This is it folks. Robert Kirkman’s (The Walking Dead and Invincible) “Fire Power” has come to a close. I love this series and honestly issue #30 has left me with a blank mind and emotionally rung out. I am sitting staring at my screen for minutes at a time trying to untangle my thoughts and emotions and then convey them to you, dear reader.

If you haven’t started Fire Power, START IT! You won’t regret it! The team Robert Kirkman, Chris Samnee, and Matt Willson use simple dialogue, silent panels, and vibrant colors to tell the story of Owen who is a martial arts prodigy and is able to master”fire power”. One of Owens previous masters releases a dragon that is hell bent on taking over the world, and Owen and his allies fight to defeat it and save the world.

Robert Kirkman did an amazing thing and really relied on the art and color to tell his story. There is dialogue, some of it cheesy, but nothing cringe. One of the main themes in this story is the multi layers one emotion has. Like “love”. There is many levels, and types of love and the each of those gives us certain motivations in life. Kinda like an after school special, but Kirkman does a really great job in exploring this concept. Fear and loss are key emotions examined in this story. I did shed a few tears through out this series.

Smanee did an amazing job in helping the story stay cohesive by making sure the sequence of the art was smooth. The style of the art was simple and traditional. The outlines seem to be “sketched” and “unfinished”. He did such a great job in helping the story not hurting. He shows there can be something epic in simplicity.

Both Kirkman and Samnee do leave the story telling the the colorist Matt Willson

I can’t talk enough about the color usage in this series. The creative team really let Wilson shine as the colorist who uses specific colors to represent emotions. Allowing a layer of story telling that doesn’t use dialogue, or ink. His use of shadows?! Oh my god, so amazing. All of the real emotion and story comes from the colors. (We get to see a small explanation the colors and the story they tell in issue 30. )

I really thought the main character Owen was going to be my favorite through out the series. I was very surprised when it turned out to be Kelly. Let us talk about strong women, shall we. She blows my mind with how strong she is. I might have yelled and scared my dogs when she gets her own bad ass moment. She is such a great character. She is multifaceted and is worth the emotional investment.

I was even more surprised that Owen and Kelly’s son Doug didn’t stay annoying. Pre teen boys aren’t usually my favorite. I was shown something more than just the unbearable teen facade, but everything underneath. When reading you’ll find yourself silently rooting for him.

So, let’s talk about the final issue. Using the template of relying on the color and art, there is an epic final battle. Most of the issue is the battle with a small epilogue. There is ittle dialogue. Honestly the dialogue seemed more like throwing Kirkman a bone and letting him do something in the final issue. The dialogue wasn’t really needed. You would be fine not reading it. At the very end there is a tear moment, and a call back to the first issue.

The ending of the series has so much heart, and left me satisfied with the close of this story.

I recommend this series so much. I hope I did it enough justice so you go and pick it up! This is a 4.5/5!