Welcome back fellow comic-addicts! It's been too long a gap and we're happy once again to bring back our weekly reviews! No wasting of your time here, let's just dive straight into some of this past week's releases and remember, more tomorrow!
But, the real star of this issue is artist Chris Samnee and colorist Javier Rodriguez. The compostion of each page is rock-solid- awesome and the colors are just eye popping. Samnee is proving to be a worthy replacement to Paolo Rivera .
Daredevil #15
(Marvel)
Story : Mark Waid
Art : Chris Samnee
(Reviewed by Anupam Sarkar)
In the previous issue, while trying to
escape Latveria , Daredevil started to lose his senses one by one
(thanks to Dr. Doom) and was finally captured by Dr. Doom's
'subjects'.
One of the best things that I love
about Waid's take on Daredevil is the amount of characterization he
puts into the character. For instance, in this issue, Matt Murdock
realizes that he's starting to lose his senses. He can't feel, see or
hear a damn thing. He's weak and so are his senses. Still, he tries
to escape Latveria again to call Avengers for help. But, he get's
shot and is captured.
You turn the next page, and suddenly Iron Man jumps in outta the blue. The issue ends with Iron Man rescuing Daredevil and giving a good hint to keep the readers waiting for the next issue.
This issue is not as good as its predecessors . Though, Waid's writing is flawless and he experiments with Murdock's senses, the issue is not very engaging compared to the previous ones. But keeping the con's aside, there are very few writers who are consistent with each every issue, and Mark Waid is one of them. Even his 'bad' issues are better compared to the other comics in the market.
You turn the next page, and suddenly Iron Man jumps in outta the blue. The issue ends with Iron Man rescuing Daredevil and giving a good hint to keep the readers waiting for the next issue.
This issue is not as good as its predecessors . Though, Waid's writing is flawless and he experiments with Murdock's senses, the issue is not very engaging compared to the previous ones. But keeping the con's aside, there are very few writers who are consistent with each every issue, and Mark Waid is one of them. Even his 'bad' issues are better compared to the other comics in the market.
But, the real star of this issue is artist Chris Samnee and colorist Javier Rodriguez. The compostion of each page is rock-solid- awesome and the colors are just eye popping. Samnee is proving to be a worthy replacement to Paolo Rivera .
On the whole, the issue is a must buy,
keeping it's cons aside.
SCORE : 8 / 10
Saga #5
(Image)
Story : Brian K. Vaughan
Art : Fiona Staples
(Reviewed by Anubhav Dasgupta)
Saga #5 is probably the weakest issue
in the series so far. And still, it’s a great comic. That, my
friends, just shows how freaking talented BKV and artist Fiona
Staples are. Just because their other issues were balls-out amazing,
I expected something of the same level. But what I got underwhelmed
me, not because it’s a bad comic, but because it isn’t as amazing
as the other four issues.
What you get to see in this issue is
Vaughn’s masterful handling of characters, and how well Fiona’s
art works with his writing. It’s rare to see such a level of
Writer/Artist cohesion in comicbooks. Vaughn uses dialogue-free
moments to establish his characters, and with Fiona Staples bringing
her best work to the book, those scenes work really, really well.
And I love how he’s taking time to
flesh all the characters out. You’re as invested in the villains as
you are in the heroes. And boy does SAGA have some really cool
villains. And most of this issue is about them. By fleshing these
characters out, he’s making the world feel more real.
Here’s a world that’s already been
lived in, with established customs much different than ours. It’s
pretty evident that Vaughn spent a lot of time just to create this
world. It feels very alive.
So what makes this issue weak? Well…
it’s just that it doesn’t pack much of an emotional punch. Stuff
happens, stuff that should have swayed me away, but I just wasn’t
feeling it. I don’t know why, but BKV tried to punch our hearts,
but he missed by a mile. It’s technically a very impressive comic,
but it just lacks soul. Or maybe, in order to flesh out characters,
the story became a bit slow to be enjoyed. I think this is one of
those issues that make more sense when you read them in a collected
edition.
If you haven’t started reading Saga
yet, you better start right now. You’re missing out on gold. If
you’re already a regular reader, #5 may disappoint you.
SCORE : 7 / 10
X-O Manowar #3
(Valiant)
Story : Robert Venditti
Art : Cary Nord (pencils), Stefano
Gaudiano (inks) & Moose Baumann (colours)
(Reviewed by Akshay Dhar)
For those of you (like myself) who had
the luck to run across Valiant Comics back way back when, this is an
utter joy! For the rest : Valiant was a comic publishing company that
surged into the market with great characters and stories that really
broke the mold and carved a strong fan-base. But, things being what
they often are, eventually business decisions and some unfortunate
circumstance led it the demise of both the company as well as their
critically acclaimed comics.
But now, they're back! And first off
the block is this title, one of the most popular of their family of
books and one of the more interesting concepts, period.
THE PREMISE:
A warrior from the ancient Visigoth
race (who were fighting Romans) stumbles across a strange transport
ship while searching for the loved ones he and his comrades lost to a
Roman attack, but the transport is not exactly Roman... it's alien.
Yup, you read that right. Long story short, they attack, get their
rears handed to them and spend many years as slaves of the bug-like
aliens who worship a sacred armour they call “Shanara” that has
claimed the lives of anyone who has tried to wear it. This issue
starts where the last one left off, with our hero inciting a revolt
and upon reaching the sacred chamber, dons the armour, unaware of
it's homicidal history... and he lives! And thereafter it's action
time!
THE TWIST:
...And this is a killer twist, a hinge of this whole series... when he does return home, more than
a few years have passed, he is now in the present!
Picture it – a medieval warrior in a
super-powered, near unbeatable suit of armour popping into the
trigger-happy present day with no idea what the hell is going on and
a pretty pissed-off alien army looking for him. I'd say read it, get
a taste of Valiant and then check out their other great titles as
they come hot off the presses! The script so far has more than done
the title justice and the pencils are not my favourite, but the
combination of the inks and colours really save the day, creating a
nice look and feel for everything.
If the other Valiant books are all this
good in both story and art, you'll love them.
SCORE : 7.5 / 10
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