Leroy Green
Wednesday, April 23, 2008, 06:53 PM
<img src="http://www.projectfanboy.com/images/reviews/american_terror_vol1.jpg" align="left" hspace="10" ><b>Title</b>: American Terror: Confessions of a Human Smart Bomb vol. 1
<b>Publisher:</b> <a href="http://www.alternacomics.com/" target="_blank">Alterna Comics</a><br />
<b>Authors:</b> Jeff McComsey, James Cooper
<b>Art:</b> Jeff McComsey
80 pages, black and white
$9.95
<b>Safety Content Label:</b>Mature Readers
<b>Publishers Blurb:</b>
November 11th, 2041
Nobody celebrates Veteran's Day anymore. Victor Sheppard is an old man in a new world. He remembers a time prior to the War of the Third World, when cops still carried guns and there was a ghetto in every city. All that's history now. Now the third world no longer exists. A new age of peace and equality has begun, but it didn't come cheap. Millions of people died and the world is a better place, but nobody remembers why. Haunted by his dead comrades, Victor decides to do the one thinghe thought he'd never do: Spill his guts.
<b>Reviewer Comments:</b>
American Terror: Confessions of a Human Smart Bomb Volume 1, is a bold attempt at tackling a taboo subject in today's society and asks the question of where the line is crossed between terrorist and revolutionary. Volume 1 covers the first 4 chapters of the story, and as the title suggests the plot revolves around the past of a well known terrorist who played a major role in bringing forth a new age of 'peace' in the world. The story is where this title shines as it successfully immerses you in the characters back story and by the end you will undoubtedly leave wanting more, and anticipating the follow up chapters.
However, as good as the story is, this title is not without its shortcomings. The artwork is a mixed bag between stunningly detailed panels that you can tell the artist spent quite a long time rendering, and panels that just seem so quickly thrown together that it pulls you out of the story world completely. Whether as an artistic choice or pure laziness, it's a real shame that some panels and scenes seemingly received less attention than others as it messes with an otherwise quality title that has massive potential to draw audiences in with it's story and characters alone.
If you're a reader who can forgive a few artistic flaws and are into fictional twists on contemporary subject matter this title is definitely worth at least checking out, however for the ten dollar price tag I can't recommend this for the average reader.
<b>Publisher:</b> <a href="http://www.alternacomics.com/" target="_blank">Alterna Comics</a><br />
<b>Authors:</b> Jeff McComsey, James Cooper
<b>Art:</b> Jeff McComsey
80 pages, black and white
$9.95
<b>Safety Content Label:</b>Mature Readers
<b>Publishers Blurb:</b>
November 11th, 2041
Nobody celebrates Veteran's Day anymore. Victor Sheppard is an old man in a new world. He remembers a time prior to the War of the Third World, when cops still carried guns and there was a ghetto in every city. All that's history now. Now the third world no longer exists. A new age of peace and equality has begun, but it didn't come cheap. Millions of people died and the world is a better place, but nobody remembers why. Haunted by his dead comrades, Victor decides to do the one thinghe thought he'd never do: Spill his guts.
<b>Reviewer Comments:</b>
American Terror: Confessions of a Human Smart Bomb Volume 1, is a bold attempt at tackling a taboo subject in today's society and asks the question of where the line is crossed between terrorist and revolutionary. Volume 1 covers the first 4 chapters of the story, and as the title suggests the plot revolves around the past of a well known terrorist who played a major role in bringing forth a new age of 'peace' in the world. The story is where this title shines as it successfully immerses you in the characters back story and by the end you will undoubtedly leave wanting more, and anticipating the follow up chapters.
However, as good as the story is, this title is not without its shortcomings. The artwork is a mixed bag between stunningly detailed panels that you can tell the artist spent quite a long time rendering, and panels that just seem so quickly thrown together that it pulls you out of the story world completely. Whether as an artistic choice or pure laziness, it's a real shame that some panels and scenes seemingly received less attention than others as it messes with an otherwise quality title that has massive potential to draw audiences in with it's story and characters alone.
If you're a reader who can forgive a few artistic flaws and are into fictional twists on contemporary subject matter this title is definitely worth at least checking out, however for the ten dollar price tag I can't recommend this for the average reader.