New Comic Book Wednesday: 11/4/15
11:10 PM
I have two top picks this week because I just couldn't choose!
Pick of the week: Monstress #1 - Written by Marjorie Liu, illustrated by Sana Takeda, and published by Image.
This is an absolutely gorgeous book. This first issue is enormous, and well worth the 4.99 price! It's SO long and every page is more captivating than the next. The art and colors are incredibly beautiful. It's very japanese influenced and looks more like an anime than a manga, yet it's uniquely detailed, intricate, and frightening. The story follows a young woman named Maika who has been taken captive by the Cumaea, an organization of powerful witches in the city of Zamora. These are not like regular witches, and Maika is not like regular people. She is an Arcanic, otherwise known as someone with magical abilities. Unlike Maika who appears entirely human, Arcanics have distinct unique features such as wings, horns, multiple eyes, or even take the appearance of half-animals like a little fox girl that joins Maika. The Cumaea are scientists who experiment on the Arcanics and devour parts of their bodies in order to gain some of their powers. They are corrupt and dark, but they control the city because they were the only defense during the war with the Arcanics years ago. They are afraid because they know a great evil is stirring, and Maika knows it too. She may be captive, but she has a plan. There is most definitely more to Maika and her past than meets the eye. I can't freakin' wait for issue #2.
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Pick of the week: The Vision #1 - Written by Tom King, illustrated by Gabriel Hernandez Walta, colored by Jordie Bellaire, and published by Marvel.
In this brand new Series, Vision has created himself a family in the same way he was created. He has a wife named Virginia, a daughter named Viv, and a son named Vin. They've moved to suburbia to try to have some semblance of a "normal" life together. All of the neighbors are pretty much terrified, and the other kids at school just think the Vision twins are weirdos. Despite their efforts to be a family, Vision and his wife Virginia are not quite happy or fulfilled. They sleep in separate beds, don't have actual conversation, and Vision continues to be haunted by memories of his past that upset Virginia for some reason. She spends most of her time alone, and the kids spend most of their time in their room hooked up to computers absorbing information. Vision works a lot, and one day while he's away an unexpected visitor bursts into their home and tragedy befalls them, making a normal life seem even more impossible. So far, I love where this book is going. Vision is one of my favorite Marvel characters and seeing him in this new life is incredibly interesting. I love the character designs of his new family, and the art and colors are phenomenal.
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