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Millennium #5
Released by: IDW Publishing
Released on: June 3rd, 2015.
Written by: Joe Harris
Illustrated by: Colin Lorimer
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Need to get caught up? The first four issues of this series are reviewed here!
When this issue begins, Frank has returned to Seattle hoping to get to his daughter, who shares his gift and also has tie to the Millennium Group, before it's too late. He gets there, but not in time. Mulder, who has been trying to find Frank since he split the case that they were working on together, has arrived at Frank's old house hoping to find him there but he instead finds 'Lucy' - a strange woman who is not what she seems and who claims to be an old friend of Frank's. She coerces him into waiting for Frank together.
Frank, meanwhile, is at a rental car place hoping to find out where Mulder has gotten off to. He asks Jordan to use her ability to find Mulder. She tries, but sees something else entirely and can't trace Fox - but she does see the house. Frank gets in a Jeep and heads off to find him - and he does, but Mulder is not himself. He warns Frank to get out but Lucy reveals her true self…
Joe Harris brings this series to a pretty satisfying conclusion, one that wraps up the loose ends while still leaving plenty of opportunity for further Frank Black stories in the future. Things don't play out exactly how you expect them to here, there are a couple of nice twists and an eerie edge to storyline's finale. Again, bringing Mulder into things makes sense and doesn't feel like a novelty idea or a cash-in on the popularity of The X-File and Harris writes both Black and Mulder true to character. The resolution of the plot involving Jordan is well played here and the scenes in which Frank and Jordan 'see' are put to good use and both further the plot and tie in to Frank Black's past in nice ways.
Colin Lorimer, with help on colors by Joana Lafuente, continues to create moody and suspenseful artwork that suits the story perfectly. Frank Black operates in a world of shadows so things are obviously going to be pretty dark here - and they are - but not at the cost of detail in the line art. The old house makes for an appropriately creepy place for all of this to occur in and here Lorimoer and Lafuente do a great job of creating a look and atmosphere of decay, neglect and somber darkness.
All in all, this was a pretty successful revival of Millennium that fans of the TV series should more than enjoy. Here's hoping we get these guys back for another run with Frank Black in the not too distant future.
