Written by Warren EllisArt by Paul Duffield
If you set aside all of the ruined, flooded England, post-civilization trappings of Freakangels, Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield's impressive and popular webcomic turned trade paperback series, you get an interesting study of twelve friends who try to do the right thing, and have a hard time maintaining their closeness with one another.
The Freakangels are twelve immensely powerful individuals who were all born at the exact same time, and who were ultimately responsible for ruining the world (or, at the least, England) in a fit of anger and fear. Now, in this sixth and final volume, they are reunited and trying to make things right.
The various characters (who are very hard to keep straight, as they look very similar to one another) each have their own specialties, but since 'upgrading' their 'package', or rebooting their powers to be more effective, they are beginning to come together again in common purpose, and think they can fix their mistakes.
There is a lot more talking in this volume than in the previous ones, and the book would have been boring were Ellis not such a strong writer. Duffield's expansive panels work well with this type of story, keeping the pages turning where other artists might get bogged down in Ellis's script. I enjoyed this series, and look forward to seeing more from Duffield, who is a very talented artist.
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