Shadowman: Soul Eaters #1
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Shadowman: Soul Eaters #1
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Re: Shadowman: Soul Eaters #1
I thought there was a lot to like about it.
From the first page the grounded tone was on point. I like how it opened with two average people doing average things (in this case two crooks killing and robbing a guy) rather than something overly comic booky.
The sequence, which ends with the Magpie killing the thieves, echoes the opening of Batman '89 with Batman confronting the crooks on the roof.
The most interesting thing about this sequence for me is how each panel after the other is filled with facts about New Orleans.
That's very cool.
I think I recall the Hall series having a similar focus, informing people about the ins and outs of the city, people, culture, etc.
In general, the groundedness of the opening two sequences is a welcome respite from the previous volumes, which focused mainly on extended fight scenes that took much of the issues to play out.
I don't like that Jack returns to his old costume, but I do like that they mention that he's returned to his old costume.
I also liked how well rooted this series is in what came before and doesn't ignore it. Too often new series by new writers tend to gloss over what previous writes did but, for the most part, everything Alien has done so far continues from what came before and doesn't ignore it, which is great.
If Alyssa was the Magpie using a charm to disguise themselves, does that mean that in the second scene they and Jack --? Okay...
As for the art, it was good but not as good as in the previous series, which is unfortunate.
From the first page the grounded tone was on point. I like how it opened with two average people doing average things (in this case two crooks killing and robbing a guy) rather than something overly comic booky.
The sequence, which ends with the Magpie killing the thieves, echoes the opening of Batman '89 with Batman confronting the crooks on the roof.
The most interesting thing about this sequence for me is how each panel after the other is filled with facts about New Orleans.
That's very cool.
I think I recall the Hall series having a similar focus, informing people about the ins and outs of the city, people, culture, etc.
In general, the groundedness of the opening two sequences is a welcome respite from the previous volumes, which focused mainly on extended fight scenes that took much of the issues to play out.
I don't like that Jack returns to his old costume, but I do like that they mention that he's returned to his old costume.
I also liked how well rooted this series is in what came before and doesn't ignore it. Too often new series by new writers tend to gloss over what previous writes did but, for the most part, everything Alien has done so far continues from what came before and doesn't ignore it, which is great.
If Alyssa was the Magpie using a charm to disguise themselves, does that mean that in the second scene they and Jack --? Okay...
As for the art, it was good but not as good as in the previous series, which is unfortunate.
Comics are like a Rorschach test, everyone has a different opinion on what they are and can be...