Another week gone by and a lovely new load of comics coming your way!We've been busy getting the new avatar of Comic Addicts ready for you so only a few new reviews this week, but we've picked some awesome ones - 3 shiny new #1's for starters! So enjoy and stick around, loads more comic goodness to be had with Comic Addicts.- Already-craving-the-weekend Akshay
Archer and Armstrong #1
(Valiant)
Story : Fred Van Lente
Art : Clayton Henry
(Reviewed by Akshay Dhar)
The world is wiped clean, a new one
arise - secret sects, immortals, a spiritual quest, mythos, clever
religiosity, fighting. Yeah, this issue has a lot going for it.
Tells the story of a deadly young
warrior named Obidiah Archer, trained in multiple martial arts –
but looks to be barely out of his teens – who is a religious
zealot, trained since childhood by his parents (who are heads of a
quasi-religious/christian-y cult/sect) to be a warrior with a
mission. And then he is sent out into the REAL world – for the
first time in his life. His first “friend” is a familiar looking
fellow named Armstrong who drinks and bounces at a bar where
Archer... creates some ruckus. And then things start to get crazier
and a wee bit scarier – for Archer anyway.
Nicely written out with a sufficient
amount of character development and a good mix of plot building,
action and a hint of humour, the issue was a joy to read and I was
sad to see it finish.
