Review — He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse #3: Enter the Horde

He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse #3 — Tim Seeley, Writer; Dan Fraga, Tom Derenick, Pencillers; Richard Friend, Tom Derenick, Inkers; Matt Yackey, Colorist

Ratings:Ray — 8/10

Ray: One of the oddest projects to come out of the DC stable in recent months, He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse from Tim Seeley has nonetheless turned into a compelling take on the alternate versions of the iconic Hanna-Barbera hero.

While He-Man — and his alternate, Anti-He-Man — are on the cover, it’s Skeletor who’s dominating this story. The alternate Skeletor from Anti-He-Man’s world, Prince Keldor, is the key to stopping the evil, but he keeps encountering versions of himself who have fallen to the darkness. The Skeletors in the other worlds are not only evil, they’re stupid and perpetually tempted to give in to dark power. There’s a good segment where Keldor tries to get the Skeletor holding him hostage to make the smart decision and is constantly rebuffed. Maybe this is just cartoon logic, where the bad guy will always make the right decision, but Keldor battling against the futility is compelling.