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In my last comic round up, I started with a series of comics
based on a video game, so I figure I will do the same here. The four issue World of Warcraft Legion
series is apparently a set up for the video game (or part of the video
game). The series isn’t as good as
Overwatch, in part because it relies a bit more on reader familiarity, but it
isn’t bad. Part of the series focuses on
the relationship between fathers and daughters, in one case, a father upset
that his daughter isn’t a son. Each
issue is more of a character study with some action. The first and last issues being the best.
To be
fair to World of Warcraft, the female characters are actually drawn in ways
that make sense and not as objectified as many other comic books would have
done them. Take for instance, Tellos,
which has had all good markings of a good fantasy story – exciting chases, a
tiger man, magic, a female pirate with intelligence – until you realize that
said female pirate with the triple DDD bust size constantly spans her own waist
with one of her hands. Every Time She Puts
Said Hand On Her Hip.
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I’m
done.
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There
are exceptions to this trend. Marvel’s
Ms. Marvel being an example. She is
nicely geeky, she tries to be a good daughter, she is nice and insecure. She’s a Muslim. In other words, she is everything Donald
Trump would hate. The fact that she is a
normal teen and minority is a huge step forward. She isn’t perfect. It’s good that Marvel is finally doing
something like this. I wish they would
go back and rescue some of their less known woman heroes as well. I really want Firestar done well.
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Ms.
Marvel, however, does give me hope. Not
only in terms of the future of comics, but also that hype can be correct.
And she
is drawn realistically, and the issue passes the Bechdel test.
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Murena is a graphic novel series that in some ways is the sequel to Claudius the God. The story focuses on Nero and the bastard son of Claudius, Murena, who are friend despite being, whether they know it or no, on opposite sides. The art work is fine, the history good, and the storytelling well done. If you want a I Claudius again, this is the one for you. What is interesting is the use of Nero, in particular making him an almost sympathetic character. The first volume seems to be an indication that part of what the series is going to look is the corruptive nature of power.
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Thankfully,
there is Age of Reptiles, which is about dinosaurs. In fact, it is nothing but dinosaurs. There is no dialogue, just dinosaurs being
dinosaurs. It is absolutely cool and
enthralling. Be warned, there is blood
so if you are a parent, you might want to check it out before kiddo reads it.
Closing
note- American McGee’s Grimm #1 is a hilarious take down of the super hero
comic book.
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