August 12, 2004
Hail to the, like, chief!
First Lady #1
Creators: Patrick Neighly, writer; Stephen R. Buell, artist
Mad Yak Press, 24 pages, black-and-white, $2.95
So? Assuming you buy the premise of the U.S. Constitution being changed to allow the president to be chosen by quantum supercomputers and that those computers would pick a teenage girl for the job, this is an entertaining idea. Buell’s art is definitely distinctive and the cover for the book is excellent. There’s some conspiracy plots going on here and there is definitely a sense that some sparks are going to fly in more ways than one. Grade: B
Rummble Strips #4
Creator: Joanne Ellen Mutch
Another Dream Studios, 24 pages, black-and-white, $2.95
So? A slightly odd book, in which a woman searches for her friend and roommate, who happens to be a robotic alien with a dark past. The writing is more compelling than the artwork and the book has a definite story to tell. The art and scripting are extremely uneven, with some engaging passages and a few painfully amateurish ones. Mutch’s strength is in the emotional connection between her characters; the action sequences and rendering of fantastic elements need some work. Grade: C.
Aug 12, 2004 at 04:32 PM by Tom McLean in Reviews | Permalink
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