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Graveland #5 Review: A Messy Ending to the Story and the Characters Within

Titan Amon battles the last of the Giants in what's left of the city, including the Giant chieftain who led their final charge. Unfortunately, these aren't the final foes for Titan Amon. The apparently serum-powered man who loosed the Giants upon the world still stands too, and he has a secret that could break Amon.

Unfortunately, Graveland's final chapter is a confused mess akin to the prior issues. While Graveland #4 was a solid read, it was far from perfect. This fifth installment doubles back onto confusing revelations, bizarre dialogue exchanges, and obfuscating artistic design.

I'm not keen on beating on a Scout Comic, as they do offer publishing opportunities to smaller projects, new creative teams, and outright strange projects. That said, I've been following Graveland for a while now, and I wanted to see it through to its final issue. That said, I'm not going to hold back on my honest opinion.

The panel sequencing is strange too, and there is no flow to the fight between Titan Amon and his mysterious foe. Their conversation is confused and riddled with clichés to boot.

Gabriel Ibarra Nunez's artwork looks good, and it seems to channel the same style as Andrea Sorrentino, an artist whose work I adore. However, there is no clarity in what Nunez presents in this comic, and there are many panels where I am left completely in the dark as to what is going on. The color work is solid though, and it sets up the tone and atmosphere of the comic well.

Graveland #5 brings the story to a disappointing conclusion. Both Massimo Rossi and Gabriel Ibarra Nunez show a lot of potential, and I hope to see them in other projects as their skills improve (Rosi's Dark Frontier and Morning Star are both quite good, and I recommend them). However, this comic isn't one I can recommend. Give it a pass.

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