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5 Skull Review: ‘Shadowman’ #0
In Shadowman #0, Master Darque , the classic Valiant villain, finally gets a chance to steal the spotlight with an origin tale. Master Darque is one of the most infamous villains in the Valiant universe, and when dealing with a character of this magnitude it’s very easy for things to go awry, but writer Justin Jordan simply knocked this one out of the park. Shadowman #0 is one of the best issues to come out of the newly re-launched Valiant, and it is one of the best things you’ll read this month.
WRITTEN BY: Justin Jordan
ART BY: Mico Suayan and Robert De La Torre
PUBLISHER: Valiant
PRICE: $3.99
RELEASE:May 1st, 2013
Writer Justin Jordan delivers a powerful and heart wrenching origin tale told from the point of view of Master Darque’s sister. Here we get to see firsthand how Master Darque evolved from an innocent little kid into one of the most sinister, violet and downright evil villains in all of comics. This issue has all the components of great storytelling, as Jordan takes a monster and tugs on reader’s heartstrings by showing us his human side.
The issue wouldn’t be nearly as fantastic as it turned out to be without the superior artwork of Mico Suayan and Robert De La Torre. Both artists’ turn in some gorgeous art that literally leaps off the page, and perfectly complement the story. The scenes that depict Darque as a child, deliver an emotional knockout punch that a story like this needs. The final sequence of this book, drawn by Mico Suayan, is truly some next level work that is typically only seen by superstar artists like Steve McNiven or David Finch. The final pages in this issue drawn by Mico Suayan are more than worth the price of admission for readers.
There isn’t a moment inside the pages of Shadowman #0 that doesn’t grab readers by the throat, as this book holds them hostage until the final panel. This standalone issue could be one of the best comics of the entire year, and is the perfect jumping on point for new readers to get acquainted with one of comics greatest villains. Shadowman #0 is a riveting piece of comics storytelling that is simply flawless, and for that the creative team deserves a standing ovation.
5/5 Skulls
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IDW Dark and Paramount recently joined forces to launch limited comic book tales set in the worlds of Smile and A Quiet Place, and we’ve learned today that they’ll continue hanging around in those franchise universes with two brand new limited series tales.
Entertainment Weekly has exclusively revealed this afternoon that IDW Dark’s Any Given Smile debuts in September, while A Quiet Place: Rising Tides arrives in November.
First up, from writer Stephanie Williams and artist Pablo Collar, Any Given Smile puts a football-themed twist on Parker Finn’s successful Smile movie franchise.
The five-part limited series is “set in January 1995, during the American Arena League football championship game in St. Augustine, Florida. The rising superstar of the Sharks, backup quarterback Dupree, is feeling the pressure from his teammates, the fans, and also the city’s gambling underworld, to whom he owes a considerable debt. Meanwhile, a sports journalist investigates a string of suicides that may be connected to the big game. At the very least, they are connected to a sinister entity that preys on the minds of its victims.”
From writer Declan Shalvey and artist Luke Sparrow, A Quiet Place: Rising Tides will also be a five-issue limited story. The comic book tale “brings the creatures to the Florida Keys, where a father-daughter duo attempt to survive on water in a houseboat.”
EW further details, “This tense family reunion coincides with the arrival of the vicious creatures that hunt through sound. Grace and her dad find safety on the open ocean, but she’ll have to make landfall sooner or later; the father’s oxygen tank and their supplies are running low, while a hurricane swiftly approaches.”
Learn more about both comic books over on Entertainment Weekly.
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