Comic Book Review: Bionic Man #6

Comic Book Review: Bionic Man #6

Steve Austin, a man barely alive... Steve has been rebuilt and learned about his bionics over the first 5 issues. It is time for his first mission. He comes face to face with another bionic man who is a crazed killer. Can Steve beat the Evil Bionic Guy?

Credits:
Bionic Man -Issue # 6  -Dynamite Comics
Writer: Kevin Smith and Phil Hester
Penciler:  Jonathan Lau
Colorist: Ivan Nunes
Letters: Simon Bowland
Price: $3.99

Plot: (Major Plot Spoilers)This issue is the battle that the readers have been patiently waiting for. The whole issue is one gigantic bionic battle. You can almost hear the sound effects of the bionics.

The battle started in banquet room and moved through out the whole city. Cops shot up both Steve and Evil Bionic Guy (EBG) and both continued going without issue. The fight goes out into the street and down to the subway.

The brainchilds of the OSI are watching. (secret government organization that gave Steve his bionics). The head over OSI is considering using the Fail Safe to kill Steve because he is displaying his abilities in public and it may expose them.  Oscar Goldman convinces her not to use the Fail Safe.

The fight in the subway is like two Heavy Weight Prize Fighters. They pound each other silly. It is a brutally awesome fight.

As the Evil Bionic Guy (EBG) decides to leave, he rips up the subway track. A subway train is on its way. Steve decides an attempt to save the people instead of pursuing EBG. The subway car flipped and slid towards a mother and her daughter. Steve stands between certain death for this family and is able to prevent it just in time.

The fake skin on Steve’s arms and legs are disintegrated.  His bionics are showing through.  The little girl believes that Steve is a “Terminator”.  

Steve runs away while the crowd is in awe. They discuss if he is some sort of super hero. Steve finds himself at Jamie’s (fiance before the accident) house watching her come home.
Review:
Art:
Lau and Nunes created a beautiful book. Many of the panels display great details. The fight scenes are phenomenal.  

I love the panels where Steve jumps on top of the light pole. He scans the crowd for EBG with his bionic infrared eyes and finds EGB. It was perfect.

The glass breaking in numerous scenes have a Pérez feel to it.

Story/Plot:
There was not a plot development in this book other than bringing the fight that we have been waiting for over 5 issues. Issue 6 brings it all to head.  

The most interesting subplot in this comic was the OSI page where blond head of OSI is considering pulling the kill switch on Steve. Goldman stands up for Steve but this will not be the last of this battle in the OSI.

My REVIEW:
It was pure bionic awesomeness. I loved every minute of it.  The build up and fight did remind me of the Steve/ Big Foot battle on the TV show in that it was a bionic rumble.  And that is enough for me to love this comic.
Grade: A