Event Leviathan (USA) di Bendis & Maleev

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EVENT LEVIATHAN #6
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art and cover by ALEX MALEEV
variant cover by BRYAN HITCH
From the Eisner Award-winning team of superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis and groundbreaking artist Alex Maleev, the shocking conclusion to the biggest DC mystery of the year! Who is Leviathan? What do they want? How have they dismantled the most powerful secret agencies in the world? And what's their next deadly move? The greatest detectives of the DC Universe descend on Leviathan, and all the answers are revealed! Don't miss the shocking conclusion of this storyline!
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Belle cover.

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Superman joins Event Leviathan's gang of detectives in this exclusive



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BENDIS Tells All On Surprise Characters in EVENT LEVIATHAN #4's Final Page - SPOILERS

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Event Leviathan #4
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Alex Maleev
Lettering by Josh Reed
Published by DC
Review by Justin Partridge
'Rama Rating: 6 out of 10

The power of Leviathan meets the might of Superman in Event Leviathan #4. Unfortunately, while that sounds fairly exciting, Brian Michael Bendis uses Big Blue's inclusion to ferry through more exposition. Gathering at Stately Wayne Manor, Bendis' group of detectives interview Superman, who just last issue faced down Leviathan in an attempt to bring Amanda Waller back into the fold.

But while this sequence provides the issue a wonderful display of Alex Maleev's more bombastic artistic qualities, the pacing of this event still feels off, mainly due to Bendis being locked in tell-don't-show mode. This is exemplified by the constant, pinging dialogue about everything that's happening around them without every really giving us that, aside from some scant flashbacks. Part of me wonders if this would have been better suited just as an arc of Action Comics, because where I'm sitting, Event Leviathan has yet to live up to the "Event" in the title.

An hour ago, Superman was facing down the combined might of Leviathan and their followers. But still the "world's greatest detectives" are still no closer to finding out anything solid. And unfortunately, neither are we. Standing amid yet another long-form exposition dump, Event Leviathan #4 seems to be overestimating readers' engagement in this mystery, and the continued lack of any real answers is still very much bogging down the pace. Though certain exchanges of dialogue here bring a spark of fun, like Oliver Queen and Damian Wayne and Plastic Man listing their goofy villains, nothing really comes of them. Instead we just get more and more character moments, and less and less hard answers toward the title's endgame.

Bendis does, however, happen upon one very interesting turn. It seems that most of the events we have seen so far — the interrogation of Steve Trevor, Manhunter's frame up, and the evidence pointing to the Red Hood — have just been large-scale feints by Leviathan to keep the heroes looking and sniping at each other instead of working the actual problem. But again, as soon as this idea is introduced, it's promptly tossed on the backburner in favor of the issue's cliffhanger. Mysteries are supposed to keep you on the hook with teases and clues, but it seems like Event Leviathan has other goals on its mind at the moment.

But what isn't disappointing, however, is Alex Maleev's artwork this time around. While last issue was a bit bland and featureless, Maleev really amps up the visual energy here — well, as much as he can with a script largely only featuring people talking. Thanks to the inclusion of Superman, Maleev is allowed a bit more splashiness and otherworldly colors, such as in the standoff between Leviathan and Superman, in which Supes attempts to "push through" the villain's bizarre temporal energy weapon. The visual result is a dynamic Superman splash page, one awash in blazing blues and crackling silvers as Superman attempts to break through the center of the page, the captions of the page sent spilling around off-centered at the gravitational pull of Superman.

Alas, however, one good splash page does not a satisfying experience make, and that's largely how Event Leviathan feels — unsatisfying. Though armed with a great hook and plenty of fantastic characters, Brian Michael Bendis just can't seem to make it all pop as much as he wants to. Even despite Alex Maleev's best efforts to do so. Somehow both overstuffed and underbaked, Event Leviathan #4 fails to get to the point.

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Event Leviathan #4 (Published by DC; Review by Kat Calamia; 'Rama Rating: 4 out of 10):

How many detectives do you need to solve a mystery, anyway? Event Leviathan continues to add more characters to the board as it still aimlessly searches for its plot. This series has been extremely sluggish, and with every passing issue it's getting harder to care about the identity of Leviathan because of the series' lack of repercussions. Leviathan is so mysterious that his motives have become buried within the snarky back and forth between Batman's rag tag detective team. That said, this issue does present an interesting tidbit as it's revealed that Batgirl is going undercover as a mole within Leviathan's recruitment...but this happens all off panel. So instead of showing this side of the story, the issue dedicates itself to more standing around. For a book about the smartest detectives of the DC Universe, I wish there was a bit more detecting. The strongest element of this event has been Alex Maleev's contribution to the series. His colors bring the perfect tone to the title. Event Leviathan #4 doesn't leave you with more clues, just more characters to juggle.

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La fiera del nulla, anche come detective story è scarsina.

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La fiera del nulla, anche come detective story è scarsina.

Meglio o peggio di HiC?

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Dubito che possa essere peggio di HiC.

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La fiera del nulla, anche come detective story è scarsina.

Meglio o peggio di HiC?

Per il momento è un filo meglio.
Il prossimo numero dovrebbe essere interessante visto il finale del 4.

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Letto #4
Oh niente di niente eh...mancano solo 2 numeri ora, questa mini ha floppato con me.
Mi spiace, ma Bendis non sa scrivere un Whodunnit, e in tot periodo si trova in un certo mindset e siccome scrive mille testate...diciamo che tende ad usare i soliti 3 o 4 plot device in tutte le sue storie.
Tipo pg che non possono dire una determinata parola, perchè Superman sta perennemente usando il suo udito e ha le orecchie drizzate in cerca di quei keywords.
Pg che finiscono in un vortice spazio-temporale, come Jon in Superman, Batman in Batman Universe e ora Supes in questo numero, insomma le solite cazzate.
E poi...Cioè Snyder tende a usare concetti di cui non conosce lo "scope", you know, la portata, il loro potenziale ecc...
Quindi finisce sempre per essere una cosa banale, ma almeno il contesto generale è più o meno giusto, questo per dire che lui ha familiarità col DCU, ma Bendis? Bendis non sa un cazzo.
Non c'è niente di Leviathan qua, 0.
Ok, ha ripreso Talia, e mo? Tra l'altro, mi sono ricordato che devo ancora leggere Silencer, tutti ne hanno parlato bene e non vedo l'ora, scritta dal buon Abnett poi.
Un concept intelligente che raccorda le varie organizzazioni DC -specialmente se gestito bene- è molto affascinante, diamine lo è già di default, ma Bendis, sul serio, non ha NULLA da dire.
Siccome parliamo di HiC, almeno King aveva UNA cosa da dire, e la differenza fra King e Bendis, è che almeno sai cosa vuole raccontare il primo.
Il punto della sua gestione di Batman è qualcosa che è stato definito da subito, mentre Bendis con Supes, X-Men ecc... continua sempre a girare a vuoto.
Leggendo la sua gestione sui mutanti, nessuno ha mai capito per bene cosa cazz fosse la rivoluzione di Scott, anche perchè la cosa avrà preso mille significati diversi, ci sarà una ragione per cui persino arrivati verso la conclusione, stava ancora lì a parlare della revolución, no?
Purtroppo nel suo caso non si tratta nemmeno di rivelare le cose verso la fine, perchè il build-up è inesistente oppure fa semplicemente schifo.
Fuck it.

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Comunque si vocifera che Leviatano possa essere uno tra

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[Man of Steel]

lol, e dire che proprio leggendo questo numero pensavo ad un

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Manca pure la testata, sarebbe anche ora di fare un rilancio.

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