Good Luck #3 Review
Good Luck #3 is an action-oriented comic book with a fun and vibrant art style. It is written by Matthew Erman, illustrated by Stefano Simeone with letters by Mike Fiorentino. Readers who enjoyed comics like Marvel’s Runaways may enjoy this title as well.
In a world where everyone is born with quantifiable luck, what if you weren’t born with any? When the Unfortunates go silent on comms, the teams monitoring them assume the worst. Are they gone, or have they finally hit a streak of good luck?
Good Luck #3 is published by BOOM! Studios and is available on August 25, 2021.
Good Luck #3 – Story
We pick up right where we left off, believing the protagonist of our story may have lost their lives in the Kismet zone. We learn more about the gods of luck, also known as the Constellations. There are many of them out there, and that they have had a significant impact on the human world. The U.S. Secretary of Probability & Luck has grand plans to use them and the kismet zones they have created to change the world as we know it.
He wants the U.S. to become the wish givers of the world, those with the ability to bestow and take away luck as they see fit. Those that work with luck from day to day already seem hesitant and resistant to his ideas.
The Unfortunates come up again, but they are no longer the zero-luck losers we saw them as initially. We catch glimpses of them living wonderful and blessed lives. They seem happy and content, which is the opposite of what we saw in the earlier issues, where they were frustrated and striving to accomplish tasks that might have been easier for others. We eventually learn that all is not quite what it seems with these new lives they’ve found.
Good Luck #3 – Art
Simeone continues to make characters look diverse and distinct. It makes it easy to track the different stories in this issue because you always know who you are looking at, even if they are not in space you are familiar with. The characters are expressive and dynamic, which adds to the flow of this issue.
Color continues to play such a vital role in this comic. Tonal shifts tend to be noticeable but also subtle because the palette will change as you read.
Toward the end of the issue, we are introduced to a new character. Due to the intense use of yellow around him, we can immediately tell that he is important to the story. It ups the mystery surrounding the new character and makes the audience curious his name is fully revealed.
Good Luck #3 Conclusion
We dive a lot deeper into the background of the world in this story, which I, for one, thoroughly enjoyed. It feels very expansive and exciting.
The more I learned about the Constellations/Luck Gods and their impact on the human world, the more I wanted to know what comes next for everyone involved. The creative team does a phenomenal job upping the stakes while still making sure you care for the characters in the story who feel small and vulnerable.
While the powerful characters are fascinating and engaging, the Unfortunates are what keep me coming back to this story. I want to see them overcome the odds. This issue gave us a glimpse of what that might look like for them.
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