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Comic Round Up
The Week of June 9
Mini-reviews on the good, the bad, and the fugly in new comics.
| IDENTITY CRISIS (DC) |
Lee Ferguson's Freak begins the twisted path of Alex Wyatt, a resident of the Bridgewyck Institute for the Criminally Insane. While the courts convicted him of murdering three people including the brother of his soon to be wife, Alex claims he's innocent. No one believes his tale of demonic possession and blacking out, which is a shame because it's true. Freak makes for engrossing supernatural horror. Lee Ferguson's minimalist artwork works well with the macabre material, but it's his narrative style I enjoyed the most. Freak is told almost exclusively by a fellow Bridgewick resident who not only breaks the fourth wall to talk to the reader but does so with complete knowledge he's a character in a comic book and aware of all the devices that goes with the territory. This could have been a major disaster and elicited unwanted laughs, but in Ferguson's able hands it works. Let the inspired creepiness continue!
Website: www.dcomics.com |
| IDENTITY DISC #1 (MARVEL) |
I was never a huge fan of the Thundercats. While others would rank them third in the triumvirate of classic 80s toons, I find the series lacking the grandeur of the Transformers as well as the the boundless sea of characters from which G.I. JOE could draw. Sure the chant of "Thunder! Thunder! THUNDERCATS HO!" is a touchstone of my fanboy heritage, but I can barely remember an actual episode. Therefore, I didn't expect much out of this latest 'Cat mini-series. Well, I must have been choking on a hair ball, because this issue was one of the best reads of the 80s revival currently running rampant across the pop culture landscape. I dug it, because pansy ass boy scout (or is that cub scout?) Lion-O - one of the blandest heroes of all time - turns evil. He stabs a captured foe in the ear with his sword, beats up squad of Thundercat recruits, and best of all, knocks Snarf over the head. Writer John Layman adds a cool spark that never existed in the cartoon, and the artwork by Joe Vriens & Roberto Campus captures the characters with more grace than the show ever did. Lots of action, Lots of fun, HO!
Website: www.marvelcomics.com |
| WITCHES #1 (MARVEL) |
Sam Kieth, the mastermind behind The Maxx and the classic early Alien comics from Dark Horse, could do a comic about happy "leetle" puppies gallivanting through a meadow of beautiful flowers, and it still would freak the hell out of you. Kieth's singular style was born to complement dark tales, and we get one as Scratch follows the story of the freshly born werewolf title character. Batman is on the cover and a few panels inside but won't be making his presence known until future issues. No matter- things go fine without the Dark Knight. While his wonderfully stylized art work will first grab your attention, Kieth's quiet, graceful interchanges between Scratch and his family of "freaks" make for very effective, touching moments. Touching is one word not to describe the "what the f**k is that?!" monster who shows up in the final pages.
Website: www.marvelcomics.com |
| THE SPECTACTULAR SPIDER-MAN #15 (MARVEL) |
Sam Kieth, the mastermind behind The Maxx and the classic early Alien comics from Dark Horse, could do a comic about happy "leetle" puppies gallivanting through a meadow of beautiful flowers, and it still would freak the hell out of you. Kieth's singular style was born to complement dark tales, and we get one as Scratch follows the story of the freshly born werewolf title character. Batman is on the cover and a few panels inside but won't be making his presence known until future issues. No matter- things go fine without the Dark Knight. While his wonderfully stylized art work will first grab your attention, Kieth's quiet, graceful interchanges between Scratch and his family of "freaks" make for very effective, touching moments. Touching is one word not to describe the "what the f**k is that?!" monster who shows up in the final pages.
Website: www.marvelcomics.com |
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