AMERICAN GODS: THE MOMENT OF THE STORM #1
Recap
When we left Shadow Moon in the final issue of My Ainsel he was in the company of Nancy and Czernobog, after receiving news of the death of Wednesday. As Shadow deals with the fact his employer is really dead his company of gods discuss whether to accept a truce to collect the body of Wednesday at a designated meeting place. The center of the Continental United States, also known as a patch of land two miles north of a hog farm in Kansas. After arguing lexical semantics they arrive at the destination to rest, where Shadow dreams of ...Wednesday? After learning some foreboding truths about death, sacrifice and rebirth he awakes and catches up with Nancy, who confides in him that even with the exchange it is far from over. But this is not news to Shadow, he has already been given a similar warning that surely gives an indication of what is to come.
Review
P. Craig Russell has been perfectly steering Neil Gaiman’s script throughout the previous two instalments, and thankfully here is no different. American Gods: The Moment of the Storm picks up right where My Ainsel left off and follows Shadow Moon as he heads into the inevitable war and the closing events of the American Gods narrative. The seamless way he transfers the prose gives credence to his style. And his pedigree is, to my mind anyway, without question. As well as being a perfect complement for Gaiman’s treasured creations. Especially given that they were frequent collaborators on other projects such as Murder Mysteries. As well as the comic adaptation of two Fragile Things short stories, The Problem of Susan and October in the Chair. Much like those adaptations the characters come to life in a way that I feel is totally in keeping with the original source material and it is refreshing to see.
Final Thoughts
All in all I have to say this adaptation reassuringly remains in safe hands and I can’t think of anyone better to take us through the trials ahead than this team.
American Gods: The Moment of the Storm #1: The Center Cannot Hold
- Writing - 8.5/108.5/10
- Storyline - 9/109/10
- Art - 9.5/109.5/10
- Color - 9/109/10
- Cover Art - 9/109/10