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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo #1

6/30/2017

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo #1
Hard Case Crime/Titan Comics 2017
Written by Sylvain Runberg
Illustrated by Homs
Translated by Rachel Zerner
Lettered by Phillipe Glogowski
Base on the Novel by Stieg Larsson

   So a couple of things i’ve never read the novel nor have I seen the movie. So I know next to nothing about this franchise. I also had no idea that this first issue was going to be like 64 pages long either. I kept reading and reading and thinking damn they are cramming a lot of stuff into a first issue when I realised that at page 28 I was only partly way through. Then I accepted the fact that this was going to be huge and went with it. Suddenly it turned into more than a comic book adaptation and became more of a novel for me. It’s rare when a book can be translated and into a comic and then somehow beyond expectation retain that feel of a novel even though it’s fully damn illustrated.

   If this is how books are written in foreign languages forget the translation process someone teach me the language so I can read it as it’s meant to be. Translations are good and all but there will always be something lost in that translation it’s inevitable. What isn’t lost on me here is the way this story is structured, paced and how we involved we get in how it’s told. This was incredibly good in drawing me in, keeping my attention, getting me to care about the characters and both root for their decisions and hate on those who do such despicable acts to them.

   The characterisation here is superbly done and the longer we get to see the characters, what they have to go through and endure the more we start to care about them as living breathing people. The imagery her does more for the characterisation than simply placing them in a situation alone. I mean the very idea a man would use an underage charge for the purpose of raping her to feel better about himself sickens me to my core. Yet her reaction to that and how she went and “fixed” the situation to her liking gave me huge respect for her, how she thinks and not wanting to be a victim ever again. Granted those experiences have alienated her from those who truly do care for her and her growing and evolving personality and characterisation is now something I relish seeing more of.

   It’s not just with our girl with the dragon tattoo either. Who knew that Mr. Blomkvist would end up being a just as enjoyable character as she is? A journalist who got shafted by the system because the man he went up against has more money and influence that he was able to reach the higher parts of the land to get himself off scott free. So now what’s a man like him to do? He goes off on a job to write a family history autobiography of people in Sweden who don’t sound very Swedish, what with white supremacists in their backgrounds full of individuals who are of questionable morality and behaviour themselves.

   Then there’s the link between Blomkvist and Lisbeth and what that means for the both of them.

   I will say this as well the interior artwork here is beyond my expectations. The style is perfectly lovely and the linework is gorgeously rendered with these wonder weights and attention to detail. The way page layus are utilised through their angles and perspective not to mention the sheer volume of backgrounds that we see really bring this to life. I love that this is Europe and more precisely in Sweden so we see landmarks, buildings and architecture that we aren’t exposed to every day.

   This is superb stuff. I’m constantly surprised and amazed that more literature isn’t turned into comic books in ways that don't’ cheapen the source material.    If Titan can do for these types of novels I wonder what they could do with The Iron Druid Chronicles series?

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Stargate Universe

6/30/2017

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Stargate Universe #1
American Mythology Productions 2017
Written by Mark L. Haynes & J.C. Vaughn
Illustrated by Giancarlo Caracuzzo
Art & Ink Assists by Greg LaRocque
Colours by Gene
Lettered by Natalie Jane

   Let’s be honest SGU was the bastard child nobody wanted. It replaced a series that was thoroughly enloyable and nowhere near done in terms of storytelling.   It had as haphazard cast of character that were thrown together as if names were pulled from a hat and then there was that one man who thought he was smarter than he was, smarmier than a puss covered slug. There’s a reason it didn’t last and that’s because no one cared about it. So to be brutally honest i’m surprised American Mythology bothered to include it in their repertoire.

   I’ve been a huge supporter of what Mark and J.C. have been doing with Atlantis but here in this first issue I feel like it’s the worst possible way to start off a new book. There’s no recap of the characters, no sense in what’s happening and instead it’s as if thought because it’s a part of the Stargate mythology we’d already remember of be up to date on the events that led to the series being cancelled. None of those things hold true. So for me this was a waste of my time.

   Not only that but Giancarlo is an illustrator of some repute and even the work he delivers here pales in comparison. It’s like everyone involved in this project didn’t want the job and did a lackluster half-hearted attempt to they could get paid and have it hit stands. As it stands I feel the story is jumbled, haphazard and hard to follow as the series of events don't make the greatest of sense to a reader and there's no way this can even remotely be considered new reader friendly.

   This would have been the perfect opportunity to start all over again and do it the right way. Reintroduce us to the cast of characters inhabiting the ship and establishing personalities and reasons for being on-board. Let us see from the get go the inherent problems they face and how they got to the point where a massive ship that’s only been fractionally explored is in the state it’s in, one needing massive repairs and having so little food or way of sustaining the small crew on board.

   This show was horrid and this was the vehicle to really make it better and fit into the Stargate Universe in ways that made sense and turned it into a complementary series. The potential with these creators is so skyrocket high I feel like the ship never got off the landing pad. This was meh at best for me. The characterisation is lackluster and there was never an opportunity for me to find a character I liked, wanted to support or even just old fashioned gave a damn about.

   For the first time American Mythology and the boys have let me down.

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Bankshot #1

6/29/2017

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Bankshot #1 (of 5)
Dark Horse Comics 2017
Written & Lettered by Alex De Campi
Illustrated by Chriscross
Coloured by Snakebite Cortez

   Marcus King: Modern-day Robin Hood or terrorist? Maybe both? When Marcus comes face to face with an adversary who knows all of his carefully buried truths he’s forced to become the man he has always pretended to be. And punch a small army of dudes and blow up stuff. Lot’s of stuff!

   First of all i’m in enchanted by this story already. What Alex manages to do here is what sets her apart from most of her contemporaries. From how this book opens to with Mr. Gault returning from a vacation to the J. Edgar Hoover building where he’s beset by his colleagues wanting answers. From this alone we can ascertain the type of man that Marcus King is and how he feels about his associate Sorava Ali Khan. It’s powerful on so many levels and is more descriptive of Marcus and the men and women Mr. Gault calls coworkers than a you can expect in a six issue run.

   Now a good story can be good all on its own but it’s made even better based upon the quality of it’s interior artwork. What Chriscross and Snakebite, really I feel like this is a Rap video, bring to the table is astonishing. The attention to detail, the weight of the linework and the pure descriptive look of every person at the table with Mr. Gault told the story. From there we go to what appears to be the Middle East and Wartime. The way page layouts are used through the utilisation of angles, perspective and how we see backgrounds make the flow of the book marvelous to behold.

   The dialogue and characterisation of the people we meet here is phenomenally well done. There’s no mistaking who’s who and what they do or are after. Yet there’s still room for growth or change depending on the person. Traits that once again we don’t normally see in the first issue of a series. I’m super impressed with what Alex is doing here, the pacing and flow of what she is able to bring to the table as well the being able to convey the feelings and even though processes behind some of these characters.

   It’s very hard to get excited by new books nowadays so when comes across and that can not only pique the curiosity but capture the mind and imagination in such strong vivid ways it’s one you that need to keep your eye on. It’s also one that you are going to need to be reading because this si the kind of stuff that not only raises the eyebrow but gets noticed during award nominations.

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Robyn Hood Tarot

6/29/2017

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Robyn Hood Tarot One Shot
Zenescope Entertainment 2017
Written by Joe Brusha
Illustrated by Renato Rei, Sergio Arino, Daniel Main & Riveiro
Coloured by Grotieta, Hedwin Zaldivar & Jorge Cortes
Lettered by Taylor Esposito of Ghost Glyph Studios

   The Order of Tarot has long existed in the shadows, but now it has emerged to take its place as the ruler of Earth and the surrounding realms of power. But there are still a couple of people who stand in the way of the Order’s reign… Robyn and Mystere are about to be pulled into a deadly game of survival by a mysterious gypsy who seeks to destroy them both.

   What’s to love, the idea of an organization that will encompass the entirety of the Zenescope Universe. There’s really nothing better than an organization that has its fingers and reach into much more than the readership has in mind. For instance this issue sees Robyn and Mary meet up and come to the conclusion that they are both up against an organisation that has cause them problems separately. It’s a nice way to keep tying in various characters, franchises and series in a way that strengthens the Zenescope Universe.

   While he’s got time just writing one story Joe’s able to focus on the stuff that matters and it shows in how the book flows. On the other hand what’s up with all the artists on this one? I get that it’s oversized but some time management would’ve taken care of that. Also why does the dude with the skeleton face a weird ass skeleton mask over it? That seems ill conceived and more than a little poorly executed. On the whole however the use of backgrounds here makes me a very happy camper and I like seeing the attention to detail and the intricacy in them.

   I do question why Mary seems as old as Robyn when she’s literally just out of high school, if she even graduated. That seems like an oversight and one that should be rectified when rendering her further.

   The idea of the Tarot and their agents spread across the world make for intriguing reading and something that could permeate the company for quite some time to come. Don’t rush them or keep them in the spotlight too often then they lose their appeal and effectiveness and knowing Joe he’ll try to overuse them. Subtlety is the key with them let them work behind the scenes until such a time as they are more than ready to make an overt move with all their pieces and agents in place.

   This villainess who wishes to regain her name and her place among the Tarot is actually intriguing. She’s brash, too sure of herself and oversteps her bounds with a confidence that doesn’t fit with the organization. This makes her dangerous on both sides of the field and she’s a new introduction that could be quite interesting to see pop up from time to time in various series. I’d love to see Britney and her team have to deal with her for instance as that helps tie them into the larger picture and allows us to see how they would fit into the Tarot plans.

   I love the idea, the premise and so far the execution of this oversized one-shot. It has the kind of potential to reverberate throughout the Zenescope Universe in ways that could cause epic mayhem. It’s a high concept that i’m hoping will be used in the right manner.

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Kull Eternal #1

6/29/2017

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Kull Eternal #1
IDW Publishing 2017
Written by Tom Walz
Illustrated by Luca Pizzari
Coloured by Triona Tree Farrell
Lettered by Christa Miesner

   The evil Serpent Men have attempted to infiltrate and enslave mankind from the time of the very first humans… only to be defeated at every turn by the Elder Race's ultimate warrior… Kull of Atlantis! And now they must call on Kull once more, as the Serpent Men make a last-ditch gambit to first conquer America… and then the world. Kull's long journey has come full circle—once a small boy who fled his home of Atlantis, which was lost to a monstrous cataclysm… now a modern warrior who must save the New Atlantis from monstrous creatures!

   Why must this start off in the present day as if Kull has somehow been transported through time so he’s in Antarctica with men who have guns, automatic and otherwise? I mean c’mon Kull is a sword and sorcery character I don’t give a flying rats ass what your desire is to bring him to the present to tell a story is it’s not something that belongs. Point blank period. Atlantis and the United States of America should never occupy the same point in time or people who have or can life in both places regardless of whatever time travel, sorcerous otherwise you’ve come up with.

   Then we spend way too much time with a sulking Kull who has become king and a jumbled mess of his past adventures. There’s no rhyme or reason to them just as series of demonstrations show his as the warrior he remembers himself being compared to the neutered King he’s become. Blah blah blah feel sorry for me.

   Even the interior artwork here is all over the place. Not enough attention to detail, the past more stylised then the present and there’s no clear cohesion to the work. The linework differs between nice and too heavy. The use of shadows lazily hide faces and facial expressions and rob us of what they are the characters are feeling.

   So naturally a woman posing as hooker gains entry into the castle fills Kull’s head with ideas of regaining his former glory and completely up to no good. More than likely a slut spy sent to distract him so someone may end up stealing his throne out from underneath him. There’s no mystery, no drama here just a bad series of woe is me moments culminating in unnecessary time travel.

   With the success of Conan and Red Sonja you’d think there’d be more respect and dignity given to a character such as Kull. establish him in his own time, tell stories that reaffirm his greatness and show the world the fighter, ruler and kind of man that made him great and worthy. But no let’s forget all that and muck about with some outdated childhood fantasy by bringing him to the present without reaffirming why he’s one of history's greatest warriors first.

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Softball #1

6/29/2017

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Softball #1
Keenspot 2017
Written by Bobby Crosby
Illustrated by Bill Blankenship
Lettered by Marco Della Verde

   Based on a hit YouTube series that's racked up over 100 million views, Softball features a ragtag group of friends who were brought together by their love of the game! In this action-packed first issue, star outfielder Fireball gets the rocket-powered jet shoes he's always dreamed of to help him rob home runs, but his dream turns into a nightmare when he loses control and zooms off the map! Can the softball crew save him from a fiery death?

   Full disclosure I’ve never heard of this, I don’t troll YouTube though maybe one or two people whom I personally know in real life have videos I watch. So I read this based on that awesome looking cover and Blankenship’s a name I recognized from other work in the industry so yeah I sought this out and here we are.

   Now mind you I am not one for stupid mindless fun I prefer to have intelligence behind my humour, very much of the British Humour mindset, but I will without a doubt wholeheartedly and with exuberance support the story that I read here. While it there were times it seemed very over the top silly humour it still maintained something of this friend based, trust and realistic brand of tomfoolery that not only made sense but poked the kind of fun intended to be smart, sassy and laugh out loud entertaining.

   Yes I wondered where you could take a softball game and bring it to the level worthy of a YouTube channel as well as make it diverse enough so that regardless of what type of humour spewed forth either everyone or no one would be offended. I became an instant fan of the trophy that is more clubhouse than fit into a house and that people of all ages and gender are playing on these teams. Just the sheer fact that one character would lament that rocket powered shoes would have enabled him to catch a home run ball while another pulls out a pair that he’s made for his high school science project simultaneously cross the realistic bounds with that of only in today’s world would this happen.

   The hijinks and hilarity the ensure from there never seem to go too far in any one direction so as to alienate readers or make it seem so ridiculous that you have to put it down saying this shite wouldn’t ever happen. Instead the eclectic mix of characters that we see here, all of whom are in their own ways the kind of people that you’d think would be more at home at Comic Con than a softball field and yet have this passion and desire to win no matter what the cost make for some incredibly good reading.

   Bill’s interiors here are superbly done. That these characters are the definition of comic book renderings of real people only serve to make it that much more over the top fun. I have no idea who close they come to their real life counterparts but for me I think each person we see is without a doubt someone we could all know or encounter, usually at a convention. The use of page layouts through angles, perspective and even backgrounds make the story flow beautifully. The colouring is spectacular and show not only diversity among the characters but help bring them to life.

   Silly, over the top and yet still within in the realm of possibility this is my gem of the week. Find this revel in it and just laugh your tuchus off at the hijinks and solution to the troubles they themselves cause.

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UNHNGD #1

6/29/2017

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UNHNGD #1
Advent Comics 2017
Written by Elijah Thomas
Illustrated by Jacob Newell
Lettered by Josh Southall

   People I keep telling you time and again how you need to seek out independent and little known publishers and while I realise majority don’t listen to me it isn’t going to stop me from saying it over and over again.   I have no idea what’s really going on here but from what I can gather we’re seeing the end of what Willow’s been doing as she’s holded up in a church and the cops, SWAT, are about to bust in and take her down.

   So who is Willow and how did she get herself into this situation? Elijah takes us back, not to the beginning but to a time where it seems the catalyst occurred to get her here. We get to see the kind of woman she by her deeds, dialogue and how she treats people. We don’t get to see this kind of opening very often anymore and that we are getting to know the character in such ways makes it even easier for us to really get behind her, care for her and then wonder how on Earth she becomes close to the cop as well as ends up where we start off. She just doesn’t seem the type,

   She doesn’t seem the type. He was a great neighbor, kept to himself was always nice and quiet. Never caused any trouble was also so sweet to me. I never would’ve guessed. These are all things people would say about us right? So now more than ever i’m dying to know what Elijah is going to be reveal about Willow that took her from crayons & perfume to murder and mayhem (okay the cops are after her she’s holed up in a church the stretch in my imagination wasn’t a huge leap).

   Then there’s Jacob and what he brings to the interiors here. While part of me wishes this were traditionally hand drawn i’m gonna say it isn’t. It isn’t strong enough to have been mastered online drawing but for pencil drawing it would be up there with the best. A combination of the two wouldn’t be terrible if the backgrounds were computer generated and the people not so much. I will say though that I do like what i’m seeing here. The characters are great, have the right amount of emotion from their faces and look like real people we’d meet on the street. The way page layouts are used through angles, perspective and the utilisation of backgrounds is extremely well done.

   This is an amazingly good, strong first issue. We see where things are supposed to go and how they start off. So we’re left with that wide open grey area of how things got from A to Z and it’s that journey which we want to know about. From the premise of the book, which coincidentally i’m not all that sure of BUT doesn’t bother me in the slightest, to it’s execution through story development and pacing this issue has already cemented my curiosity and desire to come back and see how events are going to unfold.

   What event could have happened to have irrevocably changed how Willow sees life and how does that tie into the mysterious Rose whom we met this issue and Sawyer whom we see but haven’t had a chance to have developed yet?

   You can find Advent titles at Amazon, Comixology, Drivethrucomics, Indyplanet and kindle. I would rather have hard copies myself they are really much more fun to read but with this variety there’s a way for everyone to get on board!

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Beautiful Canvas #1

6/28/2017

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Beautiful Canvas #1
Black Mask Studios 2017
Written by Ryan K. Lindsay
Illustrated by Sami Kivela
Coloured by Triona Farrell
Flats by Louise Fitzpatrick & Alberto Hernandez
Lettered by Ryan Ferrier

   I’m a huge fan of stories that start off one way and somehow diverge into something else entirely and you feel like you’ve missed pages in the script that got it there. What Ryan has delivered here is spectacular in the sense that it captures your attention beautifully and leaves you wonder what the hell it was you just read. I get bits and pieces and there’s a few threads I can follow but there’s also quite a bit here that just feels like a David Lynch script.

   I can already tell you i’m in love with Sami and Triona’s work on the interiors. The attention to detail is astonishing, the linework is sharp, smooth and and really does have the perfect weight to it. The use of backgrounds here makes me a happy camper as we see the bigger picture of what is going on around her. The way page layouts are utilised through their angles and perspective help tell the story beautifully and the flow is so well done. The emotion and feeling we get from the work is a huge component in “getting” what’s happening here.

   The characterisation here is stellar to see. It isn’t just with our main character either because regardless of who we see we pretty know them almost immediately through their dialogue. There’s a myriad of people involved here and of them all it would appear that Asia is the only one who’s even remotely normal and she’s pregnant with her Triggerman girlfriends baby. Ryan has outdone himself here as I don't’ think i’ve ever been able to identify someone as quickly as we do here.

   The way the story is set-up here and structured so it flows through the pages is wonderfully done. I like that the book has this seemingly natural flow through character segments letting us get to know a little bit about them as we go along. That we kind go from person to person here without any real warning is great stuff because not only does it keep you on your toes but it keeps us from getting too comfortable with anyone for too long. This way we see kind of enough about each one so that we are left wanting to know more. It’s that perfect amount to tease the reader.

   I do think there are times when I thought what the hell is going on here. When we see a team of sorts come into play here I was wondering if there were some sort of Frankenstein Monster maker in play. If the billionaire crazy lady we see also had a doctor on her payroll so she can create these types of folks at her obviously demented thought process. I adore the fact that at this point in time we have no idea if that’s true or not but I damn well do want to come back and find out.

   This is not what I was expecting and that has huge for me. It’s kind of all over the place as if follows it’s own unique direction that engages the reader and takes them on a journey that you’ll want to talk about with others.

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Clue #1

6/28/2017

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Clue #1
IDW Publishing 2017
Written by Paul Allor
Illustrated Nelson Daniel
Lettered by Neil Uyetake

   When the mysterious Mr. Boddy turns up dead at his own dinner party, everyone's a suspect! Miss Scarlett, Colonel Mustard, Mrs. Peacock, Professor Plum—all the familiar faces from the famous board game are back, with a couple new twists. But will Boddy's Body be the last to fall, or is it just the beginning?

   Beloved children’s board game turned International Camp Cult Classic Movie now a comic book what’s not to love about that. Well for starters who’s bright idea was it to add new characters? Don’t mess with what works and add new people for whatever goddamn sake you think the story needs. Obviously if you need to add characters the story didn’t work to begin with. WHY do you have mess with such a classic this way?

   Do you have any idea how excited I was to see Clue listed as a comic book to be released? With all due respect to Paul whose past work I have enjoyed immensely this is complete and utter shite. Maybe i’m guilty of bias but really to update the characters is one thing to completely remake them and change their names is another thing entirely. Mrs. White is now Senator White pfft okay let’s go with that I suppose. There are so many changes to what we know of as Clue here that I got bored by these new characters and their characterisation. I mean everyone has an agenda and is brash, rude and sketchy. Whatever happened to the days of subterfuge or trying to hide your agenda?

   This was a stellar opportunity to take something much beloved, admired and near forgotten and bring it back in way that would thrill everyone. Instead what we get here is worse than America’s Got Talent or American Idol it’s drivel of the lowest caliber. Miss Scarlet an Australian Hip Hop superstar and Mr. Green the hated Pharma Bro going at it seems so trite. I get you are trying to establish a connection between them and one of obvious animosity but really these new professions and the trappings that come with them fail at every turn for me.

   The supposed Mr. Boddy dies at his dinner party. The Butler breaks the fourth wall repeatedly which kind of annoying even saying no one knows they are in a comic book. This isn’t campy or an homage to the movie or game it’s simply one person's pathetic attempt at trying to do something they shouldn’t.   I have never in all the time i’ve been reviewing written as scathing or personal attack style as I am right here and I apologise for that but I get angrier as I read more of this story.

   While i’m not slamming Paul as a person or for his body of work, which is considerable and admirable, I am slamming MY PERCEPTION of what I am seeing here. I wanted Clue and this isn’t it. This isn’t an update or the classic or anything in-between for me. When Boddy dies suspicion is cast upon those attending the dinner party and chaos ensues. There’s no mystery here there’s no structure to the story that makes me wish to continue. Hell if this were as campy as the movie at least I could enjoy it but it’s neither campy or serious it just is. It tries too hard to be something it’s not and finds no real purchase upon which to stand. While I can see the idea behind this the end result has no redeeming quality to it.

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Virus #1 Primary Infection

6/28/2017

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Virus #1 Primary Infection
Pangolin Comics
By Patrick Cornelis

   Now I do love that I have such an International connection when it comes to the people I know in the comics industry. This is from Belgium I want to say, their website can be translated into Nederlands, Francois or Queens English. Honestly I kind of want a physical copy in it’s original language just because I think it would be hella cool.   So we all know that zombies are a very common theme these days and are extremely prevalent no matter where we turn. So it really comes down to a few things to make the story set itself apart from what we already see and know.

   The whole idea of how the zombie plague or virus starts on Earth here is extremely well thought out, original and adds aspects to it we’ve never seen before.   Using magic, alternate dimensions and a being that looks like she’s straight out of the Nine Rings of Hell isn’t something you see in zombie books and that alone makes this noteworthy. So while I am in some ways spoiling the magic behind the curtain here if you read the description from Comixology, which is a great way to read this by the way, it’ll spoil more for you so i’m doing ya a small favour.

   I think that the originality behind the virus and how it’s come to Earth is extremely well told while at the same time leaving a lot of room for further exploration and development. I like that Patrick kind of just dives into the deep end here and brings us the events and imagery that tell of the past and how that affected the present but the details are a bit lacking. This way there’s plenty to go back over in flashbacks to flesh out. He has absolutely no problem getting us into the story with how it’s structured so once he’s captured the attention the rest is easy peasy.

   I’m a huge fan of any creator who can write and illustrate their own work. The talent that takes is extreme and to see it done so well here is beyond amazing. Patrick reminds me of Mark Kidwell in this regard and that means the future of horror storytelling is only getting stronger and stronger. The use of page layouts here are excellent and the angles, perspective and utilisation of backgrounds really bring the reader the bigger picture and allow us to be immersed in the story. The attention to detail is phenomenal, from the regular folk with individual style and panache to the undead or demonic the imagination and creativity we see here is superb.

   The pacing of the issue may seem a little erratic at first but in reality it has this very real chaotic feel of a man in Will or Warlock who is thrust into a world and situation he’s not prepared for. This means the aimless wandering the mourning of his son taken in the events that lead up to the present. So it’s very realistic in how it’s all portrayed and while that may seem a bit scattered it does make complete sense to me. I’d be walking around in a haze and confused trying to get a grip on things while figuring out what i’m supposed to be doing as well. That Patrick can portray that here instead of making him know his role and understand his part in what’s happening all the more impressive.

   It’s high time you see how the rest of the world does things. It’s surprisingly similar, the laws of writing and illustrating, while keeping a different viewpoint and sensibility at the forefront. It’s fresh, new, different and exciting and when was the last time you could say that about a zombie story? 28 Days Later indeed.