Rey Mysterio. Tinieblas Jr. The Lucha Bros. Solar. Super Astro. Luchadors who have amazed fans inside of the squared circle for years. These individuals have now opened up the doors on a brand new comic universe. For its’ final chapter, another star that always “keeps it 100” has entered the game.
LUCHAVERSE: CATALYST #3 by Marco Lopez, Ivan Plaza, Kevin Klienrock, Diego Valenzuela, Puis Calzada, Javier Caba, Bryan Arfel Magnaye, Jacob Bascle and Micah Myers (Masked Republic/Massive Publishing) welcomes KONNAN into the lead story of the event finale.
LUCHAVERSE: CATALYST #3 by Marco Lopez, Ivan Plaza, Kevin Klienrock, Diego Valenzuela, Puis Calzada, Javier Caba, Bryan Arfel Magnaye, Jacob Bascle and Micah Myers (Masked Republic/Massive Publishing)
*** POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING ***
The first story of this finale gives readers a crystal clear picture of what Konnan is bringing to this universe. From the start, it’s big action. Lopez and Plaze give a greater context of the previous issues fallout. Readers watch as the threat hits Konnan and his team directly. The action spirals through his base of operations. During the sequence, there’s a quick flashback before bringing the timeline back with a bang.
Fans will be very excited to see the battle unfold with many surprises. The writing mixes in various looks before coming to a thunderous boom. After the smoke clears, the closing act ties up events cleanly as the next phase takes over.
Caldaza and Magnaye creates the earth shattering fallout instantly in the opening pages. This is capped off with a full splash page starting the conflict off right. Pacing moves the action along at a solid speed. Readers never get lost in the shuffle as Konnon shows off his skills. Once the smoke clears, a full page image sets the epilogue in gear. The result leads perfectly into the companion story.
“Interludium” completes the loose threads of the previous two chapters to set forth the next phase on a strong note. The writing gives just enough page time to the Luchaverse leads to weave their stories into one cohesive path moving forward. The pacing helped to balance out the moving parts extremely well. Readers should be very energized about where things lead from here.
FINAL POINT: 8.6
Phase one of the Luchaverse leaves readers on a high note as their next favorite universe is now complete. Solid writing introduces a definite fan favorite into the mix while capping off separate stories along the way. Readers will have their fill of action due to the action panels crafted by the art teams. This is truly the start of something special at the comic shops.
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