Wow, why have I not been in tune to this world? I am really happy that I decided to review these issues and ventured into Michael Turner’s world of Fathom. I found the characters and story engaging and inviting. New readers can certainly read these issues even without reading the first volume.
The first thing I noticed was the beautiful artwork on both covers and interiors they almost work together seamlessly, something that doesn’t
A hot young marine biologist? Check. Strange underwater environments? Check. Mad scientist? Check. Scott Lobdell and Alex Konat? Double check. That’s pretty much every ingredient for a great comic. Fathom, created by the late Michael Turner, is in it’s forth volume, not including the myriad of spin offs, and it’s pretty easy to see why.
Issue 4 sees Aspen Mathews throw down with a bunch of bad guys in a church in an ocean under the Sahara desert.