Avenging Spiderman Annual #1
(Marvel)
Story : Rob Williams
Art : Brad Walker (pencils), John
Livesay (inks), Chris Sotomayor (colour)
(Reviewed by Anant Sagar)
The Thing and Spidey have been teaming
up quite a bit lately. That and Spidey has a good relationship with
the FF so this team up makes sense.
The good part about this issue had to
be the art. Its fluid and the characters are really well drawn.
Spiderman looks fluid and flexible and seems to jump from panel to
panel with ease.
Having a team up with the Thing and
throwing in the “Richards Kids”, Franklin and Val, makes it fun.
Those kids are fun to read. The dialogues given to them made me
laugh.
The overall story is not bad. It
centres around an alien device that plays on the emotions of those
nearby. Making them mad and wanting to kill each other, or making
them want to kiss each other. (One such incident from this issue will
forever be etched in my mind, not in a good way)
Pop culture references are found
throughout this issue, from Eminem to Ronald McDonald to Ryan
Seacrest. These references work ever so often in comic books, but
this was one issue where I feel it made the dialogue seem a little
stale.
Summing up,
The core idea is a good one, but the
execution could have been a whole lot better.
SCORE : 6 / 10
Happy #2
(Image)
Story : Grant Morisson
Art : Darrick Robertson (art),
Richard P. Clark (colours)
(Reviewed by Akshay Dhar)
It's beyond excellent seeing the
superstar of the surreal comic experience, Grant Morisson
(Invisibles, We3, Batman), return to his old stomping
grounds of creator-owned comics. Not only is he back, but with style.
We've got a convoluted and insane
little story here – not for the kiddies! - starring a drunken,
junky, hard-case mercenary. Throw in the mob, a murderous Santa
kidnapping a little girl, a pint-sized flying blue unicorn that may
or may not be a hallucination and you have “Happy” - hands down
one of the most engaging and entertaining comics of its kind.
This issue takes the story along
further as our hero Nick Sax manages to get away from his captors and
goes on a bit of bender and rampage. Clever dialogue, entertaining
scenarios and some pretty decent action ensues to keep you gripped
and groaning at the end, because you want more dammit!!
It's raw and brutal and Robertson
(Transmetropolitan, The Boys) has more than perfected
the art of making that look amazing as anyone who's followed his
career would know. His panels are perfect in my view and his
characters have so much, well, character when you see them. The
expressions, the clothes, the ambience – Darrick shows why he's
amongst the best in the industry here and he does it with style.
SCORE : 9 / 10
Masters of the Universe: The
Origin of Skeletor OS
(DC)
Story : Joshua Hale Fialkov
Art : Frazer Irving
(Reviewed by Anant Sagar)
So, over years of watching He-Man,
I always thought Skeletor was just another bad guy. Maybe a demon
from another dimension or just a power-crazed warlord of Eternia.
Don’t think I ever really cared or
the origin of Skeletor.....until now.
When I saw this issue I had to get it.
After all these years of knowing about He-Man, I figured I must know
about his arch nemesis.
The story follows Skeletor, or Keldor,
on his journey from the man to the sorcerer.
He didn’t always have a skull face,
in fact he was quite normal. There was a fair amount of tragedy in
his life. He was always looked down upon due to his mixed blood, but
his younger brother was loved, cherished and favoured by all.
Including their father, the King of Eternia.
Yes that’s right, Skeletor is the
brother of King Randor, and the uncle of Prince Adam, who we all know
is He-Man.
The issue boasts of some fantastical*
artwork. The flashbacks seem a little cold and distant, but judging
by the storyline I think it suits the purpose.
Exceptionally well written, almost
immediately after reading the issue I scoured the internet for more
information about Skeletor.
SCORE : 9 / 10
(A must read
for anyone who has been a He-Man fan, ever.)
*Editor: I'll
allow it.
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