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Review: COVER #1

COVER No. 1
DC COMICS/Jinxworld – @DCComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Brian Michael Bendis
ART: David Mack
COLORS: Zu Orzu
LETTERS: Carlos Mangual
EDITOR: Michael McCalister
COVER: David Mack
VARIANT COVERS: Zu Orzu
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (November 2018)

Rated “M” for “Mature”

Cover created by Brian Michael Bendis and David Mack

Cover is a new comic book series from writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Mack, two of the most interesting comic book creators of the last two decades.  Through work on various Spider-Man titles, his creator-owned Powers, and other work, Bendis has proved to be an all-time great comic book writer.  Mack's striking illustrations, comic book graphics, and cover paintings mark him as a master of comics art.  Cover focuses on an indy comic book artist who finds himself drawn into the world of international espionage and intrigue.

Cover #1 opens in the middle of a hectic crowd scene at a comic book convention.  Max Field is just another independent comic book creator and artist hawking his wares from behind a convention table.  Out of nowhere, a mysterious (and apparently wealthy) fan appears before Max's table, praising his art.  She even spends a few thousand dollars buying original art from Max's comic book, “Ninja Sword Odyssey.”  This encounter and financial windfall will not be the last time Max meets the woman who might be his biggest fan, Julia.

I don't have much to say about Cover #1 (although I have been known to ramble even after saying this) because Bendis and Mack are, as I said above, masters.  Cover #1 is filled with Bendis' exquisite dialogue and his hypnotic narrative flow.  Every panel of this story is a drug that hooks the reader into going to the next panel in order to get his or her story fix.

Mack's illustrations tell an intoxicating graphical story; I would not expect less of him.  Zu Orzu's gorgeous digital coloring captures Mack's lovely way of drawing Julia's beautiful Black woman's face.  Carlos Mangual's lettering adds to the beauty of these graphics, and his word balloons create a kind of lyrical flow to Bendis' dialogue.

See.  The creative team is made up of masters of the medium and veteran heavy hitters.  The story may be a little far-fetched (or maybe not...), but when top creators produce something, it is worth a look.  Cover #1 is worthy of several looks.

9 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Review: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: Wakanda Forever #1

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: WAKANDA FOREVER No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Nnedi Okorafor
ART: Alberto Alburquerque
COLORS: Erick Arciniega
LETTERS: VC's Joe Sabino
EDITOR: Wil Moss
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Akira Yoshida a.k.a. C.B. Cebulski
COVER: Terry & Rachel Dodson
VARIANT COVER: Yasmine Putri
36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (August 2018)

Rated “T”

Dora Milaje created by Christopher Priest and Mark Texeira; Spider-Man created by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee

Chapter One: “A Strange Little Birdie”

Wakanda Forever is a series of one-shot comic books that feature the “Dora Milaje” of the Black Panther comic book line in team-ups with various Marvel Comics superheroes.  Dora Milaje is the all-female warrior elite of Wakanda.  Their original mission was to protect Wakanda's king, the Black Panther, and the royal family.  They recently ended that arrangement and protect Wakanda as a whole.

The Dora Milaje first appeared in Black Panther #1, the first issue of a new Black Panther series that was released under the then new Marvel Comics imprint, “Marvel Knights.”  Black Panther was created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee.

The first Wakanda Forever comic books is Amazing Spider-Man: Wakanda Forever.  It is written by Nnedi Okorafor; drawn by Alberto Alburquerque; colored by Erick Arciniega; and lettered by Joe Sabino.  This comic book units Spider-Man and the Dora Milaje on a mission to discover if dangerous Wakandan tech has been cloned.

Amazing Spider-Man: Wakanda Forever #1 opens in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.  Malice, a former Dora Milaje named Nakia, is using a “Mimic-27,” a Dora Milaje weapon, on civilians.  The Amazing Spider-Man arrives on the scene to save the victims of Malice's attack, but finds himself under siege.

Okoye, Aneka, and Ayo of the Dora Milaje arrive to put a stop to Malice, but Spider-Man and these fierce warriors some discover something even more troubling.  Allies of Malice may have cloned Mimic-27, and the heroes have no choice but make sure if that did or did not happen.

The Dora Milaje have exploded onto the general consciousness of American pop culture, thanks to their appearance in Disney/Marvel's record-setting, blockbuster film, Black Panther (2018).  They were the stars of the short-lived series, Black Panther: World of Wakanda (2017).  They are so engaging and endearing in all their bold and fierce glory.  Plus, seeing Black women depicted as fierce, fearless warriors is a revelation to many comic book readers, and because such characters are a rarity, they have managed to fill a need in comics storytelling that many of us apparently have.

The Nigerian-American writer, Nnedi Okorafor, has won many awards for her writing in the genres of fantasy and science fiction, including a Hugo Award.  Sadly, Amazing Spider-Man: Wakanda Forever #1 is merely a buy-the-book Marvel comic book of the Spider-Man variety.  The appearance of the Dora Milaje is the only thing that is fresh and different in this comic book, and truthfully, Okorafor could have replaced the Dora Milaje and the villain with any number of Marvel Comics female characters, and the story would have basically been the same.  Disappointing, but true.

The illustrations by Alberto Alburquerque and colors by Erick Arciniega are pretty, but the storytelling is nothing spectacular, especially considering the explosive potential of the Dora Milaje.  Even Joe Sabino's lettering lacks spark

I was looking forward to this Wakanda Forever series, but something told me not to go overboard with my expectations.  Amazing Spider-Man: Wakanda Forever #1 is not bad, but considering who the writer is and who the stars are...

6 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Review: PEARL #1

PEARL No. 1
DC COMICS/Jinxworld – @DCComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Brian Michael Bendis
ART: Michael Gaydos
COLORS: Michael Gaydos
LETTERS: Josh Reed
EDITOR: Michael McCalister
COVER: Michael Gaydos
VARIANT COVERS: Alex Maleev
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (September 2018)

Rated “M” for “Mature”

Pearl created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos

Pearl is the title of a new comic book series from writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos, the creators of Marvel Comics' Jessica Jones.  The series focuses on an accidental assassin whose life changes when she meets another assassin who is like her in some ways.

Pearl #1 opens in San Francisco and introduces Pearl, who is an exceptional tattoo artist and also an assassin for one of modern-day San Fran's yakuza clans.  Then, at a coffee shop, Pearl meets Rick, who recognizes a tattoo on her wrist, a work of art executed by the legendary and reclusive tattoo artist, Iriguci.  The meeting, an act of serendipity or of fate, drags Pearl deeper into a world of violence that she is desperate to escape.

I can keep this review short.  I love Pearl.  Brian Bendis' writing is blunt and straight to the point in a way that reminds me of the late Darwyn Cooke's comics adaptation of Richard Stark's Parker prose novels.  Sparse dialogue and powerful confrontations drive this narrative.  Letterer Joshua Reed emphasizes the directness of the dialogue with his emotive lettering.

Michael Gaydos'a illustrations and graphical storytelling offer stunning background detail and beautiful facial drawings.  Gaydos also draws some of the most elegant figures in clothing that I have ever seen in comic books.  I did not know comic book characters could “wear it” so well.

Pearl #1, as a bonus, includes the first Bendis/Gaydos collaboration, which is a Batman short story from The Batman Chronicles #21 (cover dated: Summer 2000).  It is a cute novelty piece, but cannot match the power of the main story, the work of two now accomplished, veteran comic book creators.

[This comic book contains a reprint of the Batman “Elseworlds” story, “Citizen Wayne,” by Bendis, Gaydos, Janice Chiang, and Patricia Mulvihill.]

9 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Manga Review: NO GUNS LIFE: Volume 1

NO GUNS LIFE, VOL. 1
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

MANGAKA: Tasuku Karasuma
TRANSLATION: Joe Yamazaki
ENGLISH ADAPTATION: Stan!
LETTERS: Evan Waldinger
EDITOR: Mike Montessa
ISBN: 978-1-9747-1045-4; paperback (September 2019); Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”
248pp, B&W, $12.99 U.S., $17.99 CAN, £8.99 U.K.

No Guns Life is a seinen manga (comics for adult men) series by Tasuku Karasuma.  It has been serialized in the Japanese manga magazine, Ultra Jump, since August 2014.  VIZ Media is publishing the manga in English as a series of graphic novels under its “VIZ Signature” imprint.

No Guns Life, Vol. 1 (Chapters 1 to 6) is set in an indeterminate future, after the end of a “Great War.”  One group of fighters in that war was known as the “Extended.”  The Extended are cyborg soldiers whose bodies were transformed via “physical function extension,” also known as “Extended surgery.”

After the war, the Extended were discharged.  One of them is Juzo Inui, a man whose body was transformed, and his head was replaced with a giant gun.  He has no memory of his previous life or knowledge of who specifically replaced his head or why.  Inui now scratches out a living in the dark streets of the city as a “Resolver,” one who resolves issues or takes on cases involving the Extended.  Now, Inui finds himself protecting, Tetsuro Arahabaki, a child with very powerful connections, but also possessing technology that has made him the biggest target in the city.

The No Guns Life manga is intriguing simply because of its title.  The striking cover art of the first volume – featuring Juzo Inui's gun head – is enough to encourage a reader to try, at least, the first volume.

No Guns Life Graphic Novel Volume 1, however, does not live up to the intensity that Inui's physical appearance suggests.  The six chapters contained in Vol. 1 depict violence, but not enough to earn the book a “mature” rating; it is rated for “older teens.”  There is, of course, nothing wrong with a teen-friendly rating, but, once again, that character design...  The truth of the matter is that Inui and Tetsuro are intriguing and probably have wonderful back stories, but in this first volume, creator Tasuku Karasuma focuses mainly on introducing concepts, characters, and conflicts.

If I had to compare No Guns Life, Vol. 1 to an American comic book, I would say that it has passing similarities to Marvel's The Punisher and to DC Comics' Deathstroke.  The difference is that Frank Castle/The Punisher and Slade Wilson/Deathstroke wield big guns, but neither has a big gun for a head.  Although if they did, that would make for some cool one-off stories.  Meanwhile, I really think the best of No Guns Life is yet to come.

7 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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