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Not So Happy Valentine
Valentine #10
Creator: Daniel Cooney
Red Eye Press, black and white, 24 pages
So? Scars never looked as good as they do on ex-CIA assassin Dana Valentine. Try as she may to live a normal life, creator Daniel Cooney keeps pulling her back in. As "The Killing Moon" story arc begins, Dana finds herself with 36 hours to live after a Russian mobster mixes poison in with the epinephrine shot that brings her back from the edge of death. To get the antidote, she must travel from Las Vegas to New Mexico and carry out a mission for the Red Faction. Mob boss Ursula Stanimir dangles another tempting carrot in front of Ms. Valentine -- Dana's journal. Dana finally has the opportunity to gain back the memories stolen from her by CIA through their mkUltra reprogramming. Cooney continues to soften Dana's hard-edged exterior as he did in the "Red Rain" story arc. "The Killing Moon" promises even more bullets and bodies once Dana’s GTO crosses the New Mexico border. Grade: B+
Alcatraz High #3
Creator: Bobby Rubio Bobby Rubio, color, 22 pages
So? What happens when you take Disney's hand-drawn animation and inject it with testosterone, pubescent hormones and attitude? You get the world of Alcatraz High. Bobby Rubio creates the school of the future where students learn from holographic teachers and live locked down in dormitories patrolled by security drones. Slacker/Hacker Miguel take his frustration out on his ex-girlfriend Stacey her with a little reprogramming that turns her into a blonde bombshell and the classroom into a discotheque. Rubio delivers amazing artwork with Michael Greenholt adding depth with his superb cel-shading. Each page offers a character study in nuanced emotion through facial expressions. You immediately feel what each character says and thinks. Grade: A-
Henagi #1
Creator: Ben Seto
Black Sheep Comics, black and white, 56 pages
So? Ben Seto knows manga, which explains why TOKYOPOP included him in its "Rising Stars of Manga Vol. 1" TPB. He now unleashes his talents upon the lazy ninja girl Henagi as a follow-up to his "Waterfall" series. Seto introduces us to the world of Mizuyama and its mostly adolescent characters. While the straight-laced Yumi tries her best to keep Henagi out of trouble, trouble follows them everywhere. Henagi may be useless for most other things, but she sure knows how to fight. Fans of Dragonball Z and Teen Titans will appreciate the super-deformed expressions, but the casual reader may not have the patience for the juvenile humor dominating the book. Regardless, Seto creates manga true to form, even if it reads left to right. Grade: B-
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