loop's review
3.0
A decent finale given that this comic series is (was?) meant to be part of a multimedia franchise, but otherwise pretty lukewarm. The plotting itself was satisfying, but as with previous volumes, the story needed a little more time to breathe. More setup, more buildup, better pacing in general. Several characters go through changes with very little setup at all, alliances are struck up in a few speech bubbles, scenes change too abruptly, wonky dialogue, and an overall sense that this script was adapted from a more descriptive medium like prose. Given more pages or issues, I feel like this could easily have been a stellar series as the material for something amazing is all there. It just needed to breathe, to take in the atmosphere, and to actually take the time to develop the characters and plot as they were meant to. I have no doubt that this is an amazing story, but the execution as a comic was just a little short of great. That said, I think this is still a very solid series overall and would recommend it if you're in the mood for some steampunk. I'd probably rate the whole series an 8, including the prose short story.
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