Title: The Warriors
Issue: 1
Date: 2009
Publisher: Dabel Brothers
Writer: David Atchison, David Shaber, Walter Hill, Sol Yurick
Artist: Chris Dibari
Colorist: Kieran Oats
Letterer: Bill Tortolini
Cover: Chris Dibari, Kieran Oats
Editor: Rich Young, Eric Ruiz
This is the Diamond Exclusive cover.
Adaptation of the 1979 film. The Warriors is one of those iconic films I remember from my childhood ("Warriors... Come out and play!"), and writer David Atchison is clearly sticking very close to the script of the film. The story has a Coney Island street gang framed for the murder of a leader who was trying to unite New York's gangs at a meeting clear across town from the Warriors' turf. Hunted by every gang in the city, the Warriors make a desperate late-night journey home.
there is a one-page bit that sets the story up with an ancient tale that was a parallel and inspiration, from the Persian War of Ancient Greece. But from there, it launches right into the plot of the film.
While it might have been nice to see some expansion of characters and background that could be provided in a comic, I appreciate the faithfulness to the source material that is evident here. The pace is fast right from the start, with the minimal dialogue needed to convey the story.
Artist Chris Dibari did a nice job of highlighting the tension between characters through expressions and body language.
This was an enjoyable bit of nostalgia, and still a solid story.
Rating: 8/10
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