Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Tangible Fantasy


 The world killer, yet to be born, here in the burning core of ego, amidst the eternal realms of creation and myth. (Darren Shan / myself) 

Weaving Shan's words into my review of 2019s, "Silver Surfer Black" will be laden throughout this review. I acquired this 110-page comic book from Amazon Kindle, and it didn't disappoint. 

The tangible desires of reciprocated love are thwarted by the black winter of reality, and the Silver Surfer is forced to combat powers that can unmake the stars and fuel the fury of the abysses. 

The sword of darkness, wielded by its creator, the lord of the unending abyss clashes with the sword of light, a silver blade of cosmic power made of its makers living flesh, and the sound of these two swords colliding would deafen a god. (Shan) 

Shan's compelling combination of words and the awesome artwork of the many pencilers and inkers made "Black" a cosmic extravaganza. 


  


A world destroyer and the love of Chrome Dome's life, Shalla-Bal capture the moments in the conflicts and triumphs of the Silver Surfer in "Black". 

"In my long life, I have had many names, and of all of them, Norrin (Silver Surfer) is the one I carry in my heart, a breathless whisper to my love so far away," she said. (Shan) 


  Horror and beauty blend into the winds of eternity and the balance of light and darkness is a never-ending quest in the "Silver Surfer Black." 

Four stars easy for this comic book that feeds eons of atoms across the galaxies and penetrates the imagination. 

Mark Izzy Schurr