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SOLOMON GRUNDY #7

Buried On A Sunday

November 2009

Written by Scott Kolins

Pencils by Scott Kolins

Inks by Scott Kolins

Cover by Scott Kolins

Synopsis

In Slaughter Swamp, Cyrus Gold confronts himself with the knowledge that he committed suicide.  He had made a deal, killing untold innocents to keep that deal, then reneged on that deal.  Now, Ertigan comes looking for Cyrus Gold to complete the deal they made.  Alan Scott, at the behest of Phantom Stranger, appears to stop Ertigan and to allow Cyrus Gold to choose his own future.  However, Cyrus Gold is unable to forgive himself and finds himself in hell.  Solomon Grundy is no more.  Later, a black ring seeks out Solomon Grundy.  The dead shall rise. 

Review by Binkley (e-mail)

Hey, look, no need to actually, you know, read the damn thing.  The ending is right there on the cover.  Solomon Grundy will die, this time for good, but will immediately be resurrected as a Black Lantern.  There, that’s all you need to know, now go read something else.  Or save your money. 

Sorry, that sounds harsh.  But harsh though it may be, it is pretty much the truth.  This story was all about redemption for Cyrus Gold and if you have been following the mini-series from the beginning, than this issue will give you the ending to that story.  But if you picked up this issue simply because of the “buzz” surrounding it or the hype from the DC machine, then there is no reason to look beyond the cover.  And, frankly, if you are new to the mini-series, then the issue is gonna confuse the hell out of you anyway.  Hell, I read all 7 issues and it still confuses the hell out of me.  The only thing I am certain about is that Cyrus killed himself, which we finally saw in this issue despite the fact that it has been obvious for several issues.  What confuses me are the events surrounding Cyrus’ suicide.  I am still not sure what kind of deal Cyrus made or who he made it with.  Who is the old man?  Did Cyrus get wealth for killing all those people?  Did he have to kill those people in order to get what he had?  How is Ertigan connected to all this?  In all probability, I just missed the explanation; I refuse to believe the editor and writer would fail to answer these questions, either on purpose or accidently.  However, in the meandering back-and-forth narrative, I am not surprised the answers would get lost.  This was a well drawn story, but Kolins’ writing lacked to tell a clear story.

 

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