If Sex and the City had been about superheroes, it would have looked like Ultra: Seven Days.
I like Johnathon Luna's art syle. I liked the fake magazine covers for each chapter and I liked the detail that went into some of the panals (the article about Pearl's one night stand is visible in the panel that she first reads it. It's easier to read in the full spread, but possible to read in the panel).
I liked Joshua Luna's writing style. He was able to write strong women characters without having them be bitches if he didn't want them to be. I liked that there were people in the world that were heroes because it was the right thing to do. I can see them being celebrities and I can see them having to belong to some kind of organisation but it was a pleasant change after reading Watchmen.
Some of it is horribly cliched, but that's almost to be expected in a superhero book that's mocking the heroes. Having to have thier plot happen in seven days ultimately turned into something of a handicap. I felt they could have used a few more chapters to really polish the story. I'm giving it a 3.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Witchblade Takeru Manga
A girl and a sword and a demon. Witchblade Takeru sounds like something I'd enjoy so my husband recommended that I read it. It wasn't bad.
The art by Kazasa Sumita really was stunning (if a little over-eroticised but that just might be a difference in culture) and the story was OK. I thought that Kobayashi needed more time to tell it though.
Some of the events seemed to be squashed into place. If a chapter ended with a cliffhanging revelation (which they often did) it was resolved quickly and usually by explaining that the character had either been lied to of they'd heard it wrong. Some of the characters didn't make sense: the librarian, Takeru's friend and the president especially. The relationship between Kou and Takeru was more more interesting and I felt that he could have dealt with that more before jumping into demon killing action. Just as we got to know the characters the whole thing was over. I was a little disappointed.
I'll give this one a 3. OK, but not great.
The art by Kazasa Sumita really was stunning (if a little over-eroticised but that just might be a difference in culture) and the story was OK. I thought that Kobayashi needed more time to tell it though.
Some of the events seemed to be squashed into place. If a chapter ended with a cliffhanging revelation (which they often did) it was resolved quickly and usually by explaining that the character had either been lied to of they'd heard it wrong. Some of the characters didn't make sense: the librarian, Takeru's friend and the president especially. The relationship between Kou and Takeru was more more interesting and I felt that he could have dealt with that more before jumping into demon killing action. Just as we got to know the characters the whole thing was over. I was a little disappointed.
I'll give this one a 3. OK, but not great.
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