Tuesday, September 4, 2018

X-O Manowar #18


   When an event like Harbinger Wars 2 has your hero tied up, what to do in his regular title?

   How about a flashback story? (That trick always works!)

   And it's an easy fix for X-O Manowar, since his time-traveling backstory extends back to his battles against Ancient Rome.

   And that's exactly where this story goes, starting with a gladiator battle in the Roman Coliseum (which highlights some of the surprising features of that structure) and following Aric as he sets out on a rescue operation that leads to some surprising revelations.

   With strong art and an interesting story, this is a solid outing - especially since it's mostly marking time until the event wraps up (which it did this week).

   It's one of the strengths of this series - one month X-O is Iron Man, the next he's Conan.

Grade: B

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