Friday, November 22, 2013

Matryoshka's Field Guide. 14.1. Many of the conceptual identities you will find useful as an adult agent were planted early in your development.

Mind MGMT #14
"Meru and Bill"
Writer/Artist: Matt Kindt
August 2013
Darkhorse Comics

The third arc of Mind MGMT consists of single-issue stories that fit into (what I imagined will be) an all encompassing conclusion. #13 was about the new character Megan (story titled The Home Maker) and now this issue sees Meru and Bill's new-old relationship take the spotlight.

Meru and Bill get into an altercation with one of the Eraser's goons. Their encounter is a reminder to readers that something strange is up with Meru. She is mentally stronger than pretty much everyone else (as far as I can tell) and is causing panic for both Lyme and The Eraser. There are hints that a type of war is on the rise between the three parties and it's becoming clearer who Meru will side with. Meru herself doesn't look so good by the end of the issue...

It's hard to say what is going to happen next. I feel like it's hard to judge with only having read a couple of issues of the arc. Mind MGMT is the type of series that even having read all the issues in an arc, one still has so many questions lingering around in the mind as nothing is ever clear. It's that great of a story that the reader actually has to think about what they've read and piece it together for themselves. It's not too far from being a surrealist comic (actually I think it is now that I mention it). More could be said about the contents of this issue with having read the entire arc. It seems that the story will be easier to understand down the road. Must. Read. Issue. #15.

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