Steven Sykora 4000
Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 02:09 AM
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Title: The Rabid (Graphic Novel)
Publisher Name: Viper Comics ( http://www.vipercomics.com )
Writer: Jason M. Burns
Art: Guy Lemay
$9.95, 112 pages, Color
Safety Content Label: T+ TEENS AND UP - Appropriate for most readers 13 and up, parents are advised that they might want to read before or with younger children.
Publishers Blurb:
State authorities and a representative of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention have just confirmed that an outbreak of a yet unnamed virus has spread throughout the White Mountain region of New Hampshire. Although no details of the virus itself were provided to the media, there were sporadic reports of various canine-related attacks on the human population prior to containment of the infected areas. And while this account has yet to be substantiated, one anonymous witness claiming to be calling from within the hot zone has stated that individuals who have come in contact with the virus have turned to cannibalism in the wake of what he described as "an epidemic of apocalyptic proportions."
We will continue to bring you updated information on this story and details of the virus as they come into the news center.
Reviewer Comments:
I hate to have to do this, because with the titles Burns puts out I'd have to say he is probably the best Indy writer I've read, but after getting the sneak peek at The Rabid, I was less than ecstatic. The artwork in it looks like something you'd see on the Cartoon Network and the storyline was another Dawn of the Dead style zombie tale.
The ending was a bit of a surprise, but even that wasn't enough to bring the story up to par. It just seemed like it was quickly put together and Burns didn't take the time to put the usual thought and care into the story that he normally does with his work.
I think he may have tried to do this at first with the affair of character Chief Chase's wife, but not much really came of it, so it seemed like a pointless inclusion to the story that was only put there to fill pages. Sorry Jason but while I was a fan of Dawn of the Dead, I've got to pass on this one... can't win 'em all.
Title: The Rabid (Graphic Novel)
Publisher Name: Viper Comics ( http://www.vipercomics.com )
Writer: Jason M. Burns
Art: Guy Lemay
$9.95, 112 pages, Color
Safety Content Label: T+ TEENS AND UP - Appropriate for most readers 13 and up, parents are advised that they might want to read before or with younger children.
Publishers Blurb:
State authorities and a representative of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention have just confirmed that an outbreak of a yet unnamed virus has spread throughout the White Mountain region of New Hampshire. Although no details of the virus itself were provided to the media, there were sporadic reports of various canine-related attacks on the human population prior to containment of the infected areas. And while this account has yet to be substantiated, one anonymous witness claiming to be calling from within the hot zone has stated that individuals who have come in contact with the virus have turned to cannibalism in the wake of what he described as "an epidemic of apocalyptic proportions."
We will continue to bring you updated information on this story and details of the virus as they come into the news center.
Reviewer Comments:
I hate to have to do this, because with the titles Burns puts out I'd have to say he is probably the best Indy writer I've read, but after getting the sneak peek at The Rabid, I was less than ecstatic. The artwork in it looks like something you'd see on the Cartoon Network and the storyline was another Dawn of the Dead style zombie tale.
The ending was a bit of a surprise, but even that wasn't enough to bring the story up to par. It just seemed like it was quickly put together and Burns didn't take the time to put the usual thought and care into the story that he normally does with his work.
I think he may have tried to do this at first with the affair of character Chief Chase's wife, but not much really came of it, so it seemed like a pointless inclusion to the story that was only put there to fill pages. Sorry Jason but while I was a fan of Dawn of the Dead, I've got to pass on this one... can't win 'em all.