August
21
Winter of Discontent
The Winter Men #1
Creators: Brett Lewis, writer; John Paul Leon, artist
Wildstorm, 40 pages, color, $2.99
So? While the Cold War may have thawed long ago, the hardened Cold Warriors
of the former Soviet Union still figure prominently in comics as mobsters, mercenaries, corrupt apparatchiks or the
occasional good guy. For this eight-issue series, writer Brett Lewis (Bulletproof Monk) and artist John Paul Leon (Earth X) revise the Cold War arms race to include superhuman weapons of mass destruction as well as nukes. The book introduces police officer Kalenov, one of four known ex-Rocket Soldiers still living and a pit bull for the Moscow mayor. Lewis casts his anti-hero Kalenov from the same mold as "Die Hard's" John McClane -- a grizzled, cigarette-smoking, smart mouthed bad-ass who ends up ruining his marriage. In short order, we meet the other four Rocket Men: Drost, the soldier; Nina, the bodyguard ; and Zuko, the gangster. Each is somehow connected to a rash of political killings and possibly a kidnapping. The mayor personally tasks Kalenov to solve a missing persons case that involves a possibly radioactive transplanted liver. The trail sends him to New York — the gateway to the land of opportunity and hopefully answers. This well-paced book delivers plenty of back story to promise a decades-spanning plot. You hear Russian accents while reading the dialogue, and the gritty visuals bring to life the jagged-edged world and rough personalities populating The Winter Men. Grade: A-
Dracula Vs. King Arthur #1-2
Creators: Adam Beranek and Christian Beranek, writers; Chris Moreno, artist
Silent Devil, color, 40 pages, $2.95
So? Although the title sounds like a B-movie complete with wax fangs and
cardboard armor, Adam and Christian Beranek deliver an epic throwdown
that pits the Prince of Darkness against the Enlightened King. While
both the tales of Dracula and Arthur are familiar enough, this medieval
mashup provides an interesting twist to both stories. The Beraneks keep the story light but not campy to make Dracula Vs. King Arthur
a fun summer read. Chris Moreno delivers consistent pencil work in the
first two issues with very complimentary coloring from Jay Fotos. Grade: B
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