The Stuff of
Legend #1
This
is an interesting book. The art is terrific, absorbing stuff. The
story has a little boy being abducted by The Bogeyman. The little
boy's toys come to life and set out to rescue him. Obviously this is
a lot like the Pixar animated film Toy
Story...but
it's a lot darker. When the toys enter The Bogeyman's realm they all
become real. The toy soldier is a real soldier. The teddy bear is now
a ferocious, full size bear. The story is terrific but it's the
artwork that makes it work. The colors are muted to let the pencils
shine. It's a very cool piece of work even though it's pretty much
been done before. **1/2
Detective
Comics #855
This
is part two of the “Batgirl/Question” storyline. It features two
stories, both written by Greg Rucka. The first story, the “Batgirl”
one, is drawn by J.H. Williams the 3rd.
The art by Williams is some of the greatest, most beautiful artwork I
have ever seen. It's jaw-droppingly insane. The problem is the
writing. The story is the same-old shit. Batgirl fights a
white-dressed, goth girl that thinks she's Alice from Alice
in Wonderland.
Nothing exactly new there. The art makes up for it, though. It's
complex and in fragments all over the page. It's dark and colorful.
It's vibrant and alive. Comic books have not yet reached the
stratosphere of “art.” Their pages don't hang in museums...yet
realistically it's only time before the real world pays attention.
The art in this book is phenomenal stuff. The back-up, featuring the
female detective The Question...is fairly dull, though. And the art
isn't even half as good. **1/2
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