guess- it's not super clear- but it causes things to go her way. An enemy's gun will jam, for example, or something fortuitous will happen to save her life, that kind of thing. She's pretty carefree and footloose, and has two besties named Outlaw and Diamondback who are her partners in crime (sometimes literally). They take jobs and spout all the snarky dialogue you'd expect, and it's fun- this was chock full of guest stars too, as writer Gail Simone definitely went to the well with the appearance of characters like Deadpool, Shang-Chi and the Amadeus Cho version of Hulk.
I thought the Shang-Chi appearance in particular was effective if a bit rushed. I don't really know why Amadeus Cho is now a Hulk but it didn't really matter, I just went with it. A bright spot here was Diamondback- she dated Captain America at one point- but she's also a past member of the Serpent Society so she can roll both ways.
She's a fun addition and it was nice to see her pop up here. She has too much potential to not be utilized. The focus here though is strictly on Domino, and Simone takes aim at Domino's strength- her uncanny luck- by deconstructing her to an extent, using a nasty villain named Topaz who has links to Dom's past. It wasn't amazing or anything but it was good and this title has a lot of potential- Gail Simone seems to be having fun with it and I will definitely be sticking around for a while.
The art of course is in the style so common at Marvel now- it has its moments but too often facial expressions and storytelling flow are hampered by inferior draftmanship. I much prefer the clean art style in a lot of the European comics I've been reading lately- not to sound snobby but the story is so much easier to follow when you can see clearly what's happening! So while the art did not wow me (other than the occasional panel that I thought looked good) the story itself was fine.
Domino is a mercenary whose mutant power is "good luck". She basically exudes a probability altering field around her, I guess- it's not super clear- but it causes things to go her way. An enemy's gun will jam, for example, or something fortuitous will happen to save her life, that kind of thing. She's pretty carefree and footloose, and has two besties named Outlaw and Diamondback who are her partners in crime (sometimes literally). They take jobs and spout all the snarky dialogue you'd expect, and it's fun- this was chock full of guest stars too, as writer Gail Simone definitely went to the well with the appearance of characters like Deadpool, Shang-Chi and the Amadeus Cho version of Hulk.
I thought the Shang-Chi appearance in particular was effective if a bit rushed. I don't really know why Amadeus Cho is now a Hulk but it didn't really matter, I just went with it. A bright spot here was Diamondback- she dated Captain America at one point- but she's also a past member of the Serpent Society so she can roll both ways.
She's a fun addition and it was nice to see her pop up here. She has too much potential to not be utilized. The focus here though is strictly on Domino, and Simone takes aim at Domino's strength- her uncanny luck- by deconstructing her to an extent, using a nasty villain named Topaz who has links to Dom's past. It wasn't amazing or anything but it was good and this title has a lot of potential- Gail Simone seems to be having fun with it and I will definitely be sticking around for a while.
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