Annihilation: Conquest - Wraith #3 Review

ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST - WRAITH #3 (of 4)
Written by Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Art by Kyle Hotz

Another weak offering from easily the weakest Conquest mini-series. After his less than thrilling origin reveal last month, this issue builds a little upon that with a dream sequence with Wraith's father urging him to avenge his death. This seems to give Wraith the ability to break out of the Phalanx restraints and he quickly tears through all the Phalanx that have been holding him captive.

After freeing Super Skrull and his female companion, Wraith teams up with them to escape the Phalanx base. The ease with which Wraith deals with any and all Phalanx makes his capture last issue a bit out of place. If he can do this much damage, even without his weapons, how in the heck could they have captured him in the first place? The whole deus ex machina aspect of his powers makes this character two dimensional and there is little to no drama or interest in this overpowered character.

The only other major development this issue is the revelation that the Supreme Intelligence is still alive and being prepared as a psychic weapon to bring all the Kree under the Phalanx control. I dislike how they brought him back after Ronan killed him at the end up Annihilation when he took control of the Kree Empire. Hopefully this does not turn into a shock value "back from the dead" reversal. There is only one issue left, so I will be sticking around for the final part, but, unlike other Conquest books, do not feel compelled to pick up this book.

Verdict - Avoid It

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