Ant Unleashed #3
	Story Title: ‘From the Dirt’ (Part 3) Writer: Mario Gully Penciller: Mario Gully Inker: Mario Gully Colorist: King Letterer: Jason Arthur Cover by: Marco Turini & King, (Variant: Mario Gully) Publisher: Big City Comics Created by Scott Closter
	Reviewed by: Bruce Logan

EXCLAMATION: “Oh gawd, not another (Origin) reveal!”

EXPLANATION: Am not going to go into details, (can’t without not going too much back to the previous volumes), but this issue brings forth more events from the previous Ant stories and casts them in a new light. In short, this is another ‘Origin’ twist to an already convoluted story.

EXAMINATION (Story): Given last year’s notoriety it was but expected that Ant would be leaving Image for a new, less-censored home. It seems Big City Comics is just that place. Not only is the language more, well, unleashed, so is the art. Nice pun of a name creator/writer chose for this third volume of the Ant series.

Anyways, story-wise, I seriously hope that this new twist (of her origin) is the last/real one that Ant gets. Even though he’s referring quite a few events from the first two volumes of the series, the explanation that Mario gives here does take a while to sink in. I have been a regular/dedicated reader of this character since she was first introduced under the Arcana banner. Heck, even now I am getting its spin-off, Omega One, (also published by Big City Comics). Still, all these twists, turns, false starts and stops about who and/or what Ant really is, it’s getting rather boring now. As I mentioned in my reviews of the previous series I welcomed the final explanation that was given about this subject. It answered quite a few questions about the character and paved the way for her to get on with the rest of her life. Well, imagine my surprise at picking up this new series and finding that most (if not all) of those questions were back. Ant, rather, Hannah Washington is back in the dumps and is just as confused about her past as she was before. The only difference now is that the readers can get to read her thoughts/dialogues with the expletives that one would expect to be used in such a situation. That and getting quite a few of her in the nude. I don’t have anything against the nudity (as some readers might), and feel that this volume more than the last one has the same style and tone as of the first volume. Nevertheless, I can’t help but feel a (forced) try at giving this series a much more street (grim) tone as against the flamboyance one sees in the ‘superhero/costumed’ comics genre.

Still, given the ‘dedication’ at the start of the issue I hope this ‘New’ Origin is in fact the real one and isn’t just another sham.

EXAMINATION (Art): Maybe it’s just because it was a while since the previous volume ended and this one begun, or maybe it’s the inclusion of events/pages from the first volume, I find the artwork here more in line with the first volume. The second volume (under Image) always seemed a bit off in terms of its art. It’s good to see Mario returning back to form. That said, I still stand by my suggestion of a dedicated inker. The inked finishes are still a bit rough around the edges.

PROCLAMATION: I sincerely hope that the story of Hannah’s life (both as and before Ant), moves forward for her. I am definitely not in the mood for another ‘new’ take to pop up a few months down the line.

RATING: 3/5