Duck And Cover Issue #4 Review
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Plot overview of “Duck and Cover”: The comic series follows a group of teens trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic America after they escape a series of explosions and fearsome monsters.
Things got pretty fun in Issue #3 of “Duck and Cover” by Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque and the new chapter felt like a retro mash of the dystopian game “Fallout” and Netflix series “Stranger Things”. If Issue #4 begins with teen Del and his friends – Ollie, Junior, Jack, and Willow – heading towards an underground hideout they learn about in the last chapter at Willow’s house. When the friends finally reach their destination, they are blown away by what they find. The group will have to choose between quietly hiding or fighting the creatures who’ve taken over their world.
I love how Scott Snyder keeps Del’s passion for films alive through each issue. While the last one emphasized sci-fi tropes, this one begins with the salient features of the Western genre. “Nothing speaks more to the moral sensibilities of the motion picture than the western. Because maybe more than any other genre, westerns are about judgment. They’re stories that force us to take stock of who we were, who we are, and who we want to be,” say the opening lines. How films strongly influence and inspire the group is a pivotal theme in the comic book series.
About 36 pages long, this edition of “Duck and Cover” is packed with movie nostalgia, action, and twists, with the friends snatching a few moments of fun, before they take a life-changing decision. The artwork of-course is dynamic, animatedly cinematic, and striking. This is supposed to be the series finale and it gives the teens a triumphant photo-finish, but definitely leaves readers wanting for more!
Rating: 4 on 5. “Duck And Cover” is also on Kindle Unlimited.
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