MarvelBlog REVIEW: Dark Ages #3
Marvel has continued its riveting series that follows our favorite heroes in a world that is on the precipice of disaster, as we review Dark Ages #3.
The end of the last issue saw Apocalypse and his band of villainous Merryman abduct Tony Stark with the purpose of gaining some additional help in bringing to life the villainous Unmaker.
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This issue begins with…a tea party?
Some of our favorite Marvel heroes are still attempting to return life to normal, and with that effort comes to the incredibly engaging work Tom Taylor has put into this post-apocalyptic Marvel Universe.
There is a sense that this series feels in the vein of a Walking Dead, with its focus being on these heroes not only attempting to survive this dilemma, but they are also attempting to push humanity forward into an age that isn’t defined by this latest tragedy.
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All of this changes when these Marvel heroes discover that Stark has been taken by Apocalypse; with the hunt to bring him home underway, the uncertainty of both the plan of these villains and the current state of Europe, makes the endeavor much more dangerous than any of them initially realize.
What is so fantastic about Taylor’s run on Dark Ages, is that it feels tremendously logical and brutal in the best of ways; it truly boasts stakes that engage the reader.
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These stakes are only magnified by Taylor’s willingness to follow the narrative thread, and pull no punches; a reality that becomes horrifyingly obvious in this latest tissue.
These Marvel heroes decide to. send Quicksilver- who is obviously the fastest and most logical option- to investigate Europe, and see how they can return Tony Stark.
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The plan, although conceived to account for any uncertainties, goes wrong when Quicksilver uncovers the true horrors of Apacolpyes home base; with him discovering that his father, Magneto, is being used as a human battery to protect their current hideout from the constant EMP that set forth the Dark Ages
Quicksilver’s shock and horror lead him to get caught by the villains, which allows Apcolpyse’s deviant mind craft a plan in which The Purple Man takes over the speedster’s minds, with him returning to the base of our favorite Marvel heroes, and wreaking havoc.
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One of the most powerful characters in the Marvel universe, Quicksilver is eventually stopped, but not before he could murder the Human Torch.
The issue ends with the heroes finding out that Apocolypse possesses some of Marvel’s smartest heroes, with many uncertain how he is gaining their allegiance.
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The art in the series shines bright, and one thing is certain; Dark Ages #3 continues Marvel’s brutally engrossing series with an unrelenting enamor.
