Thursday, December 23, 2010

Kill Shakespeare #8

Written by Conor McCreery and Anthony Del Col
Art by Andy Belanger

In this issue, the creators slow things down again, and really focus on some character development and strengthening of the ties between the different Prodigals who are leading the rebellion.

Othello has a chat with Hamlet, and then with Juliet.  Juliet and Hamlet declare their love for each other in a recreation (and reversal) of the famous balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet.  Falstaff basically gets teased by everyone.  On the other side of the fence, Richard pulls a fast one on Lady MacBeth to get ahold of her forces.

This book has slowed down of late, and while that's a good thing as it has allowed some of the characters room to breathe, I feel like it's time to step up the plot again.  Hamlet has set off to meet Shakespeare, with Falstaff and Iago in tow, and the revelation of the last page guarantees that the next issue should be pretty interesting.

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