THE WANNABE #1
by Chris Hollmer, Courtney Huddleston and James Taylor
($2.95,
Naked Productions)
Reviewed by Steve KeeterThis seems to be the introduction to a new super-hero comic series. Only thing is, the creators are taking their time telling the origin story. A guy witnesses the murder of his pregnant wife, and begins training to become a hero so that he can track down the killers. He only begins his training in this first issue, which is made up mostly of talking and remembering... although it's talking and remembering that is told with enough flair to make it interesting. And the artwork, by the incredibly talented Courtney Huddleston and James Taylor, is just amazing, a real feast for the eyes. The publisher perhaps went a bit overboard on the budget, the entire comic is printed on slick, glossy paper, but, sheesh, I guess they knew they had something special so they pulled out the stops. Chris Hollmer is the writer, and, as indicated, does an exceptional job... although I wish there had been an editorial or something to explain just where it is they're planning to go with this one. At any rate, it's a high quality production, through and through.
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