X-O Manowar (2020) #5

[SwiftMann]

First five pages were in this weekend's FCBD issue, so skipped those.

Fell asleep five pages later. Not nodded off for a second, completely passed out. Woke up. Couldn't even remember what it was I was reading because this is NOT an X-O book. I don't know what it's trying to be, but it stinks.

[Sunlight on Snow]

Quite honestly, the last 5 or so pages were surprisingly good!

I was happy to see Shanhara of Gennin again. For a moment I was thinking "this is actually getting better!"

Having been very negative about this series thus far, I'm really excited about the next issue now....

Maybe that's just the sentient robot in me?!?

[SwiftMann]

Quite honestly, the last 5 or so pages were surprisingly good!

I was happy to see Shanhara of Gennin again. For a moment I was thinking "this is actually getting better!"

Having been very negative about this series thus far, I'm really excited about the next issue now....

Maybe that's just the sentient robot in me?!?

Perhaps.

To me those last 5 or so pages felt like the recent Bloodshot arc where they go into the nanites (or whatever was happening there) to free Ray.

[Sunlight on Snow]

Quite honestly, the last 5 or so pages were surprisingly good!

I was happy to see Shanhara of Gennin again. For a moment I was thinking "this is actually getting better!"

Having been very negative about this series thus far, I'm really excited about the next issue now....

Maybe that's just the sentient robot in me?!?

Perhaps.

To me those last 5 or so pages felt like the recent Bloodshot arc where they go into the nanites (or whatever was happening there) to free Ray.

Are you referring to that half page showing close-ups of the nanites, or what Rampage did with his helmet, or something else I don't remember?

[SwiftMann]

I had to look through recent issues (totally forgot about that Doctor Tomorrow series).

I was thinking of the sequences in the latter issues of Dan Abnett's Rai run, not Bloodshot.

[nonplayer]

What a long wait to continue the story. ..
I was like what the Fudge is happening. How is he wearing the suit but it's beside him in ball form.
Who is this guy? And I didn't remember him helping aric.
I don't trust this guy. What ever his name is.
The woman in 3d land looked to much like livewire had me wondering what's happening.
With all the super friends Aric has where the f ate they couldn't he call live wire and ask for help.

All in all 2 out of 5 and 3 out of 5 for art work.
I hope this all goes back to armorhunters the digital chick alien taimos

[Dallow Spicer1]

Only just reading this now as I got a copy cheap…and I still feel like I over paid for it!

So from what I can fathom, rip off Tony Stark has some conversation in the middle of a war against what might have been WW2 Germans judging by their helmets but is presumably something more recent and decided to prepare for future technology taking over the world or something?? Then either him or his friend stands up and gets shot??!

Meanwhile Aric is at the bottom of the ocean and Tony Stark makes Shanhara do some sort of Green Lantern ring type manoeuvre to repel the big green blob

And just before the end, Shanhara who now looks a lot like Livewire is in some virtual reality type thing whilst entertaining the reader with this snappy, witty dialogue that diabolical writer Hallum thought was a good idea to introduce.

Art was acceptable B level type stuff.

1.5/5 - criminally bad (and boring)