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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

#IReadsYou Review: THE MADNESS #1

THE MADNESS #1 (OF 6)

AWA STUDIOS

STORY: J. Michael Straczynski

PENCILS: ACO

INKS: David Lorenzo

COLORS: Marcelo Maiolo

LETTERS: Sal Cipriano

COVER: ACO

VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Brandon Peterson with Marcelo Maiolo; Dalibor Talajic

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (August 2023)

Rated: “Mature”

The Madness is a new six-issue miniseries from AWA Studios. It is written by J. Michael Straczynski; drawn by ACO (pencils) and David Lorenzo (inks); colored by Marcelo Maiolo; and lettered by Sal Cipriano. The series follows a woman who uses her super-powers as a thief and her quest for revenge against a group of superheroes.

The Madness #1 introduces Sarah Ross a.k.a. “The Raven.” She has super-powers: flight, super speed, super strength, and invulnerability, but she can only use one at a time. Sarah has been using her powers as a thief, stealing from the rich and giving it to herself. She plans one more big score – the proverbial big score from which one can retire to a life of luxury for good.

However, Sarah's score means she has to steal from the wrong person. And this man is the “wrong person” because Sarah's true mark is a highly-placed and powerful official. Now, Sarah is a target, and the brutal consequences may drive her to utter madness.

THE LOWDOWN: AWA Studios marketing recently began providing me with PDF review copies of their comic book publications. The Madness #1 is the latest.

Writer J. Michael Straczynski is best known for his Hollywood work. He has written for the screen for such films as Ninja Assassin (2009), Thor (2011), and World War Z (2013). His best known television work is the TV series, “Babylon 5” (1993-98), which he created. He also wrote for such TV series as CBS' mid-1980s' revival of “The Twilight Zone” and for “Murder, She Wrote,” to name two.

ACO is the pen name of Spanish comic book artist, Alex Cal Oliveira. He has drawn Iron Man and Uncanny X-Men for Marvel Comics, to name a few, and he had a long stint on Wonder Woman for DC Comics. I really liked ACO's inspired work on Marvel's 2017 Nick Fury comic book series.

Straczynski and ACO come together for The Madness, and I can call the first issue a shockingly good debut issue. It is filled with a sense of mystery, a murderous conspiracy, shadowy government cabals, secretive and conniving superheroes, and the anticipation of death and destruction. Straczynski lures in the readers and then, holds them hostage with high tension, from beginning to end. ACO catches the script at its electric edges, creating the right angles with a captivating sense of graphic design. ACO certainly creates the sense that something big is going to happen every page.

For what it presents, The Madness #1 is one of the few debut issues that reminds me of certain elements of Eclipse Comics' Miracleman #1 (cover dated: August 1985) and DC Comics' Watchmen #1 (cover dated: September 1986). For me, those particular comic books seemed new and groundbreaking and also utterly familiar at the same time. Am I comparing Straczynski and ACO to Alan Moore and Gary Leach and Alan David? To Moore and Dave Gibbons? Well, am I?

I'm on Twitter a lot, and I always come across fans, commentators, creators, etc. complaining that DC Comics and (especially) Marvel are not producing great comic books. Comic book publishers not named Marvel or DC, such as AWA Studios, are producing exceptional and entertaining comic books. If you pass up The Madness #1, you really don't want to read great comic books.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans looking for excellence in superhero comic books will want to try The Madness.

A+

10 out of 10

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

THE MADNESS PAGE: https://awastudios.net/series/the-madness/

AWA Website: https://awastudios.net/

AWA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awastudiosofficial/

AWA Twitter: https://twitter.com/AWA_Studios

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024

#IReadsYou Review: RED ZONE #4

RED ZONE #4 (OF 4)

AWA STUDIOS

STORY: Cullen Bunn

ART: Mike Deodato, Jr.

COLORS: Lee Loughridge

LETTERS: Steve Wands

COVER: Rahzzah

VARIANT COVER ARTIST: Michael Cho

32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (June 2023)

Rated: “Teen+”

Red Zone is a four-issue comic book miniseries from writer Cullen Bunn and artist Mike Deodato, Jr. Published by AWA Studios, the series focuses on an American professor who must fight his way out of Russia where he lived a former life full of long-buried secrets. Colorist Lee Loughridge and letterer Steve Wands complete the series creative team.

Red Zone introduces Randall Crane, an unassuming professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at NYU. By request, he becomes part of U. S. Army Special Forces secret extraction mission into Russia. The target is Elena Sidorov, once a very close friend of the professor's. What she knows makes her a high priority asset to the U.S. When the mission goes wrong, however, Randall is alone and forced to summon the secrets of his past to save himself and Elena daughter, Nika.

As Red Zone #4 opens, Randall and Nika have sought shelter in the home of Novel Abramov, an old acquaintance of Randall's. He lives on the outskirts of an abandoned city turned ghost town, which is the perfect place for a showdown. Andreiko Volkov, the man who wants Crane dead, has called in the cowboy-cosplay killer, Maxim. But hey, why not have just about everyone after Randall show up for a throw-down in a ghost town?

THE LOWDOWN: AWA Studios marketing recently began providing me with PDF review copies of their comic book publications. One of them is Red Zone #4, the fourth issue of the series that I've read.

Writer Cullen Bunn created an edge-of-your-seat thriller in Red Zone – right to the end. It offers both a satisfying conclusion and a kick-ass last stand. Bunn creates more exhilarating set pieces in each single issue than most comic books can offer in four issues. He has given us enough insight into Randall Crane, enough to make him become someone who really intrigues readers. Who is he? What did he do in the past? And what is the thing that his past has become in the present day?

In Red Zone, artist Mike Deodato, Jr. has created a page design and graphic design that presents a tapestry of thrills. Deodato's art suggests that Crane and Nika are trapped at every turn – and they practically are. Around each page, on the borders and edges, however, are slivers of panels that anticipate the coming drama and action. That makes the art seem active rather than static. Deodato throws his tapestry of static and kinetic energy at us to the end of this narrative. If there is follow-up series, there will hopefully be more Deodato.

Red Zone #4 finishes this series with a bang, as it should. Here, the villains do the damn thing. They should come back, also, but, for now, their fates will make Red Zone's trade paperback collection a damn good read.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS: Fans of action and espionage in comic books will want to read Red Zone.