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Fables are Forever (Part One)
- Title: Cinderella: Fables are Forever #1 (of 6)
- Comic Vine: link
- Writer: Chris Roberson
- Artist: Shawn McManus
I’ve never really gotten into Bill Winnington‘s Fables series which sets various characters from fairy tales and folklore into the Vertigo Universe. This new six-issue mini-series from writer Chris Roberson centers around what might be the most accessable character for those unfamiliar to start with – Cinderella.
In the Fables universe Cinderella is Prince Charming’s third wife and the world’s best secret-agent. A girzzly murder and the calling card of an assassin from Cinderella’s past sends her on a mission to Russia in search of a woman she believed was long dead.
I’ve got to mention the cover by Chrissie Zullo which immediately caught my eye and proved to be the deciding factor in picking up this issue. And I’m glad I did. This super-spy version of Cinderella is an intriguing take on the classic character, and one I wouldn’t mind spending a few issues getting to know better.
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Batgirl #18
- Title: Batgirl #18
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- Writer: Bryan Q. Miller
- Artist: Dustin Nguyen
Here’s something you may have not known: Stephanie Brown tastes like Christmas. Not surprising mind you, just food for thought. This Valentine’s issue pairing of Batgirl and Klarion the Witch Boy out to stop his familiar from a murder spree while it searches for true love isn’t exactly you average Batgirl tale. It’s not every day our heroine finds herself shrunk and trapped in a magic snow globe.
What works here is how Stephanie Brown is immediately put on the defensive by dealing with a magic user – not something that comes up regularly in her patrols on the streets of Gotham. Still, Stephanie adapts and agrees to help the Witch Boy after Klarion returns her to normal size (dashing her dream of fighting lice alongside the Atom in what would surely be an epic team-up).
Of course this includes dimension jumping, trying to prevent herself from being burned at the stake, fighting off a Witch Boy’s cat (which turns out to be a man-sized vicious were-cat), and even kissing Witch Boy in front of her friends. Weird, but also worth a look.
[DC $2.99]
Coming Soon
- Title: X-Men: First Class
- IMDB: link
The first trailer for X-Men: First Class has been making its way around the ‘net and I finally decided to post it here. What little we see here doesn’t make me feel much better about the project, but I do like the design of the classic X-Men costumes. The film stars Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Dr. Moira MacTaggert (Rose Byrne), Emma Frost (January Jones), Azazel (Jason Flemyng), the Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Havok (Lucas Till), Angel Salvadore (Zoë Kravitz), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), and Professor X (James McAvoy) and hits theaters this June.
The Deadly Art of Science
- Title: Atomic Robo Vol. 5 #3 (of 5)
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- Writer: Brian Clevinger
- Artist: Scott Wegener
“The Deadly Art of Science” continues as Atomic Robo learns from vigilante Jack Tarot (somewhat successfully), fights a giant robot (less successfully), and learns a few things from Jack’s daughter Helen (smoochie-smoochie!).
Although Tarot has little respect for out hero’s ability in the field (he’d rather work with a gorilla), Tarot is impressed with his scientific knowledge and astounded when Robo helps make a break in the case. What else can the vigilante do but reluctantly agree to train the troublesome robot?
A very enjoyable issue all around punctuated with Tarot’s increasingly short-temper towards all of Atomic Robo’s “help.” And aside from giving or hero his first kiss, Helen also teaches him a lesson about family which gives us a nice closing sequence between Robo and his creator Nikola Tesla that brings the pair’s confrontation earlier in the issue full circle. Worth a look.
[Red 5, $3.50]
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