ICON & ROCKET SEASON ONE #4
An alien confrontation tests Icon and Rocket’s limits, while assistance from a mysterious newcomer puts Rocket’s skepticism on full display.
This issue takes place on Paris Island, which you’ll recognize from the original Milestone days as the home base of the Blood Syndicate, and an area where the police rarely travel to.
The art in this series is phenomenal, and this is easily the most action packed of the Milestone Returns books so far. Where it falls flat for me is the dialogue.
If the original milestone books felt like they were written specifically for me (even at 30), this new Icon & Rocket series feels like it’s aimed more toward today’s kids. But badly.
It’s like my father trying to speak to my daughter in today’s slang. At one point, Rocket launched the Alien 50 yards into the sky while yelling “YEET!”
Lol I just need Reggie Hudlin to chill on the slang. It feels gimmicky, almost to the point of caricature.
7/10
What did you guys think of this issue? It’s available on DCUI now if you want to read it.