[ElConvoy]

Sat down to finally read Original Sin in one sitting. I enjoyed it more than reading it month to month but it also showed more of the problems the book has. Frist of the positives. The Art is great Mike Deodato delivers on pretty much every page of every issue. His splash pages are breathtaking and you never loose track of whats going on. He creates great atmosphere and I loved his panel layouts. The dialogues were also very well written for most of the story even if what was actually said wasnt that interesting.

The first four issues (counting the zero issue) of Original Sin are very very good. Giving us great background for the watcher and makes us care about him so it hits us right where it should when we learn of his death. The mistery is unfolding quite nicely without feeling like its strechted out and even the big cast of characters is nicely utilized. Issue three especially uses its characters quite effectively and manages to pack in a great twist at the end.

With issue four though the story takes a turn for the worst. Nothings feels likes its really progressing anymore and while issue five for example helps flesh out some things necessary for the story it just feels kinda empty. The giant cast of characters now becomes the downfall of the book since everyone is at the same place you can tell that Jason Aaron had a hard time giving everyone meaningful things to do. The whole mistery that started with issue one now turns into something completely different and I dont know if I like that aspect of the story. It changes a long established character into an obsessed maniac and we are supposed to accept this really big revelation without much time given to let it set in.

The final act of Original Sin is just one big action scene with everyone getting beat up far too easy by only one single character and it feels really forced that he can just take care of every single Avenger like it takes him no effort at all. Within the context of the story it kinda makes sense but its still just too out there for me to really get behind. Once the big revelation of who killed the Watcher and why he did it hits I just didnt care anymore.

Nothing Original Sin does at the end feels earned in any way shape or form and just makes me question why? Why did this story need to happen? It wasnt "bad" but it wasnt really "good" either. It just feels unnecessary.