Comic Review: Solomon Grundy #5 (DC Comics) By Eddie R

Very Absorbing.

Solomon Grundy #5 continues to unfold the mystery behind the cursed swamp creature, and how his salvation might play a very important role in the upcoming Blackest Night event. Deep within Slaughter swamp, the battle between the android Amazo and Grundy continues. And what a battle it is.




After a stalemate slug fest, Amazo does what he does best and begins to analyze a way to replicate Grundy’s powers. Realizing Grundy is drawing energy from the swamp itself, Amazo absorbs the unknown trace chemical elements which grant Grundy his power, but this has unforeseen complications on both the Android and his creator Professor Ivo, who watches his plans for revenge unfold on the planet beneath him from the sanctity of a private space station. But little does Ivo know that the observer is being spied upon himself by a third party, who seems to have taken an interest in Grundy’s current situation.

Meanwhile in the suburbs of Gotham City, we witness Alan Scott trying to reassemble his shattered lantern and contain the Green Flame of Life, which has managed to embed itself into other surrounding vessels. Alan has been able to tame and master the Green Flame due to years of exposure to it. But this site to behold is interrupted by an unknown noise far off in the distance. That same noise turns out to be an explosion, which is also observed by Bizzaro, on the opposite side of town, who has been a lost soul since his new best friend Solomon Grundy disappeared. As Bizzaro begins to fly to Grundy’s aid, he is taken down by the science police, whose motives are not known yet.

Finally we cut to Valhalla Cemetery, the heroes graveyard , where the Phantom Stranger requests not only an audience with the Spectre, but also answers as to what is going on concerning Blackest Night, and who might possibly be involved.

This issue had a lot of stuff to take in, both visually and story wise. As the miniseries winds down I can see it finally picking up speed, and I hope this pace can be maintained and built upon, right until the very end.

8.5/10

Eddie R.
Review Co- Editor.