Echo’s pace started at a brisk jog and continues to build toward a 100 meter dash. Issue #7 finds Julie and Dillon on the run from the government while they try to solve mysteries surrounding their current situation. However, the issue does little in giving us any tidbits behind those mysteries.
Despite the lack of development in the mystery department, the story further propels all of the main and supporting characters into a head-on collision course that will be both exciting and violent. The series continues to be intriguing with sci-fi themes and good character development. At this point, readers can most likely be emotionally involved in what happens to the characters in the story.
There are many subplots and questions raised with each issue. Will Dillon find out what has happened to his wife and how does Julie fit into that picture? Will Julie figure out what the metal that has bonded to her skin is fully capable of, especially if she possesses all of it? Also, when will readers finally see what government tracker Ivy Raven is capable of? These are a few of the many plot points that Moore is masterfully interweaving together as series progresses. For example, Moore teases readers with a mystery man, who also has some of the same metal attached to him as Julie, who seems bent on destruction and chaos.
Moore's writing is smooth and firm. Each issue is a tightly woven chapter in this superb story. Moore’s art continues to be crisp and clear. His art brings a great emotional quality to the characters, which allows readers to fully experience their fear, anger, confusion and madness. Tight month to month installments, with crisp and detailed art, makes this comic one of the better books out on shelves.
The issue ends with a cliffhanger that shows something familiar from previous issues (the end of issue #3 and beginning of issue #4). It should have readers clamoring for more next month.
Final Word: Readers should be picking this book up. It might not have a logo as recognizable as the big two, but the story quality certainly rivals the stuff they put on the table. The story is solid and it's only on its seventh issue.
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