Read some comics last night and wanted to do some mini-reviews:
Dead Romeo #2 (of 6)
Written by Jesse Blaze Snider
Art by Ryan Benjam
DC Comics
Vampires do not have the same presence in the DCU as they do in the Marvel U. Hopefully, Jesse Blaze Snider can fix that. Dead Romeo is about 7 vampires unleashed from hell, wreaking havok, and gleefully killing people. Well, all except Romeo, a never-was rock singer turned vampire who finds himself released from Hell with other vampires who revel in their nature.
In issue one, shortly after being released from Hell, he meets Whisper, an attractive girl, and her dog. He is immediately attracted to her, but she blows him off. Romeo is soon re-united with the other vampires, each with their own unique characteristics. They tell Romeo he has a choice, he can either go back to Hell or feast on a human, that human being no other than (of course) Whisper.
Issue two revolves around Whisper and Romeo desperately (and futily) trying to outrun the gang of vampires. I'm thoroughly enjoying this mini-series so far, liking the writing and tone of the story and the art by Ryan Benjamin. While it really has no impact on the rest of the DCU, anyone wanting a good vampire read may do well to at least check this out. For an interview with Snyder, click
here.
Final Crisis Aftermath: Run #1 (of 6)
Written by Matthew Sturges
Art by Freddie E. Williams II
DC Comics
Wow, DC has a job on their hands trying to sell four (FOUR!!!) six issue Final Crisis aftermath mini-series. Honestly I don't see anyone giving a crap about six issue mini-series revolving around those stupid techno kids or Tattoo Man. And lets be honest, even though the Human Flame was involved in the killing of Martian Manhunter, he is so D-list villain that I doubt many will even be tempted to pick this up after the sour taste Final Crisis left in EVERYONE's mouth.
But, I decided to pick this up. Not sure why, but it seemed interesting enough. And I must say it isn't as bad as you probably think. The Human Flame wakes up in a hospital after recovering from the Anti-Life equation (thanks Grant Morrison for making the Anti-Life equation so much more boring than I thought it could ever be) and immediately realizes he needs to get out of the country asap. Not only are the Heroes gonna be after him for his part in MM killing, but there are plenty of bad guys after him as well.
I gotta say Sturges made Human Flame to be a bit more interesting and dangerous than I thought capable (especially since I hadn't even heard of him before Final Crisis). But the character is still a bit of a joke, especially since Freddie Williams draws Human Flame to look very much like Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. I mean 50 years passed from his first appearance to his re-emergence in Final Crisis. Why does DC think they can all of a sudden make him an A-list villain???
I'm not sure this is gonna be a great mini-series, but I enjoyed the first issue.
