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2.0

Unity is a odd thing. I feel like it wants to be something like Justice League or Avengers but doesn't really want to follow their footsteps so it tries to have our heroes at each other's throats and the results are...mixed.

So the main character here is XO without a doubt. Aric is the strongest of this group of "heroes" and that's saying something with both Ninjak and Toyo on the team. After Aric single handily disposes of the first Unity team up the newly formed one attacks him. However, with Livewire attacking him internally and everyone else with their weapons/fist, will they be able to stop him?

Good: The art is mostly pretty solid. Some great sweeping shots of action and deaths. I also think the idea of having all these people come together to stop another hero could have been played out but the idea itself worked for most part.

Bad: NO clear direction here. Nobody really sticks as a team after issue 3. Issue 4 feels like a gigantic rush to get rid of a certain member to make room for another. It's pacing goes from extremely slow and wordy to fast paced action without balance. The characters don't all click here.

Overall, it's okay. I can't say I was super impressed with this. I hope volume 2 improves on it. A 2.5 out of 5.