Wonderland #10

Once upon a time there was a little girl named Alice who was sacrificed to a realm of madness and insanity. But what if that sacrifice had never happened? When a familiar face from the future journeys back to that fateful day to prevent that very thing from coming to pass the resulting chaos and turmoil may very well rip the reality of two worlds asunder. What if...Alice had never journeyed to Wonderland? Featuring the long awaited return of...THE NEW CHESHIRE CAT!

Holy time warp Batman!  Looks like Violet is breaking the number one rule of time travel and that’s to never try to change the past.  Somewhere down the line Violet has become the new Mad Hatter, but it looks as though she’s gotten control over the dark urges that come with the hat.  How she’s done this is still unknown to us, but I’m sure that will all be revealed as the series moves on.  She’s also being aided by the Cheshire Cat, another anomaly to be discovered later.  All she wants is to try and make things right for her mother, Calie, but unforeseen consequences just makes things worse.  Her meddling definitely changed something, but not for the better.  So now here’s Violet caught in a bit of a quandary.  How does she make things right without messing up the future even more? 

I really enjoyed the whole what if, time jumping story line in this issue.  It’s cool to see how Calie could have turned out if Alice had never been dropped into Wonderland when she was a little girl.  I like seeing Violet taking center stage now and really owning up to her…heritage, I guess you could say.  I honestly can’t wait to see Violet’s transformation into the confident and rather powerful young woman as shown in this issue.  I mean seriously, if she’s able to control the Mad Hatter’s hat as well as the Cheshire Cat (yes, I know that rhymed) then she’s gotta be quite the powerhouse.

Art will always be a key factor when I read through any comic.  And although the writing was spot-on and the pencils were slick, it’s the coloring that I have a problem with.  Throughout the first three quarters of the book, the colors really gave Francesco’s lines some real depth and character, but then in the latter quarter, the colors just get kind of flat.  When I see something like this, I read it as a transition in time or place.  That wasn’t the case however, and it just threw me off a bit while I was reading it.  So, like I’ve said several times in past reviews, I’m sure there’s a good explanation for the change, but it’s always going to be something I look for.  

As Violet has learned, time is an ever-changing phenomena.  One small tweak and you could wind up accidentally killing yourself.  So, even if you have a DeLorean, or a police phone box sitting around, it’s probably better just to leave them be.  However, don’t wait too long to grab this issue or may just need that time machine to make sure you snag yourself a copy.  For more info on where to find this issue, visit the Zenescope website, or the Zenescope Facebook page.  

Geek-o-Rama received a copy of this book for the purpose of this review. So far as we know, no time travel was necessary for this but since we're not the publisher.... Either way, all thoughts, opinions and comments are those of the individual reviewer.