March 29, 2005
Crime and Espionage
Filler
Creators: Rick Spears and Rob G
AiT/PlanetLar; 96 pages; black, white and red; $12.95
So? The duo behind the just-collected “Teenagers From Mars” is back with a noir crime tale in the style of Frank Miller’s “Sin City” or David Lapham’s “Stray Bullets.” “Filler” is about a nameless man who gets through life by selling his blood plasma and being a “filler” in police lineups. Trouble for him starts — as it always does in crime stories — when he meets a hooker and takes a shine to her, leading to betrayals, twists, turns and surprise endings. Unfortunately, while Spears and Rob G brought a funky, unique voice in “Teenagers from Mars,” “Filler” feels like a secondhand “Sin City” in the way it tries to emulate Miller’s work in writing, art and even the use of spot color. While it’s not a bad read by any means, it just doesn’t have enough of its own identity to stand out or compare favorably with the comics its been inspired by. Grade: C-
Jack Hunter: G.I. Spy Preview #1
Creators: Andrew Cosby, story; Matt Haley, art
Atomeka Press, 16 pages, color, $1.99
So? Spy comics have become a lively bit of subgenre in recent years, with titles such as “Queen & Country,” “Danger Girl” and CrossGen’s short-lived “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.” “Jack Hunter: G.I. Spy” is the latest entry, giving us a James Bond-type spy hero in Jack Hunter but setting the story during WWII with the always reliable Nazi villains. There’s also a gorgeous Brit spy partner, Kaitlin Shepherd, to keep things lively. As a prequel (also available online) to the upcoming series, “Jack Hunter: G.I. Spy” is an entertaining, fun and fast-paced intro that has enough character and sense of impending conflict to make it worthwhile. Matt Haley is no stranger to comics — he’s been drawing them for years and is the current cover artist for DC’s Firestorm — and the book has a polished, professional look. Though hardly ground-breaking material “Jack Hunter: G.I. Spy” will be worth a look when it returns this summer as a three-issue series from Boom! Studios. Grade: B+
Mar 29, 2005 at 02:43 PM by Tom McLean in Reviews | Permalink
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