The second issue of OMAC is even better than the first, as Didio and Giffen embrace all their wackiness. Even when the wackiness is forced, it works great. Like the secret reveal at the end–it’s kind of obvious, but with Giffen’s Kirby-homage approach to the character, it works.
Didio and Giffen continue their Hulk approach with the OMAC guy moving around a desert town and getting into trouble because Brother Eye has some plans for him. But when they bring in an actual emotional need, they get away with it. Some of their dialogue is weak, but mostly just the guy talking to himself. Everything else works.
What works really well is the narration. It’s so intensely serious, it’s funny, which sums up half the book. The other half is the goofiness of the OMAC guy.
Didio and Giffen’s OMAC is perhaps the most singular title in DC’s relaunch.
My thoughts exactly. OMAC succeeds in every aspect that the rest of the DC line do not. The integration of the “revamped” characters for the first time since reading the new DC line aren’t noticeable in a clunky way; their parts of the story jump in at a seamless pace. The enjoyment of the creators is definitely on display, and this is easily the best of the relaunch so far. Also, the only DC title I can say has me anticipating the next, a quality that has eluded their comics so far.