Summary
- A Vicious Circle #3 concludes Boom! Studios' prestige time-travel miniseries with a pulse-pounding climax; according to the preview for the issue, the finale is set to featur a surprising alliance between duel protagonists Thacker and Ferris.
- A Vicious Circle is a collaboration between writer Mattson Tomlin and artist Lee Bermejo; the conclusion to the creators' unique take on the time-travel adventure subgenre is highly anticipated, and appears like it will not disappoint.
- Expect epic amounts of historical bloodshed and perhaps at least one more plot swerve before the satisfying conclusion to Boom! Studios' latest high-caliber offering, A Vicious Circle
Boom! Studios high-octane time travel miniseries A Vicious Circle wraps up with its third issue, which is set to deliver a pulse-pounding, mind-melting climax. The first two issues of the ambitious project hooked readers, and now, the series' creators have crafted a can't-miss ending, which Boom! teases is a "brutal" finale.
Screen Rant is thrilled to share an exclusive first look at preview pages for A Vicious Circle #3 – written by Mattson Tomlin, with art by Lee Bermejo – along with several exciting variant covers for the issue, which offer a further glimpse of where the story is headed.
The long-awaited final act of Tomlin and Bermejo's series subverts the dynamic between its duel protagonists, shifting them from adversaries to surprising allies, as the endgame for their temporal odyssey comes into focus.
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A Vicious Circle #3 – Written By Mattson Tomlin; Art By Lee Bermejo; Main Cover By Bermejo
A Vicious Circle #3 promises an exhilarating culmination of the series, which has vaulted back and forth through time as it progressed through a unique take on a staple subgenre of sci-fi, the time-travel adventure.
A Vicious Circle is a collaboration between author Mattson Tomlin and artist Lee Berjemo. Tomlin is perhaps best known for his burgeoning screenwriting career, having worked alongside Matt Reeves on the script for the upcoming The Batman Part II, as well as the film adaptation of Keanu Reeves' original comic book series BZRKR. Berjemo meanwhile, has had a decades-long career, most notably working for DC, and is an Eisner-nominated creator. A Vicious Circle #3 is the much-heralded final installment of their time-travel story, the first two issues of which were widely lauded.
According to Boom! Studios official synopsis for A Vicious Circle #3 promises an exhilarating culmination of the series, which has vaulted back and forth through time as it sought to defy and redefine the conventions of a staple subgenre of sci-fi, the time-travel adventure. As Boom! teased:
After stunning revelations come to light about Ferris’ origins and Earth’s dark future, Thacker and his former prisoner forge an alliance they never could have expected…
When they return to the beginning, will these rivals finally close the circle, or is the bloodshed destined to continue forever?
Anticipation among readers for the issue, and the end of A Vicious Circle's story, is long-heralded. First announced nearly a year-and-a-half ago, there has been a year-long gap between the release of the second and third issues. Readers familiar with A Vicious Circle #1-2 know that it is well worth the wait for issue #3.
A VICIOUS CIRCLE Won't Come To A Close Without Epic Amounts Of Historical Blood Being Shed
A Vicious Circle #3 – Variant Covers By InHyuk Lee, Dan Panosian, & Sean Gordon Murphy
Endings are the hardest part of any story, especially one involving time travel, but with A Vicious Circle , Mattson Tomlin and Lee Berjemo seem to have maneuvered themselves into place to make this a truly satisfying conclusion.
As the preview for A Vicious Circle #3 makes clear, the temporal back-and-forth between duel protagonists Thacker and Ferris has now turned into an alliance, as they prepare for a violent campaign throughout Earth's history. The final page of the preview is a brilliant splash-page from artist Lee Bermejo, featuring the pair of assassins interfering in the timestream in the bloodiest possible ways: swinging a sword at the head of an English King, shooting George Washington mid-Delaware Crossing, but also interfering to prevent the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, and thus, the start of World War I.
Readers will have to wait until the August release of A Vicious Circle #3 to know how the story plays out behind that point – though in addition to copious amounts of historical blood being shed, astute readers should also expect at least one more swerve in the plot before all is said and done. Endings are the hardest part of any story, especially one involving time travel, but with A Vicious Circle, Mattson Tomlin and Lee Berjemo seem to have maneuvered themselves into place to make this a truly satisfying conclusion to Boom! Studios latest high-caliber offering.
A Vicious Circle #3 will be released in August, 2024.
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