In a world where sunlight is deadly, a corporate heiress turned rebel, her corrupt solar tycoon father, and a former hero seeking redemption, all find themselves battling to find and control the mysterious Scientist responsible for an immunity to dangerous sunlight -- a Scientist with his own plans in mind.
This volume starts with the point of view of another daywalker. He is the latest in the line of targets for Solarity Inc. It seems that all they do is hunt daywalkers to maintain the status quo, as in their control over New York. Strangely enough, the underground, though they oppose Solarity, also want to hold onto their current way of life. Everyone is afraid of destabilizing the world with immunity from sunlight.
David and Val escaped the bloodshed between the Solarity mercenaries and the underground, but now they have to find shelter from the sun. Rose 'Cielo' is with the underground whose target is the scientist who created the daywalkers. By the way, I refuse to call them albinos. Strangely, the daywalker approches Rose for a way to continue his research into discovering what makes him immune to the sun.
It took me a minute to get into this volume because it has been a while since I read the last volume and I didn't remember a couple plot points. This is supposed to be an action sci-fi, yet I feel like there isn't a lot of action. Stuff happens yet at the same time nothing happens. I don't know if it is because it's been a long time for me between the last volume and this volume but I didn't connect with any of the characters. A pretty major character dies and I didn't have any reaction to it. I'll keep reading the series because this volume left off on a cliffhanger, and there's just enough to keep me interested in the story. This series is good, not great.
Getting to grips with this comic series - coming along very nicely
This post-apocalyptic comic series about an Earth in which sunlight kills progresses at a good pace and has become easier to follow and to understand. The characters are developed and interesting. I’ve got used to the clear artwork and the whole experience is enjoyable and well worth a read (but read the previous volumes). More to come.
Kaplan and Timpano seem to be finding their stride, the series is improving. The characters are a bit more realistic, the plot a little more coherent. Cielo is starting to feel like a character.
The color work continues to be strong and v3 contains some interesting panel layouts. And there's a delightful little booby trap that capitalizes smartly on the worldbuilding.
The series keeps getting better as some of the mysteries are being solved and new developments arise. Bax and Cielo are standout characters and their growth is important to the series. Timpano's layouts are great but the line work is still rough at times. Overall, a good book.