June 30, 2005
Beauty job
Solo #5
Creator: Darwyn Cooke
DC Comics, 48 pages, color, $4.99
So? It seems like every issue of this anthology tops the last. Cooke, a Canadian artist who worked as an animator at Warner Bros. before making a big splash on comics with Catwoman and last year's DC: The New Frontier, is an exemplar of craft and creativity. Tying his anthology together with longtime DC gumshoe Slam Bradley, Cooke writes draws, letter and apparently colors a half-dozen gems ranging from a childhood recollection to a sexy 1950s spy tale, a screwball romance between a man and his vacuum cleaner, and a creepy Batman story worthy of the 1990s animated series. Like many comics artists, Cooke's a fan of the look of the 1950s and early 1960s, though where most artists are copying the comicbook styles of those eras Cooke's art exudes the modern design of the era's larger pop culture. The stories in this book are little marvels of economy, telling complete and emotionally resonant tales that have panache and punch. The use of color is the most striking difference between these tales and shows just how important an element it is in comics. Cooke may not be as well-known as the other artists spotlighted in this series or have as large a body of work, but he deserves to be in the same spotlight and readers owe it to themselves to pick this book up. Grade: A+
X-Men: Kitty Pryde — Shadow & Flame #1
Creators: Akira Yoshida, writer; Paul Smith, artist
Marvel, 32 pages, color, $2.99
So? If Paul Smith drawing an X-Men tale evokes fond memories of his classic early 1980s run, then this miniseries was made for you. Smith's art was once described as "animation art" because of the simplicity of the linework. Today, that's not really an accurate way to describe it, but the artist does infuse the character of Kitty Pryde with the sort of plucky personality that has always made her popular. Smith deserves more credit as an action artist as he retains the uncanny ability to draw fight scenes where the reader can easily follow each blow, blast and parry. Yoshida mines some of the few unexplored bits of 1980s X-Men lore to give longtime readers plenty to reminisce about. The first issue struggles to find a way to bring those elements together in a new story that holds its own, but the foreshadowed return of one old-time villain in particular promises that picking up the next issue will be worth it. Grade: B+
Jun 30, 2005 at 05:05 PM by Tom McLean in Reviews | Permalink
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