William Rosenthal ’16 / Emertainment Monthly The Wake sees the collaboration between writer Scott Snyder and artist Sean Murphy. The last time these two worked together was on American Vampire; Survival of the Fittest, and since then, Snyder and Murphy found individual success. Now, they’re back with a horror book that draws from both their strengths. The character set-ups are a large part of this issue. While each character feels distinct, they come off as archetypal, like we might have seen similar characters in popular media. For instance, looking at the protagonist Dr. Archer, we learn that she’s an intelligent woman with a tragic past and a crumbling family life. So, when the mysterious Agent Cruz comes to her to solve the threat in Alaska, she has the opportunity to take this job and earn back her reputation and son. From this, Archer feels more like a stereotypical protagonist, because her character is mostly parts pulled from other classic horror stories and placed in a more aquatic setting. In his other stories, Snyder takes classically composed characters and throws them into very dark situations where they come out with the fresh, original feeling you craved at the start. Snyder grips [...]
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