The much-awaited return of the Jurassic Park franchise to comics is finally here! This new ongoing series from IDW from Bob Schreck and Nate Van Dyke takes place 13 years after the first Jurassic Park movie. Right off the bat I am happy that the series is just ignoring the second and third Jurassic Park movies since the only quality Jurassic Park film was the first one.
The issue has a really slow and confusing start. The story is following three major story lines, as well as a few smaller stories that are only just touched upon. This many stories are a lot to cover in a first issue and I feel as though it detracts from the quality of each. There is a story revolving around each of the children from the first JP movie, as well as a story revolving around Dr. Wu, who had a minor role in the first movie, but a much larger role in the Jurassic Park novel. One thing in common about each story is that they are all pretty hard to follow. The issue tends to be wordy, but explains next to nothing about what is going on. After finishing the issue, the only major point you know about any of the stories is that they all revolve around either opening Jurassic Park all over again, or closing it forever.
The art of the book is mediocre at best, nothing special about it, but it is not that bad. In my opinion, it just seems rushed. The best part of the art is the colors done by Jamie Grant. The writing is pretty good, but it has the tendency to be wordy and confusing, but for the comic it works because most of the time the characters are talking about the scientific aspect of JP.
All in all the issue was not bad. Towards the end of the book the story picks up, and reverts to true Jurassic Park action when the T-Rex is shown for the first time. This book is a must read for hardcore Jurassic Park fans, but if you haven’t seen the first movie I suggest seeing it before you attempt to read this issue.
6 out of 10
*Originally posted on the Chris's Comics Website
Did this just come out? What year is it?
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