Sunday, June 13, 2004
A quick stop at the comic shop
There were only two comics I wanted today at Wyldstar, but in addition to them, I also grabbed a copy of Horizon: Redline, which I mentioned a couple of days ago. I haven't read through Redline yet, but here are my short comic reviews.
Tales of the TMNT #3: This issue kicks off a multi-part story that takes place following the death of the resurrected Oroku-Saki worm thing from the first volume of Mirage's TMNT. Bizarre -- and gross. I rate the beginning of this story arc as mediocre. The artwork is half-decent, but the story isn't really gripping me. We'll see what happens in the next issue. I'll make up my mind then.
The Punisher #7: It feels like I just read issue #6. With the first story arc over, which ended in the spectacular death of Micro, Garth Ennis has kicked off a new story with issue #7. Set in Hell's Kitchen, the new arc starts with a bomb going off and Frank Castle getting a lead that it might be the IRA trying to take out some old enemies. Considering what happened in the first six issues of the comic, this one feels like a let-down. But then again, it's hard to compete with such an important piece of The Punisher legend that was stirred up in the first story. My biggest concern is the artwork has dropped in quality. While the violence is still brutal, the grittiness and detail from the first six issues is missing. Still, I'm hooked on this title, and I'll be looking forward to seeing what happens going forward.
Tales of the TMNT #3: This issue kicks off a multi-part story that takes place following the death of the resurrected Oroku-Saki worm thing from the first volume of Mirage's TMNT. Bizarre -- and gross. I rate the beginning of this story arc as mediocre. The artwork is half-decent, but the story isn't really gripping me. We'll see what happens in the next issue. I'll make up my mind then.
The Punisher #7: It feels like I just read issue #6. With the first story arc over, which ended in the spectacular death of Micro, Garth Ennis has kicked off a new story with issue #7. Set in Hell's Kitchen, the new arc starts with a bomb going off and Frank Castle getting a lead that it might be the IRA trying to take out some old enemies. Considering what happened in the first six issues of the comic, this one feels like a let-down. But then again, it's hard to compete with such an important piece of The Punisher legend that was stirred up in the first story. My biggest concern is the artwork has dropped in quality. While the violence is still brutal, the grittiness and detail from the first six issues is missing. Still, I'm hooked on this title, and I'll be looking forward to seeing what happens going forward.
// posted by Chris @ 1:24 PM 
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