First Impressions 6/23/10

FIRST IMPRESSIONS 6/23/10

Sea Bear and Grizzly Shark #1

By Ryan Ottley & Jason Howard (w/ an intro by Robert Kirkman)
Price: $4.99

Brief Thoughts: Let’s say you’re bored and you have nothing else to read and you’re feeling in a wacky mood.  Let’s say you’re in a wacky mood and you’re high on hydroponic mushrooms.  Let’s say you’re high on hydroponic mushrooms, in a wacky mood, and you just inhaled some paint fumes.  If this is the case, then you should totally buy this comic book.  The title says it all, except that you might be mislead to think that the Sea Bear and the Grizzly Shark fight or team-up.  Not so.  This is a double-feature of two animals gone wrong and their bloody actions against rednecks, cyborgs, bear/human hybrids, and lovers of ice cream.  Seriously.  It’s 5 bucks for about 50 pages of content.  It might not be your thing, but it was mine.  Though, I was in a wacky mood, on hydroponic mushrooms, and inhaling paint fumes, so, you know…

Verdict: Give it a shot.

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Green Arrow #1

By J.T. Krul & Diogenes Neves
Price: $3.99

Brief Thoughts: Krul and Neves deliver an okay first issue that quickly establishes Green Arrow’s and Star City’s new status quo.  Krul seems to not only be telling the tale of a hero in new circumstances, but of an entire city trying to figure out what to do next. Neves is a fine artist, though not a spectacular one.  He does tell the story clearly and energetically.  While nothing to write home about, Green Arrow fans will probably be satisfied with this one.  Green Lantern or Brightest Day completists might want to also give it a look.  If you’re neither of those, then you can safely give this a pass.

Verdict: Save your dough.

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Fringe: Tales from the Fringe #1

By Justin Doble, Adam Gaines, & Frederico Dallocchio
Price: $3.99

Brief Thoughts: I have no clear idea what the hell I just read.  I admit I’m not a fan of the TV show Fringe which this title is licensed from.  I’ve seen a few episodes from early in the first season, but it just wasn’t my thing.  That said, I should still be able to pick up a #1 issue and understand what’s going on.  That did not happen here.  There are two stories in this comic, the second of which was almost engaging until it degenerated into an utter mess plot-wise.  This issue not only turned me off from buying any further installments, but from watching the TV show as well.  I’m sure that wasn’t the intention, but that’s my reaction.

Verdict: Save your dough.