Things are getting complicated for Cyborg, who learned in Cyborg #1 his dad isn’t dead at all. Facing a difficult situation where his father is in a new form, Cyborg is trying to evolve as a hero while keeping his appearance positive in the community as the media drags him.
Cyborg #2 opens with a short scene drawn by Valentine De Landro, showing the final moments Cyborg’s dad had before he died. Seemingly nothing precarious happened, yet we learn his mind is now inside a robot. As we learn in this issue, something might be up with Silas an his work at Solace HQ in Techtown.
Tom Raney takes over on art from there with a detailed style that suits the cool costumes, while de Landro does a fabulous job offering a different style to help convey a flashback. Raney gets to show off a fight with two more rogues, further cementing the robust but often underused baddies Cyborg faces. However, action is lighter in this issue, with much of the story focusing on Cyborg talking things out with others.
One particularly good page involves Cyborg flying into a scene and a cop shocked to see him zip by from his cop car. It shows the human perspective as Cyborg zips in to save the day elevating his status as something to behold.
His “father” is kinda creepy.
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Pretty quickly, Cyborg downloads his “father” in his own mind. Not the most original concept in recent years–Thor, for instance, had his father trapped in Mjolnir, and he’s always yelling at him–but a suitable one for Cyborg to work things out. Things progress fairly quickly with Cyborg’s father’s mind, and the cliffhanger moves things along nicely there, but a little more exploration of that could help us understand Cyborg’s perspective on it all.
Outside of this, Cyborg appears to be contending with some sharply-worded commentary from media personalities. I’m not sure how much Cyborg cares about their opinions, but it seems like it’s a concern on some scale, given the attention given to it. A little more from his perspective might help going forward, but we’ll see. Another minor gripe is the conflict with the father, which was set up in the first issue but is brushed under the rug very quickly.
Cyborg digs into the weirdness of minds trapped in computers as a new dynamic is established in this issue. It’s unclear what the bigger threat is and the story seems to be glossing over established elements, though. The larger focus remains to be seen, but things seem to be ramping up for Cyborg #3 to offer key details.
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