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Graveland #3 Review: Into the Maw of San Andreas

Titan Amon Park has engaged the Giants with some success. The doctor tells him of their origin point, and Amon goes to investigate. What he finds disturbingly resembles a ritual of some sort.

Later, he encounters yet another person with the Cobra Serum, and the ensuing fight does not go well.

Amon Park is still a protagonist for whom it's still quite difficult to root. He's flat, constantly aggressive and arrogant, and there's nothing to compel one to want to see this guy survive. His tragic backstory doesn't do anything for him either.

His fight with the Giants is pretty cool, though there are some logical consistency problems. He's able to shoot them dead with ease, and that leaves you wondering why any regular soldier can't also do that.

In their defense of Los Angeles, they use the local gangs as cannon fodder, adding, "so if they die, nobody will miss them." That is a bit heartless and lacks anything resembling nuance or understanding of the socioeconomic situations of inner cities in America and much of the western world.

You guys in the comments probably thought I wouldn't find a way to bring up social justice issues while reviewing this comic, didn't you? There is no escape.

They add some new details to the backstory of the Giants which are quite cool.

Gabriel Ibarra Nunez's artwork actually improves quite a bit in this comic. With the exception of some lack of environmental clarity, I didn't have any trouble interpreting what was going on. He did this without losing any of the unique and visually appealing qualities of this comic, and the color art remains quite good to boot.

Graveland has put me through some ups and downs in its first three issues. Graveland #1 was still the most enjoyable, but #3 does bring back some of the fun of the first issue and vastly improves on the second. Titan Amon isn't a likable or compelling protagonist, but the overall premise and art are quite good. I can tentatively recommend this issue for anyone who need more kaiju action in their lives.

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