That's partially because the surrealism is a payoff instead of an element we're supposed to follow throughout the whole story.
Rick Veitch's The One #6 art by Rich and Kirby Veitch
Surprisingly, the effected ugliness of Veitch's characters reaches an all-time high here, especially regarding the American president and Jay-Hole, the now-leader of the Other It works[...]
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Also, taking this as an entire piece of literature with the surreal Puzz Fundles at the end would leave me outright baffled.
Rick Veitch's the One #5 art by Rick and Kirby Veitch
The artwork still has effected ugliness to it that seems to be kicked up further to show the anatomically grotesque superhumans Bog and Charlie[...]
Perhaps it's trying to show the positives of both systems, but that seems oddly diplomatic for a comic that can be so blunt.
The One #4 art by Rick and Kirby Veitch
Rick Veitch's art style continues to be the right level of detailed and uncomfortable to fit this book He shows skill in constructing huge, destructive[...]
It's significantly less grounded than the others too, though I wouldn't necessarily call Kingdom Come or Squadron Supreme especially grounded.
The One #3 art by Rick and Kirby Veitch
Veitch's artwork is also a weird mixture of realistic and caricature that creates an ugly world to which it is difficult to feel especially attached It doesn't look[...]
It's — interesting, but I'm not going to touch that.
The One #2 art by Rick Veitch and Kirby Veitch
Like the first issue, Veitch's art style is cartoonish and malformed, which fits the cruel, vile, and unnerving world in which our characters exist The design of the superhumans have a distinct appearance to them The One[...]