Today is our third day at Arisia. Today's review is a comic that someone put a whole stack of copies of on the convention freebies table. Free is my favorite word! I'll take one!
Issue: 1
Publisher: Kitchen Sink Press
Date: 1993
Writer: Kevin Eastman
Artist: Kevin Eastman, Simon Bisley
Colorist: Steve Lavigne
Letterer: Steve Lavigne
This story was something of a reversal of the Silver Surfer scenario. In this case, it's the villain who is trapped on Earth by a force field that keeps him from escaping into the cosmos. Of course a force field won't keep this monster from wreaking havoc on Earth, so when he is awakened and freed from his buried prison by an oil drilling rig, it's up to a rather monstrous band of heroes to stop him.
Nice combination of the humorous and the monstrous. The plot tries to do a lot in a short space, so the story can feel a bit choppy and you need to pay attention to get what's going on. The action is over-the-top and fun, although there isn't enough space to really give each characters chance to shine.
What there is in this story is mayhem. Lots of mayhem. Hopefully the character development will follow in future issues.
Rating: 5.5/10
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