*SPOILERS*
This issue starts off with Vibe's handler
Director Gunn of A.R.G.U.S., arguing with his husband about Vibe being
"Tubed" (last issue). When
their discussion is interrupted by Vibe's brother Dante, kicking a soccer ball
through their window. Dante then very
casually blackmails Gunn into helping him rescue Vibe.
Gunn
sneaks Dante into A.R.G.U.S. HQ, using some techno-chameleon armor (no idea)
making Dante look like a dog-soldier from Kammandi. Gunn tells the soldiers that he captured a
"Breacher", and not to worry he'll take him to be
"Tubed". (proper procedure I'm
sure) Gunn and Dante enter the
containment room "The Circus", where they set off the alarm
system. They free Vibe, and Gunn runs
off to protect his rep. The brothers
have a nice reunion when KRAK! one of
the guards shoots Dante through the chest, and the character seems to die.
Vibe
not being to happy at his and his brothers treatment, decides to open up a
bunch of tubes, setting the contained "Breachers" on the
guards. Vibe and Gypsy try to make their
escape as Vibe starts shaking uncontrollably.
His energy builds and he releases it, tearing a hole in the dimensional
walls. Through the breach we see a
character called Rupture, who is described as a hound that seeks to end those
who stand for freedom. Amanda Waller
says that Rupture is here for Darkseid's daughter, but Gypsy says he is there
for her. (???) The issue ends with
Rupture recognising Vibe. Rupture takes
off his mask, and he is revealed to be Vibe's long dead brother Armando.
This
was an alright issue, but not as good as previous. We get a lot of action, and twists, but the
story just didn't seem to come together for me. First off why does every young character
anymore seem to be a techno guru? Harper
Row from Batman, NightWing's new roommate, and now out of nowhere, Vibe's
brother. Who hacked the personal data
bases of A.R.G.U.S. employees, and then says how he hacked the Justice League
database. Then blackmails Gunn by
stating he'll email all the information he collected around the web if he
doesn't help get Vibe out. Surprisingly,
it works. I don't care if Gunn feels
guilty over what happened to Vibe I call bullshit. Some young punk breaks your window, and then
threatens you. Being the big bad ex CIA
agent, who was booted out for insubordination, I think not. Later in the issue when Vibe lets a bunch of
breachers out, I got really afraid that the series will become a 13 Ghosts of
Scooby Doo, where eventually Vibe is going to have to recapture the ones that
got away. But we'll wait and see. Even with all the bitching, the issue was
still fun. I just have a hard time
seeing where this timeline fits in with JLA and the Trinity War going on. I was hoping to be able to say that this is
the best title in the New 52 that no one is reading. But maybe I'll have to wait until next month
because this issue just wasn't where the previous ones seemed to be.
6/10
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