Saturday, October 17, 2009

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-Comic

#4

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment

Things are never easy for the Man With No Name.
He's now got competition for that train of gold.

The violence is as raw as the landscape as Dixon and Polls continue to put their stamp on this iconic character.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Dracula, The Complete-Comic

#3 of 5

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment

Moore and Reppion hit their stride in this third issue of their complete adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula.

The eerie suspense is captured perfectly in both word and picture as Van Helsing moves front and center in the effort to solve the mystery of little children becoming victims of the the "bloofer" lady.

It's a perfect setting of the stage for our band of vampire hunters to track down the Count.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Sherlock Holmes-Comic

#2

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment

The game is afoot!
And Holmes stands accused of murder!

Moore & Reppion continue their locked-room mystery, as Dr Watson and Inspector Lestrade work to clear the name of the great detective.

With Aaron Campbell's art wonderfully evoking the Victorian era, this is a winner.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-Comic

#3

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment

Get excited western fans!
Writer Chuck Dixon's take on The Man With No Name is the next best thing to being there...in a theater viewing a Dollars Trilogy movie, that is.

It's a dark story of the pursuit of gold, that gets heated up now that "Blondie" has Miles Devereaux to find that train.

It's not a world for the timid or weak.

The art of Estevez Polls captures the barren western landscapes perfectly, and Dixon, well, Dixon knows this character.
And that's a good thing.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Dracula, The Complete-Comic

#2 of 5

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment

The bloody saga of Count Dracula continues as writers Moore & Reppion and ,painter Colton Worley provide comics readers with not only a faithful adaptation of Stoker's classic, but also what will surely be regarded for some time to come as the definitive edition.

Issue #2 concentrates on the fate of the doomed Lucy.

Worley's art is front and center, as it perfectly captures the dark gothic mood of the story.
Some panels are frame-worthy; others, however, can be a bit disconcerting as they take on a photographic quality. But this is to quibble.

Overall, the telling thus far is a delight.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly-Comic

#2

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment

Writer Chuck Dixon continues to assert his ownership of The Man With No Name in the second issue of Dynamite's new western title, which revives the Sergio Leone/Clint Eastwood-created character from those Dollars Trilogy spaghetti westerns of the 60's.

If there was any doubt Mr Dixon would be able to maintain the laconic temperament of the drifting loner, it is dispelled with this second issue.

The violent search for gold and Miles Devereaux continues.

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Dracula, The Complete-Comic

#1 of 5

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment, 2009.

Leah Moore and John Reppion adapt Bram Stoker's classic vampire tale.
And they are off to a good start.
With painted art by Colton Worley, and the writing team's commitment to remaining faithful to their source material, Count Dracula receives the best treatment he's received in a while.
Lucky count.

Purists will surely notice the story opens with, not the beginning of the novel, but with Stoker's short shorty, Dracula's Guest. "Complete" indeed.

The darkness and foreboding of Jonathon Harker's horrific journey are rendered masterfully in each panel, as Mina waits, and Renfield...