50 Girls 50 #1 Comic Review

This new sci-fi adventure from Image comics is a throwback to the golden age of comics and television, touching upon futuristic exploration of the unknown universe. A group of female spaces explorers travel through a wormhole to report on the unknown galaxy, but when their return trip home goes unexpectedly wrong these astronauts find themselves with some very important choices to make.

The comic takes this classic storyline and adds a modern twist to it

creating an interesting sci-fi adventure that fans with definitely enjoy. The story includes an intresting array of characters ranging from the remarkably attractive female astronauts to giant man eating (or in this case woman eating) bugs that are sure to give a few people nightmares.

The writing of Doug Murray and Frank Cho is nothing short of spectacular. It is nice to see an aspect of Cho’s writing as opposed to his artwork that the comic world is used to. You can clearly see the differences in writing technique between the two writers, and it is clear that one writer is the driving force behind the story while the other is taking the back seat, but who is leading who?

The art takes the cake in the talent department. Axel Medellin has an uncanny ability to mimic the art of other respected artists but give it a twist of his own. It is abundantly clear that Medellin is creating his version of Frank Cho’s work, using Cho’s style to tell Cho’s story but also giving the reader a new type of art at the same time. It is simply beautiful.

Overall 50 Girls 50 is a fun, interesting, as well as dark book. It has the qualities to be another Image hit title, but does not have the content that is needed to appeal to a wide range of readers. It is a definite read for anyone who is a fan of shows/comics like Star Trek and Dr. Who, but it is also great for any new reader who is willing to try it out.

7.5 out of 10

Hoang Nguyen's Carbon Grey #1 Comic Review

Carbon Grey takes place in some sort of alternate reality war torn Germany that just learned their leader the Kaiser has been assassinated. Enter the Sisters Grey. Over many generations there have been the Sisters Grey, three sisters, never more that outlined Germany, one representing strength, grace and wisdom, until now. In the current generation there four though, and that seems to be the key to the death and destruction that is laying waste to present.

Carbon grey is the brainchild of writer and artist Hoang Nguyen, who not only was the head writer and artist but also created the premise of the story and the series itself. In addition to Nguyen there are a number of other writers and artists, but he really is the basis of both.

The story is very complex, and will leave any reader lost and perplexed by the conclusion of the issue. The issue follows the storyline of each Grey Sister as they infiltrate and destroy the world around them. One of the things that makes the stories so complex is that the issue does not yield a connection to each other in the slightest, so it is hard to get a grasp on the story aside from the fact that they are all surrounded by death and destruction.

As for the art, the art is spectacular. It has a classic yet modern feel of Japanese art, and really reminds me of artist Sana Takeda who worked on Marvel’s last Ms. Marvel series. Although there is a lot going on in each panel, Nguyen differentiates its all perfectly, never taking away from even the slightest background piece. The book is loaded with blood, gore, and violence, which coupled with this great art really made the book all that it is. If you don’t dig the story the art is worth the price of the book by itself.

Carbon Grey has a very unique feel to it, even though the story is confusing it is hard to dislike and find fault with it because it gives the impression that as the read more of the series, all of the story lines will come together just perfectly creating a story that is worth the confusing wait. One thing that is always great about checking out titles from Indy companies like Image is that you will always get these more complex storylines as well as great, unique art, which will always keep readers coming back for more.

7.5 out of 10

Halcyon #1

The first thing that I noticed when I picked up this issue is that it is written by Amazing Spider-Man author Marc Guggenheim, who in my opinion is one of the better writers on that book. So it is safe to say that I was fairly excited about this book. After reading the issue, I can say that I was not as impressed as I thought I was going to be, let me tell you why.

Before I get into any negatives about the issue, lets first go over the positives. The base storyline of the book is pretty good, which is what I expect from Guggenheim, and the art of Ryan Bodenheim was pretty good as well. Also, the best part of the issue by far is the ending of it, it has a great cliffhanger and you would never expect the result that occurs while reading the story at any point.

Skull Kickers #1

To be completely honest, I don’t know what to really think of Skull Kickers. When I first opened the issue the first impression I got was that it was going to be awesome, due to the fact that on the first page there was a man fighting a bloody battle against a werewolf. As I continued to read, my original opinion became more and more skewed.

The art that is used for the book looks like art that I would see used for a cartoon that was slated for Cartoon Network and would be watched by kids across the U.S, it does not look like the art you would expect to see in a book called Skull Kickers. I could totally understand if the artist is trying to have more of a cartoon feel to it, there is nothing wrong with the art style and it is a great way to attract more children to a book. The thing with Skull Kickers is that the artist uses a good amount of blood in the book. The title, plus this little tidbit would deter any responsible parent from purchasing this book for their kid.

Now for the writing, I feel as though the writing had the same problem, it could not decide which age group the series was being marketed for.

Morning Glories #1

When picking up Morning Glories I noticed that I had never read anything by the author Nick Spencer, or the artist Joe Eisma. I really had nothing to base my decision off of when picking up this book, aside from hearing it was an interesting new original series.

The series centers on a group of kids who are accepted into Morning Glory Prep, a very prestigious school that attracts students from all over the world.

Walking Dead #75

This was my first time reading this comic, even after I was told by umpteen amounts of people to check out this critically acclaimed series by Robert Kirkman (Marvel Zombies), and after finishing the issue I am seriously thinking about picking up the Walking Dead hard cover that is on sale at Chris’ Comics right now. This landmark 75^th issue has some interesting twists included in it. Featuring a special section of the book that fulfills a promise that Kirkman made to the readers way back in issue seven of the series. I’m not going to ruin it though because it is so bizarre. One thing I will say is that it is in full color, which makes it an even greater eye-popping event within this black and white series.

This issue is action packed, not so much with zombie interactions (don’t worry faithful fans, there is still a small amount of zombies getting their heads blown off etc!). The issue revolves around Rick having a confrontation with the Doctor of the non-infected town they are residing, saying that he should be ejected from the town because he has been abusing his family, but since the man is the doctor of the town the mayor questions Rick and the end result is surprising to say the least. This issue is action packed and entertaining for its entirety, it will be interesting to see how this all pans out and affects the roles of all the characters involved.

8 out of 10

*Originally Posted on the Chris' Comics Official Website