Steven Sykora 4000
Saturday, May 03, 2008, 05:16 PM
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Title Foundation #1 (of 5)
Publisher Name: Boom! Studios ( www.boom-studios.net )
Writer: John Rozum
Art: Chee
Colorist: Pablo Quiligotti
$3.99, 26 pages, Color
Safety Content Label: A - Appropriate for age 9 and up.
Publishers Blurb:
Nostradamus predicted the rise of Napoleon, the rise of Hitler, the Apollo landing and 9/11. Now, in the present, his Foundation works to save mankind from the greatest threats he predicted still to come.
Reviewer Comments:
This is the first of my reviews for Boom! Studios, and I like the storyline Rozum has written for Foundation. The book is told mostly from the narrative of an agent of the Foundation named Valentine who questions the morality of the Foundation as well as his own actions as their agent.
Valentine is burdened with the "needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" logic as he saves one life but sacrifices several others "for the greater good". Sacrifices may not be the right word I'm looking for, but he does know that innocents will die if he does not intervene. For the sake of the greater good though, he must accomplish his mission without error and his orders are not open for interpretation, leaving the stain of the blood of innocents on his hands.
The art in the book was decent, not the greatest I've seen but far from the worst. It seemed to paint the picture of the storyline well and that's what really counts. All in all I liked the book and would recommend at least giving it a try.
Title Foundation #1 (of 5)
Publisher Name: Boom! Studios ( www.boom-studios.net )
Writer: John Rozum
Art: Chee
Colorist: Pablo Quiligotti
$3.99, 26 pages, Color
Safety Content Label: A - Appropriate for age 9 and up.
Publishers Blurb:
Nostradamus predicted the rise of Napoleon, the rise of Hitler, the Apollo landing and 9/11. Now, in the present, his Foundation works to save mankind from the greatest threats he predicted still to come.
Reviewer Comments:
This is the first of my reviews for Boom! Studios, and I like the storyline Rozum has written for Foundation. The book is told mostly from the narrative of an agent of the Foundation named Valentine who questions the morality of the Foundation as well as his own actions as their agent.
Valentine is burdened with the "needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" logic as he saves one life but sacrifices several others "for the greater good". Sacrifices may not be the right word I'm looking for, but he does know that innocents will die if he does not intervene. For the sake of the greater good though, he must accomplish his mission without error and his orders are not open for interpretation, leaving the stain of the blood of innocents on his hands.
The art in the book was decent, not the greatest I've seen but far from the worst. It seemed to paint the picture of the storyline well and that's what really counts. All in all I liked the book and would recommend at least giving it a try.