I received the standard cover for issue #12, and I really like this standard cover the most compared to all of the other available variants. This issue picks up from the cliffhanger ending that issue #11 ended on, and the situation that ROM and Livia are in is reminiscent of a 1950's monster B movie. That is a positive for me even though it might seem to come out of left field to this generation of comic readers who are not old enough to appreciate the nostalgia of old monster B movies.
The Dire Wraiths now appear in previously unseen forms in this issue that are very different from how they appeared in the Marvel comic series. ROM faces a version of the Dire Wraiths that looks very similar to the one the knights encountered in issue #10, but ROM doesn't seem to recognize seeing this version of Dire Wraith again. A plot hole occurs, in my opinion, when ROM is rendered helpless but is left alone instead of the Dire Wraith trying to kill him while he's helpless. I understand that you can't have the hero of the series be taken out so easily, but why would a Wraith leave a helpless threat alone to fight another day when there is an opportunity to eliminate the threat? Things that make you go hmmm.
The main ROM storyline ends on a cliffhanger where Livia appears to have died . . . again. If my count is correct, this will be the third time in the IDW ROM series where Livia dies or appears to be dead. Will Livia live to see another day this time? Check back next issue.
Lastly, there is the second part to an ongoing backup story that involves ROM and Fy-laa included in issue #12. What is nice about this backup story is that it is written by Sal Buscema. The backup story has interesting moments but is a little bland when compared to the regular ROM storyline.
Please comment with your thoughts on the ROM series so far and what variant covers you got or liked the most.
Grade: B-
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