The Eternal Warrior is not a happy person.In fact, he’s downright angry; the Geomancer he was looking to protect is dead, and he blames Archer. This leads to a lot of smashing things with axes, and things aren’t helped by the fact that he’s not particularly thrilled that his brother (Armstrong) isn’t helping him out, but rather helping Archer to get away.Writer Fred Van Lente joined us to talk about the issue.Remember that this is a spoiler-filled conversation. Buy the issue here and read along with us.I like the “you’d think being immortal would help with that, but it don’t” thing. It strikes me that superhero comics often feature characters using powers they don’t have (Batman sustaining a punch from Superman because even though he’s not invulnerable, you can’t have him die from it, that kinda thing).I guess. Immortality isn’t the same as invulnerability (well, particularly in Armstrong’s case as Mary-Maria was able to put his eyes out) so he can get winded, he still gets hungry, etc. Can he catch a cold? Or cancer? If we get to issue #500 who knows, maybe we’ll find out…I really like Emanuela’s style; it’s about halfway between Clayton’s and somebody like Paul Pelletier, with very clean lines. Was the idea to find an artist who had a voice of their own while still being in the neighborhood of Clayton?One of our great editors, Jody LeHeup worked with Ema on X-Factor at Marvel. I’m thrilled to have her on board and glad she’s providing art for the whole arc.
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