I've been reading a bunch of Marvel stuff over the past few weeks, so why don't we venture into some unfamiliar territory this time around? BACKGROUND:
I've only read a preview of the first issue of Mosaic before, so I'm not that familiar with this character. He's also a fairly recent creation, so I haven't seen him in a lot of other comics, either. I'm pretty much going in blind here. THE WRITING: Morris Sackett has it all: he's a famous and talented basketball player, lives an expensive lifestyle, and is dating a literal pop star. All that is taken when the Terrigen mists engulf him and turn him into an Inhuman, taking away his physical form and leaving him incorporeal. Now, he has the ability to "possess" people, taking over their bodies and having access to all their memories and knowledge. He struggles to get a hang of these powers as he tries to find a way to get his old life back. Initially, Sackett is a massive dickbag who thinks little of people who have to work hard as opposed to someone like him, who has natural talent. While he doesn't quite have a full change of heart when he gets his powers, the things he finds out about his life as shaped by his father knocks him down a peg, and one can't help but feel a little bad after the revelations. The nature of his powers also has him relive the memories and feel the emotions of the person he's inhabiting, and although he can still be a little judgmental, he does learn to be a little more empathetic. Sackett doesn't fight a villain in this volume, but he does come across a mysterious group known as Brand Corp, who was hired by his father and has ties to his backstory. They don't do much other than be one of a couple of things that upend Sackett's perception of his father, a man he always listened to and admire. There are hints that this organization has more sinister plans, and hopefully that's something that is explored in later volumes. Mosaic's powers aren't anything new; taking over someone's body and acquiring their knowledge and memories are abilities we've seen in many characters before. What makes him interesting is that he apparently can't possess the same person more than once, and that he still has access to a person's memories even after he's left. In addition, he is also invisible to anybody except people he's already inhabited before. This volume doesn't really go in depth on the true nature of Mosaic's powers, but it has laid plenty of foundations for some interesting stories or interactions. Speaking of interesting interactions, Mosaic gets to take over the body of an established Marvel character in one of the issues. It's a really cool moment. THE ART: This comic has an interesting style; although there are plenty of straight lines and clean curves throughout, many characters have "jagged" outlines that define their shape. It's evident in Mosaic's design himself, among others. The colors are bright and varied (but tend to stick to more muted shades and tones), and the faces are quite expressive and have good detail to them. Mosaic's design is pretty cool; he looks like a sort of energy being with patterns on his body that look very much like.... well, a mosaic. And much like a mosaic, he looks like he's a hodgepodge of tiny pieces, with bits of whatever-he-is floating around his person at all times. VERDICT: Volume 1 of Mosaic is a solid introduction to a brand new Inhuman. Its main character still has room to grow as a person but has a sympathetic backstory, superpowers that may not be completely unique but have interesting wrinkles to them, and a simple conflict that may grow into something more as the story progresses. I am now quite interested in this character, and look forward to reading more stories with him in it. Read Mosaic Vol. 1 on Comixology: https://www.comixology.com/Mosaic-Vol-1-King-of-the-World/digital-comic/485487?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC9pdGVtU2xpZGVy - end -
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