Henry Fuseli will be a proud man. This issue portrays Fuseli as the prime adversity of Zatanna and it has been inspired from “The Nightmare” by Henry Fuseli. It is a wonderful portrayal of the dark and horrifying visions of fear and danger. Fuseli gives Zee nightmares by using the people around Zatanna’s neighborhood and plays with her memories.
Northlanders Vol. 28 (The Plague Widow), the third story in the series is over and I must confess that it is the best of the lot. It is a complete package without any loopholes throughout the book and rightfully holds on to the attention of the reader.
It is amazing to see how amidst the current scenario of hostility, ranging from biological weapons and sealing of borders, this issue is able to maintain its topicality and yet bring upon the 11th century feel. Brian Wood perfectly showcases the good, bad and the evil side of a war and manages to play with situation very well when it came to creating diverse situations.
After last month’s not so great issue, “Wonder Woman” is back with bang with the latest issue. This is one of the best issues of Wonder Woman in a very long time and Nicola Scott makes the perfect comeback after the disappointment of the last issue.
The latest issue of Nova would prove to be an excellent read for those who love superhero books. The story is all about the war between two superhumans who hail from different points of time in the history. The story sees Sphinx going to war with his own version and the older one coming out victorious. The triumphant Sphinx has the support of Nova and some other heroes. He also has two Ka Stones in his possession which make him even more powerful.
This issue of the X-Men: Legacy sees Mike Carey experiment with his story and it must be mentioned that he is doing a very fine job with it. The story seems to be growing with each new issue every month. Carey has managed to narrate the story beautifully with his wide range of characters and situations. Presently, the story has Rogue gearing up against Emplate but Carey has also got Bling who played the character of the trainee in X-Men.
In the Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days), you finally get to meet some of the Fables from the Arabian Homelands. Their opponents were marching on their lands so they wanted to meet Prince Charming to form a bond with Fable Town and to know its ways. But this was not successful, as the Prince sent Mowgli away. He was the only negotiator of Sindbad. The basic problem was that no one knew how to speak Arabian.
The favorite part was that King Cole gets to save Fable town. Here it is shown how brilliant he was and the reason why he has been the Mayor for centuries. The bond he formed with Sinbad was wonderful, but the wizards objected it. Yusuf was the main person who objected with the dealings and also of setting the slaves free. Yusuf planned to release a genie to destroy Sindbad and his supporters.
Roy Thomas, the renowned comic book writer has adapted many great pieces of literature for Marvel into graphic novel. He contradicts the popular notion that Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are the proper epics which contain all the knowledge about the great Trojan War and its story of destruction. He has taken into account several other sources to combine them into one storyline.
Unlike the motion picture Troy (2004), Roy Thomas’s adaptation is much closer to the original epics in the sense that he does not leave out the portrayal and the activities of the mythological Greek gods. He does not fail to mention the jealousies and squabbles of Greek gods and goddesses who had a great influence on the war.
Thomas’s epic tells the tale of the dispute between Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. The dispute is over the fact as to who is the most justifiable choice for the Golden Apple. It then continues with the story of Paris who runs away with Helen which results in the Trojan War.
Roy Thomas has used the Epic Cycle as his guide when narrating the story; however, it lacks an artistic interpretation and is very straightforward. The first issue of the mini series is otherwise excellent. The plot is brilliantly detailed and all the characters are correctly named. The issues 2 to 5 can also be summed up as idealized just like the first issue. The issue covers the events that preceded and succeeded and also the events during the war. This work by Roy Thomas is definitely going to stand its own test of time.
Cerebus the Aardvark is the longest running independently published comic book in history by Dave Sim and Gerhard. A comic book having a long run is not surprising but what is unique about this comic book is that Cerebus is an adult comic book. One another unique feature is that Sim has created the entire book by himself.
Cerebus being very ambitious is a barbarian and an aardvark. Insipte of being ambitious things would never work for him correctly. For many years he’s been elected to become a pope and has gained a number of weird acquaintances like Lord Julius, the Roach and the Elrod the Albino. And though at one point he becomes a pope he is much of an aardvark. He spends most of his time on alcohol, gambling and women. To know more of Cerebus read the comic book Cerebus the Aardvark.
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