Welcome back for an all new Parlay Points, the complementary blog to the ODPH podcast! On this edition, we’re returning to the saga of The Visitor by Valiant Entertainment.On a previous blog, I reviewed Issue #5 of the Visitor & now we’re at the final issue of this run. Issue #6 is written by Paul Levitz & artwork done by MJ Kim, who’s returning for art duties after Soo Lee filled in for issue 5. The story of a mysterious figure from the future & his mission has been a fun action ride thus far. All the major players of the story are set. How does it all end? Let’s take a read, shall we?
THE VISITOR #6 (of 6)
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by MJ KIM
Colors by ULISES ARREOLA
Letters by SIMON BOWLAND
Cover A by AMILCAR PINNA
Cover B by ALAN QUAH
Preorder Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
On sale JUNE 16th | 32 pages, full color | $3.99 US | T+
Credit: Valiant Entertainment/DMG Entertainment
The issue kicks off right where Issue #5 left of & it’s cliffhanger ending. U.N. Security Service Director Talia Dauber has confronted Kubo-sama about his A.I. project. This has been the driving point of The Visitor’s mission: Stop it’s completion at any cost. However, when the Visitor arrives, things don’t go so smoothly. Take a look at this preview art from Kim & Arreola to further drive that point home for readers.
Credit: Valiant Entertainment/DMG Entertainment
The rest of the issue paces very well between action sequences & small character moments. Levitz breaks up the action sequences just enough to let the readers catch a moment from all the blockbuster events our protagonists are going thru. The issue reads like a summer Hollywood film & that’s definitely not a bad thing. Readers are taken on a big roller coaster ride where you think the moment ends & it’s only just the beginning. Kubo-sama presents himself as a true threat & is a great counter-balance to our heroes.
The pairing of the Visitor & Talia really drives this book more than his mission. I really enjoyed how Levitz wrote their interactions. Their dynamic is a strong point of this book. For being someone who’s not as powerful, Talia holds her own amongst the super-powered characters she’s around.
Once we arrive at the end of the issue, the epilogues do a great job closing chapters while leaving room for new ones.
Credit: Valiant Entertainment/DMG Entertainment
MJ Kim’s artwork is a great compliment to Levitz’s storytelling. Phenomenal job with the artwork for this issue. Kim really captured this high energy of the action from start to close. Without spoiling, there are a few moments with the Visitor & his powers that pop right off the page. It really added another element to the book & gave the readers an excellent close out for this chapter.
Overall, the Visitor #6 was a fun adventure that really stood on it’s own. This is not the Visitor you knew in 1994. Paul Levitz’s tale of the man out of time & his mission really was enjoyable. It had great plot twist & one notable character that stole scenes in Talia Dauber. Another reason the story really went over well was because of the artwork of MJ Kim. Action sequences felt big & that’s what you need for a story with the future hanging in the balance. Personally, I wouldn’t mind seeing a return of Talia & the Visitor to the Valiant Universe sooner than later or on the big screen at some point.
Head down to your LCS & check out The Visitor series by Valiant Entertainment. Let me know what you thought of the book on Twitter. Till next time…