Egos Volume 2: Crunched

EGOs (Single Issues) #4.5, 5-9

by Stuart Moore, Gus Storms (Artist)

The chaotic super-team of the future must unravel a galactic mystery on two fronts: the lawless planet Tortuga and the stuffy halls of EarthGov.
"Has it all...A taste of science fiction, law of physics, a tale of suspense, a humorous robot with attitude, action and a taste of sabotage to top it off!" -Comic Crusaders
Collects EGOs #5-9 & 4.5

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 3, 2016

About the author

STUART MOORE is a writer, a book editor, and an award-winning comics editor.

Among his current writing projects are THE ZODIAC LEGACY, created and cowritten by Stan Lee and published by Disney, featuring an all-new team of teenaged super heroes in a series of illustrated prose novels and graphic novels; DOMINION: LAST SACRIFICE, a comic book series for Amazon/Jet City; and THANOS: DEATH SENTENCE, an original Marvel prose novel. Recent work includes EGOs, an original comic book series from Image Comics, and GARTER'S BIG SCORE, an original ebook novella for Kindle. He also contributed two series, TEACH and OUT WITH A BANG, to the launch of the online comics app Stela. Other comics work includes WOLVERINE NOIR and NAMOR: THE FIRST MUTANT (Marvel); FIRESTORM (DC Comics); assorted Star Trek and Transformers projects; and the science-fiction graphic novels EARTHLIGHT, PARA, SHADRACH STONE, and MANDALA. Prose writing includes the novel version of Marvel’s CIVIL WAR, and Disney Worldwide's JOHN CARTER: THE MOVIE NOVELIZATION.

Reviews

[47Time · Rating 4 out of 5]

The destruction left behind by war is highlighted here. From ruined buildings, to forgotten veterans, to traumatized regular people, war leaves few untouched. Even the post-war unethical reconstruction is enough to push men over the edge. It might seem that the story is based on simple revenge, but it's in fact more rooted in the desire to punish a path taken post-war that is perceived as dishonorable.

The Commander led the Crunch War. Deuce became a hero thanks to him. Now he finally meets the man for a mission involving a planet called Tortuga where a galaxy-wide theft of funds is being perpetrated. Pixie leads the team behind Deuce's back. The good guys start their investigation separately, but find more lies than truth.

The Quantum Trust freezes all financial transactions in the galaxy to be able to track the illegal ones. The Commander eventually shows his hand. He is one of the men behind the illegal transactions. He fatally wounds one of the EGOs and kidnaps Deuce's ex who works for Earthgov.

The Commander merged with a alien who can control electrical impulses like the ones used in financial transactions. Upon seeing the galaxy descend into something that lacks honor and dignity, he decided to get rich off of it using the alien's abilities. Now the alien within him finally understands what it helped the Commander achieve. It kills the Commander and returns to its world.

[The_Mad_Swede · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed the first volume of EGOs, Quintessence , and I am saddened by the fact that these two volumes are the only ones that were made before the series cancellation. That said, I was not quite as wowed by this second volume, collecting issues #5-9 (as well as the illustrated prose piece "The Cygni Letters" marked as issue #4.5), as I was by the first one. Do not get me wrong, there is more of the same goodness first introduced, and nicely integrated into a longer five-part arc, featuring a secret EGOs mission on the planet Tortuga and Deuce being asked in to assist his old hero The Commander on a case involving theft from the Quantum Trust (the galactic currency). But with the EGOs, things are usually not what they seem, and this throws the narrative into various complications.

All in all, another good instalment – and as stated, I find it sad that the series did not last longer – even though it is more of a 3.5 stars volume (though I have opted to round that up in my grading).

[Paul Allard · Rating 2 out of 5]

The E.G.O.s are involved in financial theft

Easier to follow than Volume 1, this story involves the tram working in different places ot solve the theft of all finance and currency from various planets. Conspiracies abound and there is a threat to destroy an entire planet.

The artwork is more cartoony than last time and could be more finely detailed. I am not over-enamoured about this series and I am not sure that it's worth continuing it. Nothing special.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but doesn't quite gel.