Dark Horse Comics - New Release Reviews For September 21, 2011
In this week's New Release Reviews from Dark Horse Comics we're looking at several franchises like Star Wars, Conan, and the Hellboy universe as well as the newest release from Felicia Day's The Guild series and an excellent issue of the anthology Dark Horse Presents. Issues are scored on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best possible. We take the time to read these books so your time isn't wasted.
B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth: Russia #1
This is an excellent first issue to a mini-series that looks to be more of Mike Mignola's usual blend of horror and humor. The only knock is that there is a great deal of back-story referenced and that can be confusing for new readers. Even Wikipedia isn't enough.
Score: 8 out of 10
Conan: Road of Kings #8
There was a strange, tender moment between the main character and a little girl. Though, nice on a human level, highly out of place in sword and sorcery stories. Barbarian thief and the little girl. Sounds like a weird sitcom. Don't worry, there was plenty of action and giant bugs. The apex of the story was a robotic reunion.
Score: 4.5 out of 10
Robert E. Howard's Savage Sword #3
This massive anthology book contained mostly weak offerings. The Conan tale was unmemorable in it's art and bursting with male adolescent views on romance. Romance fans will have a better time with a phone book. The Sonora Kid story was much more lively, even though it was a bit difficult to follow. Brule's adventure was the high-light with well-designed art and an obvious hero. The Steve Harrison yarn was the most straight-forward, with average art. The final story was about Kull, and the most memorable moment was a bizarre panel focused on the title character's crotch.
Score: 5 out of 10
The Guild: Clara (One-Shot)
This was Dark Horse's best offering of the week, which is based on Felicia Day's web series and subsequent comic series. This was a touching story about real and virtual relationships. Though the protagonist has more flaws than positive attributes, she is still human and worthy of her family's love. Perhaps the best thing was the less typical gender roles presented. Get off-line and read it!
Score: 9 out of 10
Star Wars: Jedi - The Dark Side #5
The Phantom Menace's Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn leads the cast of characters in a tale filled with political intrigue. This was the biggest flaw in the final issue of this mini-series where action and adventure take a back seat to a disjointed story of politics. And a weirdly rude Jedi Counsel kills the ending.
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