Steven Sykora 4000
Sunday, April 20, 2008, 06:46 PM
<img src="http://www.projectfanboy.com/images/reviews/lboe1_1.jpg" align="left" hspace="10">Title: The Lost Books of Eve 1:1
Publisher: Viper Comics (http://www.vipercomics.com/)
Writer: Josh Howard
Art: Josh Howard
Cover: Josh Howard & Jim Resnowski
$3.25, Color
Safety Content Label: A - Appropriate for age 9 and up.
Publishers Blurb:
Journey back to a time when magic still thrived, dragons and fallen gods roamed the earth, and man was just a myth. The Garden of Eden was a place of perfect peace and tranquility. That is, until its keeper, Adam, went missing. Now, his newly created wife, Eve, must venture outside the safety of the Garden for the first time to go in search of her husband, all the while battling monsters, beast men, wizards, demons, and even the gods themselves. It's the fun and adventure of Samurai Jack mixed with the epic scope of Lord of the Rings.
Reviewer Comments:
It's the closest thing comic books has to the bible, or at least Howard's "What if" version of it. Based off of Christianity's Bible, The Lost Books of Eve, takes place in a world where the Garden of Eden had more plot twists than just a snake and the banishing bite of an apple. Adam's gone missing and foul play is involved! With the creator wanting Eve to solve this mystery without divine intervention, she sets out on a mission beyond the safety of the walls of Eden with the Cherubim, Asherah at her side.
The artwork is tastefully done and Howard keeps with the biblical innocence of a nude Eve without turning this into a MAX: EXPLICIT CONTENT safety label. The first issue sets the background, events and happenings in this four issue mini so not a whole lot is going on. You're mostly just being filled in on what happened and Eve is given her mission, but the potential of the events this issue is leading up to make this a page turner and leaves you wondering what's yet to come in the next installment. An interesting take on one mans ideas about what life could've been like and the adventures Adam and Eve could've had that didn't make the theatrical cut of the Bible.
Publisher: Viper Comics (http://www.vipercomics.com/)
Writer: Josh Howard
Art: Josh Howard
Cover: Josh Howard & Jim Resnowski
$3.25, Color
Safety Content Label: A - Appropriate for age 9 and up.
Publishers Blurb:
Journey back to a time when magic still thrived, dragons and fallen gods roamed the earth, and man was just a myth. The Garden of Eden was a place of perfect peace and tranquility. That is, until its keeper, Adam, went missing. Now, his newly created wife, Eve, must venture outside the safety of the Garden for the first time to go in search of her husband, all the while battling monsters, beast men, wizards, demons, and even the gods themselves. It's the fun and adventure of Samurai Jack mixed with the epic scope of Lord of the Rings.
Reviewer Comments:
It's the closest thing comic books has to the bible, or at least Howard's "What if" version of it. Based off of Christianity's Bible, The Lost Books of Eve, takes place in a world where the Garden of Eden had more plot twists than just a snake and the banishing bite of an apple. Adam's gone missing and foul play is involved! With the creator wanting Eve to solve this mystery without divine intervention, she sets out on a mission beyond the safety of the walls of Eden with the Cherubim, Asherah at her side.
The artwork is tastefully done and Howard keeps with the biblical innocence of a nude Eve without turning this into a MAX: EXPLICIT CONTENT safety label. The first issue sets the background, events and happenings in this four issue mini so not a whole lot is going on. You're mostly just being filled in on what happened and Eve is given her mission, but the potential of the events this issue is leading up to make this a page turner and leaves you wondering what's yet to come in the next installment. An interesting take on one mans ideas about what life could've been like and the adventures Adam and Eve could've had that didn't make the theatrical cut of the Bible.