Rai #2 Discussion

TheFerg714 · Post by **TheFerg714** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 6:19:50 pm

Was I the only one that was incredibly disappointed?

This was not Ryp's best work, and the colors aren't very pleasant to look at. It all just felt a little lost and bland.

EDIT: Also, where the OTV at?

DirtbagSailor · Post by **DirtbagSailor** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 8:21:38 pm

TheFerg714 wrote:EDIT: Also, where the OTV at?

http://onlythevaliant.com/episodes/vcr231/

SwiftMann · Post by **SwiftMann** » Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:53:05 am

The best single issue Valiant has put out in a long, long time.

TheFerg714 · Post by **TheFerg714** » Sat Dec 14, 2019 8:55:17 am

Okay, evidently no one agreed with me. Maybe I'll give it another shot.

agent_graves · Post by **agent_graves** » Sun Dec 15, 2019 1:00:49 pm

The art was the only saving grace for me, and that’s not saying much because I feel like Ryp’s art doesn’t gel well with this character and setting. The dialogue was repetitive, with little to no progress in story. I get all the pre order editions for the extra content, but man, some of the covers have been really bad across the board.

hawkeyeps · Post by **hawkeyeps** » Sun Dec 15, 2019 9:31:15 pm

Great episode guys

Dallow Spicer1 · Post by **Dallow Spicer1** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:22:54 am

It was ok, but the Raijin sidekick is getting tedious quickly. I understand it’s a plot device to explain what’s happening but the back and forth (‘I’m not a child’) wears thin.

I read somewhere that this series will be self contained stories each issue and I like the concept of that. In this issue I felt the basic premise for the story was dragged out a bit long and it needed something else to make the story more convincing.

Ryp’s art I don’t think is suited to this series. The fight scenes didn’t feel very dynamic when he was battling Loci. Look at his hand in each fight scene, how is he striking her? Bit bland.

3.5/5 - readable but not as good as Fallen World (so far)

SwiftMann · Post by **SwiftMann** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:23:37 pm

Meanwhile, I think Ryp's style (even altered to be Darrow-esque here) is great for this book. But I'm also one who that Crain's art on the original run was unclear, static, and boring.

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:33:25 pm

SwiftMann wrote:think Ryp's style (even altered to be Darrow-esque here)

This was my thought exactly on the linework - very Darrow-esque.

Ramses818 · Post by **Ramses818** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:31:14 am

Sorry guys I have not been on the boards much but this was my favorite issue hands down. I loved so much about this story, art and colors. It asked some very important questions and showed some very stark contrasts between what makes Rai the hero and Bloodfather the villain in such subtle ways. Also shows how much Raijin does not grasp even though he is older that Rai. So much great stuff to enjoy in this issue!

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