{"id":11801,"date":"2015-01-31T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T22:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=11801"},"modified":"2021-03-10T19:17:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T23:17:12","slug":"the-mercenary-sea-8-by-symons-and-reynolds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=11801","title":{"rendered":"The Mercenary Sea #8 by Symons and Reynolds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2015\/z013115zview_mercenarysea8_cov.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"> <strong>The Mercenary Sea<\/strong> is an on-going series created by <strong>Kel Symons &amp; Matthew Reynolds<\/strong> published by<strong> Image<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Writer:<strong> <strong>Kel Symons<\/strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"> Art and Colors: <strong>Matthew Reynolds<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Letterer:<strong> Pat Brosseau <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cON TREASURE ISLAND\u201d The second of a two-part story: On the hunt for Koji Ra, Jack and the crew of the Venture explore ancient ruins on a deserted island and run into an old adversary. This issue also includes a bonus short story just in time for Christmas.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2015\/z013115zview_mercenarysea8_panel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"401\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">*** Beware \u2013 spoilers may be found below *** <strong>The Good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><strong>Matthew Reynolds<\/strong> kicks things off with another impressive cover.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><strong>Kel Symons<\/strong><\/span> sets the table with a race against time [an unstable volcano about to blow] and an old adversary hunting for the same treasure.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regular readers will be surprised by this one: I like the blur effect on page 6, panel 3.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The splash on page 11.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Can we go again?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The bonus Christmas story!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Bad:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;The room is flooding!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;There&#8217;s too much water pressure.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;No good, Skipper.\u00a0 No way out up here.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Ugly:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The centipede&#8217;s path.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>The Mercenary Sea<\/strong> <\/em><strong>#8 <\/strong> should appeal to all who old time action and adventure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rating: 4 out of 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mercenary Sea is an on-going series created by Kel Symons &amp; Matthew Reynolds published by Image. 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