A Little Hokey
Review for Namor: The First Mutant 4-A

Comic Book by Marvel, Jan 01 2011
     
 
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A Little Hokey

This was a not too bad ending to an okay story arc.

Namor does his part to try and suppress the vampire threat by dealing with the underwater bloodsuckers, known as Aqueos. In doing so, he uncovers a deeper threat in the form of his deceased grandfather, who has been turned into an underwater vampire. I know, sounds cheesy, and in a way, I guess it is. Somehow though, it works. I guess the whole idea of Namor himself is a little cheesy, so what else can you expect?

Using a blend of magic and science Namor and friends take the battle to the Aqueos, where they meet a great deal of resistance and suffer some inconsequential losses.

Stuart Moore's script is pretty solid throughout this book. Despite the obvious opportunity for things to turn cliché, Moore manages to hold the whole royal family spat and vampire-fest together!

For better or worse, Andres Guinaldo's art is very similar to Olivetti's. Now, this could be a product of colourist Rachelle Rosenberg, but either way the comparison is inevitable. And I know some people have a real problem with Olievetti's pastel saturated images.

The cover by Jae Lee is good, but I liked it when it was a cover for the Dark Tower series as well. Lee might want to expand his source materials less he becomes known as an artist who is a one trick pony.

I have always been interested in Namor as a character, so I intend to stick with this book for a bit. There is potential here, and some of that potential comes through in this book.




     

Capekiller
December 04, 2010

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