AshtonGage
Friday, May 16, 2008, 03:04 AM
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Title: Lazerman 1
Publisher Name: HB Comics ( http://www.hbcomics.com )
Writer: Alan Hebert Jr.
Art: Penciling, Coloring, and Lettering by Chris Hebert, Inking done by Brian Boland and Chris Hebert
3.95, 24 pages, Color
Safety Content Label: A - Appropriate for age 9 and up.
Publishers Blurb:
"Down-on-his-luck college student Alex Sanders gets to live out every comic book geek's fantasy when a bizarre accident grants him super powers... but being a super might not be as easy as it looks in his comic books. When a real super powered villain appears and throws the city into peril, Alex must learn that there is more to being a hero than just having powers..."
Reviewer Comments:
Lazerman is a story about a freshman in college who gets zapped by an experimental lazer and is granted super powers. Now I’m sorry if this review is a bit shorter then most of you are used to, but I figured this is one I can keep short. The story starts off in a very cliché Peter Parker style way. There’s some normal backdrop that most people face in school, as well as the character being your very average person. Now from what I understand the Arthur is attempting at a Super Hero spoof, giving it some layer of classic genre. Though that may be the case, I still find the story kind of lacking.
The comic itself looks like it may have some different angles as the four part mini-series progresses. Sadly though the art isn‘t that great (looks pretty amateur at best) which is apparently a big turn off when I see something in paper back form. I do like the fact that the characters seem to be a bit more drawn out then you see in some really well drawn comics, but still. I also have to point out that I know this is suppose to be a classy spoof of super hero comics, I’m just not finding an abundance of humor. I mean I see the attempt, their trying, just not as grabbed by it as I wanted to be. So in the long run, not really looking forward to seeing further issues of Lazerman once this mini series is over. Who knows though, as I’ve seen in the past, issue number one isn’t always the best, and maybe by the end I’ll be hoping for more Lazerman. At the moment though I seriously doubt it.
Title: Lazerman 1
Publisher Name: HB Comics ( http://www.hbcomics.com )
Writer: Alan Hebert Jr.
Art: Penciling, Coloring, and Lettering by Chris Hebert, Inking done by Brian Boland and Chris Hebert
3.95, 24 pages, Color
Safety Content Label: A - Appropriate for age 9 and up.
Publishers Blurb:
"Down-on-his-luck college student Alex Sanders gets to live out every comic book geek's fantasy when a bizarre accident grants him super powers... but being a super might not be as easy as it looks in his comic books. When a real super powered villain appears and throws the city into peril, Alex must learn that there is more to being a hero than just having powers..."
Reviewer Comments:
Lazerman is a story about a freshman in college who gets zapped by an experimental lazer and is granted super powers. Now I’m sorry if this review is a bit shorter then most of you are used to, but I figured this is one I can keep short. The story starts off in a very cliché Peter Parker style way. There’s some normal backdrop that most people face in school, as well as the character being your very average person. Now from what I understand the Arthur is attempting at a Super Hero spoof, giving it some layer of classic genre. Though that may be the case, I still find the story kind of lacking.
The comic itself looks like it may have some different angles as the four part mini-series progresses. Sadly though the art isn‘t that great (looks pretty amateur at best) which is apparently a big turn off when I see something in paper back form. I do like the fact that the characters seem to be a bit more drawn out then you see in some really well drawn comics, but still. I also have to point out that I know this is suppose to be a classy spoof of super hero comics, I’m just not finding an abundance of humor. I mean I see the attempt, their trying, just not as grabbed by it as I wanted to be. So in the long run, not really looking forward to seeing further issues of Lazerman once this mini series is over. Who knows though, as I’ve seen in the past, issue number one isn’t always the best, and maybe by the end I’ll be hoping for more Lazerman. At the moment though I seriously doubt it.