THE WILD STORM: MICHAEL CRAY #1
DC COMICS – @DCComics
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Warren Ellis
WRITER: Bryan Hill
PENCILS: N. Steven Harris
INKS: Dexter Vines
COLORS: Steve Buccellato
LETTERS: Simon Bowland
COVER: Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz with Steve Buccellato
VARIANT COVER: Gene Ha
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2017)
Rated “T+”
Michael Cray created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi
“Michael Cray – Chapter One”
Started by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi, WildStorm Productions was one of the founding studios of Image Comics. The WildStorm Universe was the fictional shared universe of comic books published by WildStorm and debuted in WildC.A.T.s #1 (cover dated: August 1992).
Jim Lee sold WildStorm Productions and his intellectual properties to DC Comics in 1999, and eventually the WildStorm Universe was folded into the DC Universe (DCU) proper. It can be argued that the most interesting and perhaps, most influential comic books to come out of the WildStorm Universe came after that sale. Those books were written by Warren Ellis (StormWatch, The Authority and Planetary). Ellis is currently relaunching the characters, concepts, story lines, etc. of the Wildstorm Universe in his comic book, The Wild Storm, with artist Jon Davis-Hunt.
The first solo spin off series in the relaunch of “The Wild Storm” is The Wild Storm: Michael Cray. It is written by Bryan Hill with Warren Ellis contributing story. The series is drawn by N. Steven Harris (pencils) and Dexter Vines (inks); colored by Steve Buccellato; and lettered by Simon Bowland. Michael Cray also known as the professional assassin, Deathblow, first appeared in the comic book, Darker Image #1 (cover dated: March 1993).
Michael Cray seeks revenge against International Operations (I.O.) for the death sentence with which its has basically trapped him. The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #1 finds Cray with an offer of help. Christine Trelane will give him support, resources, medical aid, and a home, but she has targets that she want Cray to take out. It starts with that sociopath Silicon Valley billionaire, Oliver Queen.
I thoroughly enjoyed the first issue of The Wild Storm: Michael Cray. One reason is that in terms of story pacing and in graphical style, Michael Cray is like The Wild Storm comic book. Writer Bryan Hill writes a script that allows the story to breathe, which in turns allows the reader to enjoy the surprises and shocks and the edginess the script delivers. Just the Oliver Queen segments are quite enjoyable and enjoyably tart.
N. Steven Harris' compositions and the sharp inking Dexter Vines lays on them are similar to Jon Davis-Hunt's clean drawing style in The Wild Storm. Harris and Vines deliver good storytelling while graphically tying their work to Ellis and Davis-Hunt's flagship title. I like The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #1 and will be back for more.
A
8 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Sunday, November 12, 2017
Review: THE WILD STORM: Michael Cray #1
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Saturday, November 11, 2017
Book Review: DEFINING MOMENTS IN BLACK HISTORY: Reading Between the Lies
DEFINING MOMENTS IN BLACK HISTORY: READING BETWEEN THE LIES
HARPERCOLLINS/Amistad – @HarperCollins @AmistadBooks
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
AUTHOR: Dick Gregory – @IAmDickGregory
ISBN: 978-0-06-244869-9; hardcover (September 19, 2017)
256pp, B&W, $24.99 U.S.
Dick Gregory was an African-American comedian, civil rights activist, and entrepreneur. Born Richard Claxton Gregory on October 12, 1932 in St. Louis Missouri, Gregory was also a writer and social critic. Gregory died on August 19, 2017, a month before the release of what would be his final book, Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies.
Gregory was a pioneering stand-up comedian because of his “no-holds-barred” comic sets in which he addressed and mocked bigotry and racism. Although he initially performed primarily before black audiences at segregated clubs, Gregory became one of the first black comedians to successfully cross over to white audiences. He became the first black comedian to both perform on “Tonight with Jack Parr” and to sit on the couch and talk to host Jack Parr.
In Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies, Dick Gregory uses his trademark acerbic wit, incisive humor, and infectious paranoia as the basis by which he views key events in the history of Black America. Defining Moments in Black History is a collection of five thoughtful, provocative essays, and an insightful introduction and epilogue. Gregory discusses everything about Black people in America, from the diaspora and slavery to civil rights and Black Lives Matter, to Black historical figures and modern Black celebrities.
I first knew Dick Gregory as a comedian, and soon came to know that he discussed everything from entrepreneurship to the diet and eating habits of Black folks. When I discovered that Gregory was involved in the Civil Rights Movement and that he was also a social critic, I found that I had a hard time imagining him as merely a comedian. I was always interested in what Gregory had to say, and what he had to say was always provocative and almost always insightful. Because he was a friend of and worked with civil rights luminaries like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Medgar Evers, I saw him as a person I needed to hear.
In 1964, Gregory became involved in the search for three missing civil rights workers: James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, who vanished in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Gregory played a large role in forcing the FBI to find the three young men's bodies. After meeting with a local sheriff, Gregory became convinced that he (Neshoba County Sheriff Lawrence A. Rainey) was complicit in the men's disappearance and with their deaths. So obviously, Gregory wasn't just any black guy on stage telling jokes.
Defining Moments in Black History reflects that. Gregory discusses the connection between money and slavery and the importance of Nat Turner's revolt. He offers numerous examples of how solidarity was important to the progress of Black people in America. To Gregory, the “Atlanta Compromise;” the founding of groups like the NAACP and the Urban League; and the actions of people like Rosa Parks, the Pullman Porters, the Little Rock Nine, and Shirley Chisholm (to name a few) brought Black people together to make change for Black people.
Gregory is also a believer in conspiracies, so readers may be uncomfortable with his ideas about “the truth” behind the death of Michael Jackson and public fall from grace of Bill Cosby and Tiger Woods. I found the conspiracy essays a little embarrassing, but I am always willing to at least listen to a man like Gregory when he has a conspiracy he wants to discuss. However, that should not keep readers from understanding the central arguments behind Defining Moments in Black History. Gregory's argument is that “White supremacy” is the game being played on Black people in America. The ones doing the playing are wealthy and powerful white people, according to Gregory, and he argues that even poor white people don't understand White Supremacy.
Gregory says that in order to fight the forces aligned against them, Black people must believe in themselves, in their beauty, in their strength, in their intelligence, and in their ability to learn and grow intellectually. In this book, Gregory makes clear that he thinks Black people often do not think highly of themselves, accept stereotypes, and are even self-destructive or at least do things that are mostly bad for them.
I agree. I see Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies as a final gift from a man who straddled the most important moments of Black history for the last six decades. It is a book of history, a book celebrating Black perseverance, and a book that both encourages and warns. The fact that we have President Donald Trump is a sign that we have not heeded such warnings. Maybe Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies has to scream at us.
A
9 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
The text is copyright © 2017 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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HARPERCOLLINS/Amistad – @HarperCollins @AmistadBooks
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
AUTHOR: Dick Gregory – @IAmDickGregory
ISBN: 978-0-06-244869-9; hardcover (September 19, 2017)
256pp, B&W, $24.99 U.S.
Dick Gregory was an African-American comedian, civil rights activist, and entrepreneur. Born Richard Claxton Gregory on October 12, 1932 in St. Louis Missouri, Gregory was also a writer and social critic. Gregory died on August 19, 2017, a month before the release of what would be his final book, Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies.
Gregory was a pioneering stand-up comedian because of his “no-holds-barred” comic sets in which he addressed and mocked bigotry and racism. Although he initially performed primarily before black audiences at segregated clubs, Gregory became one of the first black comedians to successfully cross over to white audiences. He became the first black comedian to both perform on “Tonight with Jack Parr” and to sit on the couch and talk to host Jack Parr.
In Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies, Dick Gregory uses his trademark acerbic wit, incisive humor, and infectious paranoia as the basis by which he views key events in the history of Black America. Defining Moments in Black History is a collection of five thoughtful, provocative essays, and an insightful introduction and epilogue. Gregory discusses everything about Black people in America, from the diaspora and slavery to civil rights and Black Lives Matter, to Black historical figures and modern Black celebrities.
I first knew Dick Gregory as a comedian, and soon came to know that he discussed everything from entrepreneurship to the diet and eating habits of Black folks. When I discovered that Gregory was involved in the Civil Rights Movement and that he was also a social critic, I found that I had a hard time imagining him as merely a comedian. I was always interested in what Gregory had to say, and what he had to say was always provocative and almost always insightful. Because he was a friend of and worked with civil rights luminaries like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Medgar Evers, I saw him as a person I needed to hear.
In 1964, Gregory became involved in the search for three missing civil rights workers: James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, who vanished in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Gregory played a large role in forcing the FBI to find the three young men's bodies. After meeting with a local sheriff, Gregory became convinced that he (Neshoba County Sheriff Lawrence A. Rainey) was complicit in the men's disappearance and with their deaths. So obviously, Gregory wasn't just any black guy on stage telling jokes.
Defining Moments in Black History reflects that. Gregory discusses the connection between money and slavery and the importance of Nat Turner's revolt. He offers numerous examples of how solidarity was important to the progress of Black people in America. To Gregory, the “Atlanta Compromise;” the founding of groups like the NAACP and the Urban League; and the actions of people like Rosa Parks, the Pullman Porters, the Little Rock Nine, and Shirley Chisholm (to name a few) brought Black people together to make change for Black people.
Gregory is also a believer in conspiracies, so readers may be uncomfortable with his ideas about “the truth” behind the death of Michael Jackson and public fall from grace of Bill Cosby and Tiger Woods. I found the conspiracy essays a little embarrassing, but I am always willing to at least listen to a man like Gregory when he has a conspiracy he wants to discuss. However, that should not keep readers from understanding the central arguments behind Defining Moments in Black History. Gregory's argument is that “White supremacy” is the game being played on Black people in America. The ones doing the playing are wealthy and powerful white people, according to Gregory, and he argues that even poor white people don't understand White Supremacy.
Gregory says that in order to fight the forces aligned against them, Black people must believe in themselves, in their beauty, in their strength, in their intelligence, and in their ability to learn and grow intellectually. In this book, Gregory makes clear that he thinks Black people often do not think highly of themselves, accept stereotypes, and are even self-destructive or at least do things that are mostly bad for them.
I agree. I see Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies as a final gift from a man who straddled the most important moments of Black history for the last six decades. It is a book of history, a book celebrating Black perseverance, and a book that both encourages and warns. The fact that we have President Donald Trump is a sign that we have not heeded such warnings. Maybe Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies has to scream at us.
A
9 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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Thursday, November 9, 2017
Review: Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1
BATMAN/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ADVENTURES No. 1
IDW PUBLISHING/DC Comics – @DCComics @IDWPublishing
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Matthew K. Manning
PENCILS: Jon Sommariva
INKS: Sean Parsons
COLORS: Leonardo Ito
LETTERS: Shawn Lee
COVER: Jon Sommariva
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Kevin Eastman with Tomi Varga; Ciro Nielli; Hilary Barta with Jason Millet; Ty Templeton; Ben Bishop; Alex Kotkin; Ken Haeser; Steve Lavigne and Peter Laird with Ben Bishop; Tony Fleecs; J. Bone; Ian Nichols; Dario Brizuela; Eddie Nunez; Derek Fridolfs with Heather Breckel
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (November 2016)
“The Face of Two Worlds”
Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (also known as TMNT and Ninja Turtles) are a media empire that began with four fictional characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The comic book, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (cover dated: May 1984), introduced four teenage anthropomorphic turtles (meaning they walk and talk like humans).
Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael were adopted by an anthropomorphic rat, Master Splinter, who was their sensei and who trained them in the art of ninjutsu. The Turtles live in the sewers of New York City and battle every bad guy from petty criminals and overlord-mastermind types to alien invaders and mutated creatures.
DC Comics and IDW Publishing united last year to publish the crossover comic book, Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Now, IDW Publishing has just released the second such crossover, Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures. It is written by Matthew K. Manning; drawn by Jon Sommariva (pencils) and Sean Parsons (inks); colored by Leonardo Ito; and lettered by Shawn Lee.
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1 (“The Face of Two Worlds”) opens in the Turtles' New York City, where we find them fighting crime in their own unique way. Meanwhile, in Gotham City, Batman is trying to find out why select denizens of the infamous prison, Arkham Asylum, are disappearing and sometimes returning... and telling strange tales.
When I first heard about the first Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover comic book (published by DC Comics), I wanted to read it, of course. However, I was and still am cynical about crossover comic books, so I did not expect much from Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I was more than pleasantly surprised. It is one of the best inter-comic book company crossover comic books that I have ever read.
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1 takes its leads from those “Adventures” comic books. Back in 1992, a syndicated animated television series named “Batman” debuted. Commonly known as “Batman: The Animated Series,” it featured Batman in a visually striking manner that recalled the art and design of the 20th century's early decades and also the early years of Batman comic books. DC Comics published a comic book based on “Batman: The Animated Series,” entitled “Batman Adventures,” which was also friendlier and more open to younger readers than regular Batman titles. Since then, other comic books based on animated TV series have followed the lead of Batman Adventures, including IDW's (which has the license to publish TMNT comic books) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures.
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures is certainly an “Adventures” comic book. Honestly, I have mixed feelings about such comic books, so I am not as excited about this new comic book miniseries as I was about Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which was darker in tone and more like Eastman and Laird's early TMNT comic books, with their raw, edgy, DIY aesthetic. However, I want to give Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures a chance. I want to see where this is going. Truthfully, I would like to see Batman and the Ninja Turtles crossovers past this new series
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
The text is copyright © 2016 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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IDW PUBLISHING/DC Comics – @DCComics @IDWPublishing
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Matthew K. Manning
PENCILS: Jon Sommariva
INKS: Sean Parsons
COLORS: Leonardo Ito
LETTERS: Shawn Lee
COVER: Jon Sommariva
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Kevin Eastman with Tomi Varga; Ciro Nielli; Hilary Barta with Jason Millet; Ty Templeton; Ben Bishop; Alex Kotkin; Ken Haeser; Steve Lavigne and Peter Laird with Ben Bishop; Tony Fleecs; J. Bone; Ian Nichols; Dario Brizuela; Eddie Nunez; Derek Fridolfs with Heather Breckel
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (November 2016)
“The Face of Two Worlds”
Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (also known as TMNT and Ninja Turtles) are a media empire that began with four fictional characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The comic book, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (cover dated: May 1984), introduced four teenage anthropomorphic turtles (meaning they walk and talk like humans).
Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael were adopted by an anthropomorphic rat, Master Splinter, who was their sensei and who trained them in the art of ninjutsu. The Turtles live in the sewers of New York City and battle every bad guy from petty criminals and overlord-mastermind types to alien invaders and mutated creatures.
DC Comics and IDW Publishing united last year to publish the crossover comic book, Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Now, IDW Publishing has just released the second such crossover, Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures. It is written by Matthew K. Manning; drawn by Jon Sommariva (pencils) and Sean Parsons (inks); colored by Leonardo Ito; and lettered by Shawn Lee.
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1 (“The Face of Two Worlds”) opens in the Turtles' New York City, where we find them fighting crime in their own unique way. Meanwhile, in Gotham City, Batman is trying to find out why select denizens of the infamous prison, Arkham Asylum, are disappearing and sometimes returning... and telling strange tales.
When I first heard about the first Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover comic book (published by DC Comics), I wanted to read it, of course. However, I was and still am cynical about crossover comic books, so I did not expect much from Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I was more than pleasantly surprised. It is one of the best inter-comic book company crossover comic books that I have ever read.
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1 takes its leads from those “Adventures” comic books. Back in 1992, a syndicated animated television series named “Batman” debuted. Commonly known as “Batman: The Animated Series,” it featured Batman in a visually striking manner that recalled the art and design of the 20th century's early decades and also the early years of Batman comic books. DC Comics published a comic book based on “Batman: The Animated Series,” entitled “Batman Adventures,” which was also friendlier and more open to younger readers than regular Batman titles. Since then, other comic books based on animated TV series have followed the lead of Batman Adventures, including IDW's (which has the license to publish TMNT comic books) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures.
Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures is certainly an “Adventures” comic book. Honestly, I have mixed feelings about such comic books, so I am not as excited about this new comic book miniseries as I was about Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which was darker in tone and more like Eastman and Laird's early TMNT comic books, with their raw, edgy, DIY aesthetic. However, I want to give Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures a chance. I want to see where this is going. Truthfully, I would like to see Batman and the Ninja Turtles crossovers past this new series
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
The text is copyright © 2016 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Review: MARVEL LEGACY #1
MARVEL LEGACY No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Jason Aaron
ART: Esad Ribic with Steve McNiven
COLORS: Matthew Wilson
LETTERS: VC's Cory Petit
ADDITIONAL ARTISTS: Chris Samnee; Russell Dauterman; Alex Maleev; Ed McGuinness; Stuart Immonen and Wade von Grawbadger; Pepe Larraz; Jim Cheung; Daniel Acuña; Greg Land and Jay Leisten; Mike Deodato, Jr.; David Marquez
COVER: Joe Quesada and Kevin Nowlan with Richard Isanove
VARIANT COVERS: Alex Ross; Mark Brooks; John Tyler Christopher; Mike Deodato, Jr.; Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson; Greg Land with Frank D'Armata; Amy Reeder; Skottie Young
64pp, Color, $5.99 U.S. (November 2017)
Rated T+
Marvel Legacy #1 is a new one-shot comic book from Marvel Comics. I don't really know its purpose, other than what I read on the Internet. After a year of reportedly falling sales of its comic books, Marvel does what it and DC Comics normally do: initiate a reboot or a re-launch or hit-the-refresh/restart button, etc. Such a rehash... I mean such a refresh is usually preceded by some kind of large scale publishing event, as it was here. I guess that was the Secret Empire miniseries and the corresponding tie-ins and spin-offs.
SO I'LL SAVE YOU SOME TIME: Marvel Legacy #1 has a few entertaining moments, with the best being the Wolverine reveal. Some of it piqued my interest, but most it fell flat for me. If you are looking for something exceptional, great, memorable, etc., Marvel Legacy #1 is not it, and it certainly is not worth the $5.99 cover price. That said, you only need to keep reading this review if you usually enjoy my ramblings...
So here we go again; Marvel Legacy #1 launches the next big start-over. I have read a lot of web commentary in which people compare this comic book to DC Comics' DC Universe Rebirth from last year. I don't see the resemblance, and Rebirth has purpose and direction (at least to me), whereas Marvel Legacy #1 reads like a bunch of teasing and anticipation balled up together.
Marvel Legacy #1 has an omniscient narrator, Valeria Richards, the second child of Reed Richards and Sue Storm of the Fantastic Four. She talks about legacies and begins her narration “One Million Years Ago.” Something happened back then; that something plus some more bad stuff is coming back today. Get ready.
Yep, that's it – something wicked this way comes, eventually. The main story is written by Jason Aaron and drawn mainly by Esad Ribic, with some of it drawn by Steve McNiven. Interspersed between segments of the main story are some one and two-page excerpts from upcoming Legacy launches – like Mark Waid and Chris Samnee's upcoming run on Captain America (Steve Rogers).
That's what this is all about, right? A return to original i.e. traditional i.e. “white” characters. Some believe that Marvel angered its aging white male fan base by recasting too many of its characters as black, Latino, Asian, female or some combination thereof. Here's an anecdote for you. For years, white male comic book readers told me that they did not want white comic books or black comic books, but they wanted good comic books. Okay... Black male Spider-Man, Black female Iron Man, White female Hawkeye, Pan-Asian Muslim Ms. Marvel, White lady Thor are the leads of some very well written comic book series. I know that because I read them. But whiny White comic book retailers, clueless comic book corporate middle management, and fans who don't read books they complain about are driving this need for Marvel Comics to reset.
But the real villains here are Marvel Comics' shitty editorial decisions, arrogant management, piss-poor publishing plans, and virtually non-existent marketing. Marvel Legacy #1 exists for the same reasons Marvel NOW, All-New Marvel NOW, and Marvel Now & Laters existed – all of the above and Marvel's addiction to the sales bump it gets from #1 issues.
Marvel Comics publishes too many comic books and has been doing so for 30 years. Many of those comic books exist because Marvel will throw a lot of money at “star creators” to produce comics; or because someone will come up with some cute gimmick; or simply to grab more market share; or because a hit Marvel Studios movie will mean launching 10 new comic books directly, indirectly, vaguely, and/or even tangentially related to the movie. Baby Groot the comic book series, y'all.
Too many titles frustrate readers for various readers, but especially because they cannot keep up with all those new comic books. Marvel Legacy #1 is another pretend fix for symptoms that arise from Marvel's poor decision making. That decision making needs a cure; the symptoms will go away after the cure. For all Marvel's talk of a return to classic Marvel storytelling, next year it will do something like recast all its characters as Buddhists golden retrievers.
Marvel Comics' real legacy is that, no matter who owned Marvel, they never appreciated the artists and writers who really created the characters and stories that made Marvel a business and cultural force. They held on tightly to Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and more while being dismissive of the talent, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, that drew those characters into existence. Did it ever occur to those bosses how many more great characters and stories creators like Kirby and Ditko would have created for Marvel had the bosses acknowledged them financially and personally in a manner befitting people who multi-million dollar franchises?
So Marvel Legacy #1 epitomizes Marvel's real legacy – the short-sighted, self-serving choices instead of the long term choices that come with more risk and less immediate gratification. Plus, Marvel Legacy #1 is just another comic book, fast food hamburger off the corporate conveyor belt – granted that there is some rather nice art inside.
C
4 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
The text is copyright © 2017 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog for reprint and syndication rights and fees.
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MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
STORY: Jason Aaron
ART: Esad Ribic with Steve McNiven
COLORS: Matthew Wilson
LETTERS: VC's Cory Petit
ADDITIONAL ARTISTS: Chris Samnee; Russell Dauterman; Alex Maleev; Ed McGuinness; Stuart Immonen and Wade von Grawbadger; Pepe Larraz; Jim Cheung; Daniel Acuña; Greg Land and Jay Leisten; Mike Deodato, Jr.; David Marquez
COVER: Joe Quesada and Kevin Nowlan with Richard Isanove
VARIANT COVERS: Alex Ross; Mark Brooks; John Tyler Christopher; Mike Deodato, Jr.; Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson; Greg Land with Frank D'Armata; Amy Reeder; Skottie Young
64pp, Color, $5.99 U.S. (November 2017)
Rated T+
Marvel Legacy #1 is a new one-shot comic book from Marvel Comics. I don't really know its purpose, other than what I read on the Internet. After a year of reportedly falling sales of its comic books, Marvel does what it and DC Comics normally do: initiate a reboot or a re-launch or hit-the-refresh/restart button, etc. Such a rehash... I mean such a refresh is usually preceded by some kind of large scale publishing event, as it was here. I guess that was the Secret Empire miniseries and the corresponding tie-ins and spin-offs.
SO I'LL SAVE YOU SOME TIME: Marvel Legacy #1 has a few entertaining moments, with the best being the Wolverine reveal. Some of it piqued my interest, but most it fell flat for me. If you are looking for something exceptional, great, memorable, etc., Marvel Legacy #1 is not it, and it certainly is not worth the $5.99 cover price. That said, you only need to keep reading this review if you usually enjoy my ramblings...
So here we go again; Marvel Legacy #1 launches the next big start-over. I have read a lot of web commentary in which people compare this comic book to DC Comics' DC Universe Rebirth from last year. I don't see the resemblance, and Rebirth has purpose and direction (at least to me), whereas Marvel Legacy #1 reads like a bunch of teasing and anticipation balled up together.
Marvel Legacy #1 has an omniscient narrator, Valeria Richards, the second child of Reed Richards and Sue Storm of the Fantastic Four. She talks about legacies and begins her narration “One Million Years Ago.” Something happened back then; that something plus some more bad stuff is coming back today. Get ready.
Yep, that's it – something wicked this way comes, eventually. The main story is written by Jason Aaron and drawn mainly by Esad Ribic, with some of it drawn by Steve McNiven. Interspersed between segments of the main story are some one and two-page excerpts from upcoming Legacy launches – like Mark Waid and Chris Samnee's upcoming run on Captain America (Steve Rogers).
That's what this is all about, right? A return to original i.e. traditional i.e. “white” characters. Some believe that Marvel angered its aging white male fan base by recasting too many of its characters as black, Latino, Asian, female or some combination thereof. Here's an anecdote for you. For years, white male comic book readers told me that they did not want white comic books or black comic books, but they wanted good comic books. Okay... Black male Spider-Man, Black female Iron Man, White female Hawkeye, Pan-Asian Muslim Ms. Marvel, White lady Thor are the leads of some very well written comic book series. I know that because I read them. But whiny White comic book retailers, clueless comic book corporate middle management, and fans who don't read books they complain about are driving this need for Marvel Comics to reset.
But the real villains here are Marvel Comics' shitty editorial decisions, arrogant management, piss-poor publishing plans, and virtually non-existent marketing. Marvel Legacy #1 exists for the same reasons Marvel NOW, All-New Marvel NOW, and Marvel Now & Laters existed – all of the above and Marvel's addiction to the sales bump it gets from #1 issues.
Marvel Comics publishes too many comic books and has been doing so for 30 years. Many of those comic books exist because Marvel will throw a lot of money at “star creators” to produce comics; or because someone will come up with some cute gimmick; or simply to grab more market share; or because a hit Marvel Studios movie will mean launching 10 new comic books directly, indirectly, vaguely, and/or even tangentially related to the movie. Baby Groot the comic book series, y'all.
Too many titles frustrate readers for various readers, but especially because they cannot keep up with all those new comic books. Marvel Legacy #1 is another pretend fix for symptoms that arise from Marvel's poor decision making. That decision making needs a cure; the symptoms will go away after the cure. For all Marvel's talk of a return to classic Marvel storytelling, next year it will do something like recast all its characters as Buddhists golden retrievers.
Marvel Comics' real legacy is that, no matter who owned Marvel, they never appreciated the artists and writers who really created the characters and stories that made Marvel a business and cultural force. They held on tightly to Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and more while being dismissive of the talent, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, that drew those characters into existence. Did it ever occur to those bosses how many more great characters and stories creators like Kirby and Ditko would have created for Marvel had the bosses acknowledged them financially and personally in a manner befitting people who multi-million dollar franchises?
So Marvel Legacy #1 epitomizes Marvel's real legacy – the short-sighted, self-serving choices instead of the long term choices that come with more risk and less immediate gratification. Plus, Marvel Legacy #1 is just another comic book, fast food hamburger off the corporate conveyor belt – granted that there is some rather nice art inside.
C
4 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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