Skynet is an artificial intelligence with a totalitarian grip on the world and mankind. The human resistance is small, led by John Connor. In the present, a young John and his mother Sarah are constantly fleeing from Terminators sent from the future who are trying to kill them. So it s hardly a matter of panels before Superman has discovered them and the three Terminators out to murder them. John exclaims on the first page, motioning towards a Terminator.
Characterization is sacrificed for a very plot-driven story.
And even then the story makes some attempt to encourage the viewer to identify with the protagonist. Since comics are a static medium, it s more difficult to create that same relationship with the reader. As a result, characterization becomes essential here, building ways the reader can relate to the protagonist. But this story just leaps headfirst into action. As a result, the reader misses certain interesting tidbits that occue off-panel.