Review: KULL ETERNAL #1

KULL ETERNAL No. 1
IDW PUBLISHING – @IDWPublishing

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Tom Waltz
ART: Luca Pizzari
COLORS: Triona Tree Farrell
LETTERS: Christa Miesner
COVER: Luca Pizzari
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Alex Sanchez with Triona Tree Farrell (subscription cover); Xermanico (Retailer Incentive A); Jheremy Raapack with Jay Fotos (Retailer Incentive B); Julio Das Pastoras (Retailer Incentive C)
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (June 2017)

Kull of Atlantis (or Kull the Conqueror) is a fictional character created by writer Robert E. Howard. Kull's first published appearance was the short story, “The Shadow Kingdom,” which was published in the pulp magazine, Weird Tales (cover dated:  August 1929).  [Conan the Cimmerian (or Barbarian) made his first appearance in a story that was a re-write of a rejected Kull story.]

Kull was born in pre-cataclysmic Atlantis c. 100,000 BC, but was exiled from Atlantis as an adolescent.  Afterwards he would become a slave, a pirate, an outlaw, and a gladiator before he eventually becoming the King of Valusia.

Kull has appeared in comic books published by Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics.  IDW is the current license holder for Kull comic books.  The publisher recently released its debut Kull comic book, which is entitled Kull Eternal.  The series is written by Tom Waltz; drawn by Luca Pizzari; colored by Triona Tree Farrell, and lettered by Christa Miesner.

Kull Eternal #1 opens in modern times in Antarctica, where Kull leads a group of armed humans against reptilians humanoid types.  Why is Kull in modern times?  Then, the story moves back eons to the original time of Kull.  There, we find a conspiracy fermenting against King Kull.  A mysterious woman, calling herself “Zarunna,” brings the king a message, a summons from the wizard Tuzun Thune to his “House of a Thousand Mirrors.”

What is Kull doing in modern times, indeed?  Tom Waltz, writer of Kull Eternal, explains in his afterword (entitled “Reflections”) that Kull Eternal uses Robert E. Howard's Kull story, “The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune” (1929), as a springboard.  I have read some stories by Robert E. Howard (REH), including a few Conan short stories.  The only Kull prose story that I have ever read is “Swords of the Purple Kingdom,” which I have read twice.  I have read several Kull comic books, but the character has always been second among REH characters to me – behind Conan.

However, my interest was piqued by the announcement of Kull Eternal, and what I read in this first issue has piqued my interest enough to keep reading.  Tom Waltz's concept, plot, and script (the triple crown of comic book writing) are all tantalizing.  I want to know why Kull is in Antarctica, and I am intrigued by the world of Valusia set up by Waltz.  How the mirrors of Tuzun Thune will initiate Kull's time traveling is a reveal I want to discover.

I like the art by Luca Pizzari, especially the second half of the story which takes place in Valusia.  Pizzari's compositions are well served by Triona Tree Farrell's coloring, especially the Valusia segment.  I am curious to see where this art teams goes.

I would like Kull Eternal to have a long run, but Kull as a comic book character has had a life that is but a fragment of the decades long comic book run that Conan the Barbarian has had.  I think Kull's recent stint at Dark Horse Comics yielded no more than three miniseries.  Kull Eternal has the potential to run at least a year, even in this tight market.

7 out of 10

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


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Review: TUROK, Vol.1 #1

TUROK, VOL. 1, No. 1
DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT – @dynamitecomics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

WRITER: Chuck Wendig
ARTIST: Alvaro Sarraseca
COLORS: Triona Farrell
LETTERS: Taylor Esposito
COVER A: Aaron Lopresti with Pete Pantazis
COVER B: Aaron Conley with Jean-Francois Beaulieu
COVER C: Alvaro Sarraseca
COVER D: Andy Belanger
COVER E: Aaron Lopresti (B&W)
COVER F: Alvaro Sarraseca (B&W)
COVER G: Aaron Lopresti with Pete Pantazis (Virgin Art Incentive)
COVER H: Dan Parent with Anwar Hanano (Limited Edition)
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (2016)

Rated “Teen+”

“Blood Hunt”

Turok is an American comic book character that belonged to Western Publishing.  Turok first appeared in Four Color Comics #596 (cover dated:  October/November 1954), which was published by Dell Comics, and eventually got his own title, Turok, Son of Stone. Turok (also named “Mandan”) is a pre-Columbian Native American who, along with his brother, Andar, becomes trapped in an isolated canyon valley populated by dinosaurs.

In 1992, Valiant Comics introduced a revamped and re-imagined version of Turok.  Turok and and his brother Andar were now 18th century Native Americans and were trapped in “The Lost Lands.”  This was a land that existed in a self-contained loop where aliens, demons, and dinosaurs flourished.  Millions of years might pass outside the loop, but time barely moved inside the loop.

Dynamite Entertainment is the current license holder of Western Publishing, now Random House's comic book characters.  There is a new Turok comic book series.  It is set in the “Lost Valley,” a prehistoric jungle which exists in all points in time simultaneously.  The saurian Varanid Empire of dinosaur people rule the Lost Valley.  Here, Turok is trying to find a missing girl who may hold the clue as to how things changed so much in the valley.  Turok is written by Chuck Wendig; drawn by Alvaro Sarraseca; colored Triona Farrell; and lettered by Taylor Esposito.

Turok #1 opens on the “Thornbush Road,” on the way to Terminal Market, a prison belonging to the Varanid Empire.  Marak, a “pigblood” (half-human/half Varanid), and Nettle, a human, are being transported to the prison to become residents.  There is, however, a legendary hero aboard the transport.  He is Turok, and he actually wants to get inside Terminal Market.

My only previous experience reading Turok comic books is a Dark Horse Archives collection of the Dell Comics Turok from several years ago.  I was curious about Valiant Comics' Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, but got around to reading it.  It seems as if Dynamite's new Turok (part of a brand called “The Sovereigns”) is probably closer to Valiant's Turok than the original Dell Comics' Turok.

This new Turok is competently written and drawn, and these 21 pages are good enough to make me want to try the second issue.  There is not really enough here to make a solid judgment about the quality of the series, but I will give it a grade.  I really like the striking cover drawn by Aaron Lopresti and colored by Pete Pantazis.  Speaking of striking images, that last page will probably encourage readers to come back for at least a second issue.

[This comic book contains the Doctor Spektor back-up story, “Part 2,” by writer Aubrey Sitterson; artist Dylan Burnett; colored by Triona Farrell; and letterer Taylor Esposito.]

6.5 out of 10

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


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Review: RWBY Official Manga Anthology Volume 2

RWBY OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY, VOL. 2 – MIRROR, MIRROR
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia

CARTOONISTS: KaTe; monorobu; Kuma; Mate; Ritsu Hayami; Amechan; Rojine Kio; mojojoj, EMO; Mochiyama; Mikanuji; Tsutanoha; Amaya; Sora; Kaogeimoai; ryuga; Uri; Assa; Sun Hiura; Umiya
TRANSLATION: Joe Yamasaki
ENGLISH ADAPTATION: Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley
LETTERS: Evan Waldinger
EDITOR: Joel Enos
MISC. ART: shihou; Kuma; BUZZ; Ecru
COVER: Ein Lee and Meteo
ISBN: 978-1-9747-0158-2; paperback (August 2018); Rated “T” for “Teen”
184pp, B&W, $12.99 U.S., $17.99 CAN, £8.99 U.K.

Based on the animation from Rooster Teeth Productions; RWBY created by Monty Oum

“RWBY” is an American animated series that is streamed on the World Wide Web.  “RWBY” was created by the late Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth Productions (an American company), which is known for its streaming and web animated series.  “RWBY” is produced in a Japanese anime style, although some consider it to be an actual anime series.  It is the first western-produced anime series to be distributed to Japanese television.

“RWBY” is set on the world of Remnant, which is beset by “Grimm,” horrific monsters bent on the destruction of humanity.  The kingdoms of Remnant have risen to combat these monsters by training powerful Huntsmen and Huntresses at academies around the planet. “RWBY” focuses on Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long, four such Huntresses-in-training who are collectively known as “Team RWBY.”

RWBY The Official Manga Anthology collects original short manga and comics set in the world of RWBY.  Each graphic novel in the series showcases a particular member of Team RWBY.  RWBY The Official Manga Anthology, Vol. 2 is subtitled “Mirror, Mirror” and focuses on Weiss Schnee, sometimes called “the Ice Princess.”

The stories reveal how Weiss initially struggles to work in a team, and how she comes to think of her teammates as friends, although she still sometimes feels out of place.  The stories also reveal how close she is to her older sister, Winter, and how the dynamics of her powerful family affects her as a child and still do.  Most of all the stories are about how Weiss becomes a part of the family known as Team RWBY.

[This volume contains commentary one-panel cartoons from the cartoonists that contributed to this volume.  It also includes “Message from Ein Lee” and “Message from Kara Eberle.”]

I had not heard of “RWBY” until I received a VIZ Media press release that it was going to collect Shirow Miwa's 2015-2017 manga adaptation of the anime.  My VIZ Media press rep has sent me both volumes of the RWBY The Official Manga Anthology manga published to date.

RWBY The Official Manga Anthology Graphic Novel Volume 2 is, in tone and style, similar to the first volume of the anthology.  The stories are mostly humorous, and they are lighthearted vignettes that focus on the relationships between the members of Team RWBY.

RWBY The Official Manga Anthology Volume 2 – Mirror, Mirror is a good way to let readers see various aspects of the character of Weiss Schnee.   According to the press release that accompanied the first volume's release, the mangaka (creators) that contribute to this anthology are new artists.  That shows in the fact that these stories feel like amateur press comics or “dōjinshi.”  The stories in “Mirror, Mirror,” are about relationships and friendship, but very few are about RWBY's continuity or about the series' internal mythology.

B
6 out of 10

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


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I Reads You Review: SCOOBY-DOO, Where Are You? #93

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #93
DC COMICS – @DCComics

STORY: Sholly Fisch; Joe Edkin
PENCILS: Scott Jeralds; Eric Doescher
INKS: Scott Jeralds; Andrew Pepoy
COLORS: Silvana Brys; Paul Becton
LETTERS: Travis Lanham; John Costanza
EDITORS: Harvey Richards; Heidi McDonald
COVER: Scott Jeralds with Silvana Brys
32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (August 2018)

Rated “E” for “Everyone”

Let's continue through the renewal of my subscription to the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? comic book series.  I recently received the eighth issue of that renewed subscription.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #93 opens with “Safari, So Good” (written by Sholly Fisch and drawn by Scott Jeralds).  Mystery Inc.:  Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma are on an African Safari.  Their guide, Khayone, and driver, James, take them across an African plain so that they can view and photograph elephants, lions, impala, and other exotic wildlife.  When a ghostly interloper, calling itself the “Spirit of the Land,” appears, the gang suddenly has its latest mystery to solve.

The second story is “The Weeping Bride of Lover's Leap!” (written by Joe Edkin and drawn by Eric Doescher and Andrew Pepoy).  From its shocking start, this mystery will have you trying to solve the mystery of why Scooby is wearing a dress and why Shaggy, dressed in a snazzy suit, is proposing marriage to Scoob.

Well, the young sleuths of Mystery Inc. are at “Lover's Leap” to discover if an urban legend is true.  Does the ghost of a grieving young woman haunt a popular cliff-side spot for young lovers?  Now, Scooby-Doo and Shaggy have to pretend to be a young couple in the throes of a marriage proposal, so are they destined to face “The Weeping Bride of Lover's Leap.”

I like that “Safari, So Good!” deals with the timely subject matter of animal poaching in Africa.  The “Spirit of the Land” is a lame phantom, but the setting and plot are worth it if they inform even a few young readers (and adults) about animal conservation”

“The Weeping Bride of Lover's Leap” is this issue's reprint story.  [It was originally published in Scooby-Doo #35 (cover dated: June 2000).]  The art team of Eric Doescher, Andrew Pepoy, and Paul Becton turn in some nice work, and John Costanza, one of comics' best letterers, make this dialogue-heavy story easy to read with some well-placed word balloons and some eye-catching fonts.  Kudos to writer Joe Edkin for putting Shaggy and Scooby-Doo in their Sunday best.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #93 was a fun read, and I hope that the next issue can offers some of this issue's pleasant surprises.

B+
7 out of 10

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


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Review: THE FUN FAMILY

THE FUN FAMILY (OGN)
IDW PUBLISHING/Top Shelf Productions – @topshelfcomix

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

CARTOONIST: Benjamin Frisch
ISBN:  978-1-60309-344-6; paperback with French flaps (July 12, 2016)
240pp, Color, $24.99 U.S. (Diamond: APR16-0643)

The Fun Family is a 2016, full color, original graphic novel written and drawn by cartoonist, Benjamin Frisch.  Published by Top Shelf Productions (an imprint of IDW Publishing), The Fun Family focuses on the growing dysfunction of an American family, whose head of household is a popular newspaper comic strip creator.

The Fun Family introduces beloved cartoonist Robert Fun.  He has earned a devoted following for his circle-shaped, newspaper comic strip, “The Fun Family.”  Robert celebrates the wholesome American family by drawing inspiration from his real home life.  He is married to Marsha, a devoted mother and housewife.  They have four children:  Robby, Molly, Mikey, and J.T. (an infant when the story starts).

Unlike its comic strip equivalent, the Fun Family, however, has some dark secrets, and their idyllic world begins to collapse after two events.  First, Robert's mother, Virginia (“Grandma” to the kids), dies, and then, Robert's creepy menagerie is discovered.  Now, the children must rescue their family, but they will also have to escape the cycle that will have art imitating life imitating art.

One of the most famous “circle-shaped” newspaper comic strips of all time is The Family Circus, which was created, written and drawn by the late Bil Keane.  Cartoonist Benjamin Frisch uses the iconography and visual cues and themes of The Family Circus to create The Fun Family.  Robert Fun even draws a comic-within-a-comic that is virtually identical in graphics, shape, format, and themes to The Family Circus.

That is where the similarities end.  The Fun Family is a riveting read, shocking and poignant in equal doses – so much so that reading this graphic novel can be a disconcerting experience at times.  I want to avoid spoilers by saying that the parents, Robert and Marsha, are the big problems in this scenario.  They are aided and abetted by the “professionals” trying to help them, Dr. Leonard Cohen and Dr. Guru Cohen and also by a “ghost.”

Cartoonist and comic book creator, Jessica Abel, is quoted as saying of The Fun Family, “Simply wrenching... Benjamin Frisch subverts the iconography of family cartooning, exposing the seedy underbelly of America’s obsession with the perfect family.”  That is true, and The Fun Family is a blast to read.  I could not stop reading it once I started.  I highly recommend The Fun Family, which is still in print two years after its debut (http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/the-fun-family/935).

9 out of 10

http://www.topshelfcomix.com/

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


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Review: DIABLO HOUSE

DIABLO HOUSE (TPB)
IDW PUBLISHING – @IDWPublishing

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Ted Adams; Alan Robert; Robbie Robbins; Troy Little
ART: Santipérez; Troy Little; Alan Robert; Shawn Dickinson
COLORS: Jay Fotos; Leonardo Ito
LETTERS: Robbie Robbins
EDITOR: Robbie Robbins
COVER:  Santipérez with Jay Fotos
MISC. ART: Gabriel Rodrìguez; Ashley Wood; Shawn Dickinson; Ben Templesmith; Santipérez
ISBN: 978-1-68405-120-5; paperback – Trim size: 6 5/8 x 10 3/16 (July 24, 2018)
128pp, Color, $17.99 U.S., $23.99 CAN (DIAMOND CODE: JAN180555 – in comic book shops: June 27, 2018)

Suggested for mature readers

Diablo House created by Ted Adams and Santipérez

Introduction by Paul Tremblay; Afterword by Ted Adams

Diablo House is a four-issue comic book miniseries that IDW Publishing released in the middle of 2017.  Diablo House is created by writer Ted Adams (the CEO of IDW Media Holdings) and Spanish comic book artist, Santipérez.  IDW recently published a collected edition of Diablo House as a full color, trade paperback.

Diablo House is set in and around La Jolla, California, specifically the Diablo House.  It is a place where your dreams come true, if you dare sign on the dotted line.  Surf bum, Riley, invites us into Diablo Home, which is his home, and shares stories of people who fulfilled their desires.  Four of them:  RC, a fast food magnate; Lex Dillon, a pinball wizard and budding cult leader; Señor Diablo, a stage magician and local TV station horror movie host; and Harry Anderson, a car racer who is always losing to his best friend, will chase their desires at the cost of everything else, including the lives of their family and friends.

In an afterword, Ted Adams writes that he wanted to create a modern comic book that recalled classic horror comic books, especially the DC Comics horror titles of the late 1960s and 1970s, which included House of Secrets and such Joe Orlando-edited titles as House of Mystery, Swamp Thing, and The Witching Hour.  Of the artists whose work appears in those comic books, Adams seems most impressed by the art of Mike Kaluta and of the late Bernie Wrightson.

In Santipérez, Adams not only has a style that recalls Wrightson and Kaluta, but also has a storytelling sensibility that is firmly rooted in the graphics of 1960s and 1970s horror comic books.  The Spanish artist has a flare for Antoni Gaudi (1852 to 1926), the Spanish architect from Catalonia, known for his highly-individual style that encompasses neo-Gothic art, Oriental techniques, and nature.  Diablo House resembles Gaudi's Casa Batllo.

Santipérez is the star here.  The story, “Fast Cars and a Faster Girl” is a tour de force of battle footage and race car sequences that are as unexpected as they are stunning.  The relatively unknown Santipérez cannot be so good, but he is as delivers several visually striking illustrations, such as the last two pages of the first story.  Thus, the Diablo House trade paperback is practically a Santipérez art book.  In fact, there is a 21-page sketchbook section at the back of this trade paperback that feature Santipérez luscious pencil illustrations and preparatory art for Diablo House.

I enjoyed reading this Diablo House trade, but the stories could be better.  The opening tale, “There is More Than One Way to Fry a Fish” is poignant and has a shock ending that is good as many endings to episodes of “The Twilight Zone.”  “Fast Cars and a Faster Girl” is wonderfully drawn, but should be longer; Ted Adams does not play up the drama and depth of the lead characters' relationship.  The other two stories each have a good premise, but each one is underdeveloped in some way.

This volume has some nice bonus stories, but they do nothing to eclipse the fact that Santipérez is the star.  Colorist Jay Fotos is a good co-star, as his colors over Santipérez's art allow the illustrations to fully convey the dreamlike and nightmarish quality of the storytelling.  Ted Adams has something good here, and it could get better... if there is a second Diablo House miniseries.  Diablo House probably wants us to visit again.

7.5 out of 10

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


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