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I'm still not sure what I think about the new Black Adam series, I don't really know what writer Christopher Priest is aiming to do with the book. There are some interesting moments in this issue, though they seem to get glossed over very quickly, and come the end of the second issue it kind of feels like whatever is going to happen is going to have little impact on the large landscape of DC, or Black Adam.
Part of this feeling comes from the fact that, spoiler alert, Black Adam dies by the end of this issue; yet it's been stated that this series takes place before the events of Dark Crisis, in which he is alive and well. So, his death isn't going to stick (which isn't too unusual in comics). However, he also seems to have the same personality he always has in Dark Crisis, which seems to indicate that Adam is not going to have any big moments of growth or personal change in this series; despite it seeming like it being something that Priest wants to address.
This all seems to point to the new character, Malik, being the main focus, and indeed him receiving Adam's powers this issue points towards that. However, the same problems as above come into play here, as Adam very much has his powers in Dark Crisis, and there is no sign of Malik. So is anything here actually going to mean anything.
There are some good moments here though, such as Malik rejecting the name White Adam as the 'good' version of Black Adam, and bringing up the cliche's of black = bad, white = good. It's a great call out, and one that needs to be done in many forms of fiction. But I'm still waiting to connect with Malik. I don't really know what kind of a person he is, though I did like him much better than in the first issue.
With there still being ten issues left of the series I'm hoping that I grow to like things more, and that this is just a case of a shaky start. I love Black Adam, and really want this series to go well.
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