Resurrection #4 – Review

By Marc Guggenheim (writer) & David Dumeer (artist)

Universal Studios recently optioned this comic to become a movie. 9 out of 10 times, that means, nothing, but I can imagine the story being on the big screen. The thing is, there’s probably going to be lots of changes to the story to make it more interesting, because the comic isn’t doing anything for me. If they just keep the premise, I’ll be a happy camper – that’s the book’s selling point. It fails in execution and I could care less if the studio got rid of everything else.

The storytelling in this issue doesn’t work for me. The three story lines are lost in 22 pages and we get little progression in all the plot threads save one. This series might work in the long run as a trade, but individually, the issues aren’t worth the time. I don’t care for the characters, and when one of them bites the dust I remain unphased. It’s like a poor man’s Walking Dead, really.

With the current story the president is still trying to reassure everyone who’s the boss, making sure they get his point. Meanwhile, the alien bug is still on the loose with the doctor doing everything to cover its tracks. Back in the spaceship, Simon (Tulley’s bodyguard) gets a revelation from the bugs and we’re given a confrontation. Yep, that’s it. Basically if you missed issue #3, you haven’t missed anything at all. Nothing’s happening and it’s frustrating.

Unfortunately for Resurrection, there are other books that I want to read and I can’t wait anymore for it to pick up the pace. Even though there are two more issues remaining to complete the story arc, I  just don’t  care. Maybe I’ll check out the trade when its released, but for now, this title’s lost a reader. (Grade: D)

-Daniel Yanez