Zero #11 Review

Can this series start to return to former glory? Or is it on it’s last legs? Read on to find out.

The official description from Image:

Iceland, one year later. Zero’s past comes knocking.

Zero is a series that I’ve been enjoying since it started, with the first volume in particular being very exciting. The series has however fell very flat as of late, with the last few issues really frustrating me. Though most of these issues have left hooked for more, the overthetop fast pace of this series makes it hard to justify the price of purchase, with there being little development. This is the same in this issue, and besides the last few pages it felt like a wasted issue.

There’s a part of me that admires what Ales Kot is doing with this series, trying to tell a story in as visually focused way as possible. This however is getting more and more diluted with each passing issue, as I now start to get the feeling that Kot is dragging this tale out as much as he can. To make matters worse he chooses to open the issue in a unnecessarily sexual way that ultimately sullies any form of development. Despite all this Kot somehow manages to leave me once again hooked for the next issue, though my hope for something spectacular is waning.

Zero continues to sport a new artist with each passing issue, as Richard Lopez Ortiz produces the illustrations for this chapter. Despite the overly graphic opening sequence, Ortiz generally does a fantastic job, with his gritty style being suited to the scenario that Edward finds himself in. It’s his layouts however that make everything so dynamic, as given the lack of development, the issue desperately needs something to liven the underwhelming proceedings up. Jordie Bellaire‘s colours also continue to impress, adding brilliant tone to Ortiz’ art.

Zero is quickly starting to become a series that I want to avoid, as though it continues to deliver something that keeps me enticed, as a whole it feels like a waste of money. It’s due to this that I can’t recommend this.