'DMZ' review: Comic book adaptation never quite gets in the zone

Somewhere in the multiverse, Alma decided to stay and look for her son instead of pointlessly yelling for him – and the TV viewers of that world thanked her for it. Photos: Handout

Somewhere in the four hours that make up the Vertigo Comics-based miniseries DMZ is a compelling tale about a mother trying to save her son from manipulative forces and the toxicity of his environment.

Just don't count on that tale shining through the murk of extremely slipshod world-building, unrealised potential and a dramatic tableau that seems hopelessly disconnected from the big picture of the premise.