From the random stack of unread comics.
Title: Fist of Justice
Issue: Vol. 1, #1 (Free Comic Book Day Edition)
Publisher: Digital Webbing
Date: May, 2009
Writer: Mike Imboden
Artist: Pow Rodrix
Colorist: Edemilson Alexandre
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Editor: Mike Exner III
A superhero story that plays with a bunch of classic tropes, this features a hero who has been out of action for thirty years, returning to Charm City, where he was once a beloved protector, only to find that another hero with the same superpowers and a much meaner attitude has taken over the job.
The original Fist of Justice and his modern vigilante counterpart both have a fairly standard set of Superman-style powers: Flight, strength, enhanced senses, invulnerability, etc. Marc Mason, the original Fist of Justice had his heroic career cur short by a tragedy that he blames himself for, and he wonders whether he has any real reason to return to crimefighting.
Meanwhile, his successor is becoming more and more unhinged at the though of a possible challenger to the job that he has made his own for thirty years.
This was a good story that felt compressed in an effort to get to a conclusion by the end of this issue. It could have been helped by a bit better pacing and more depth.
That being said, the Marc Mason character is nuanced and the world is well thought out. The plot elements came together for a satisfying conclusion by the end.
The final bit of dialogue was an anti-political-correctness bit that felt more like a facebook rant by the author than a good set of ending lines, but my reaction to this was more a matter of my personal distaste for such sentiments.
All in all a well-told superhero story. Nothing groundbreakingly original, but well executed.
Rating: 5.5/10
Title: Fist of Justice
Issue: Vol. 1, #1 (Free Comic Book Day Edition)
Publisher: Digital Webbing
Date: May, 2009
Writer: Mike Imboden
Artist: Pow Rodrix
Colorist: Edemilson Alexandre
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Editor: Mike Exner III
A superhero story that plays with a bunch of classic tropes, this features a hero who has been out of action for thirty years, returning to Charm City, where he was once a beloved protector, only to find that another hero with the same superpowers and a much meaner attitude has taken over the job.The original Fist of Justice and his modern vigilante counterpart both have a fairly standard set of Superman-style powers: Flight, strength, enhanced senses, invulnerability, etc. Marc Mason, the original Fist of Justice had his heroic career cur short by a tragedy that he blames himself for, and he wonders whether he has any real reason to return to crimefighting.
Meanwhile, his successor is becoming more and more unhinged at the though of a possible challenger to the job that he has made his own for thirty years.
This was a good story that felt compressed in an effort to get to a conclusion by the end of this issue. It could have been helped by a bit better pacing and more depth.
That being said, the Marc Mason character is nuanced and the world is well thought out. The plot elements came together for a satisfying conclusion by the end.
The final bit of dialogue was an anti-political-correctness bit that felt more like a facebook rant by the author than a good set of ending lines, but my reaction to this was more a matter of my personal distaste for such sentiments.
All in all a well-told superhero story. Nothing groundbreakingly original, but well executed.
Rating: 5.5/10
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