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------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/bGIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----------------------------------------------------------------- [10] Rich's Reviews Richard Vasseur richardv@sympatico.ca http://www.jazmaonline.com [Rich has been collecting comic books for about 25 years. He belongs to two comic book clubs Jazma and ORCA. He has been writing reviews for Jazma's paper newsletter for about 2 years and has his own review page at www.jazmaonline.com] SPOILER WARNING: Some plot details may be revealed in these reviews! Title: How To Self-Publish Comics...Not Just Create Them # 1 Publisher: Devil's Due Writer: Josh Blaylock Artist: Josh Blaylock Price: $ 4.95 US Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Comments: Josh gives you a factual account of what you need to know about getting started on your own comic. He goes into a lot of detail. He doesn't tell you what to make your comic about rather he tells you how to get it made. Josh gives straight forward easy to follow advice. If you are just starting out and really want to get your comic published you might find it useful. He gives you an honest opinion of what to expect and lets you know it won't be easy. You will have to work and work hard to get published. Josh doesn't sugar coat it he tells it like it is. It is refreshing to have someone being completely honest with what you can expect. So if you want to self publish give this a try it might help. Title: G.I.Joe: Special Missions # 1 Publisher: Devil's Due Writers: B. Clay Moore, Tim Seeley Artists: Jeremy Haun, John Rauch Price: $ 4.95 US Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Comments: This issue has three stories the first "Manhattan" has a group of five reserve agents that are called to duty. Beach Head is the team leader and the writing certainly brings out his leadership qualities. The reserve Joes are drawn well except the faces are a little vague. They do show team work. The second story "Brother's Keeper" this story flows along so smoothly. You don't really know exactly whats going on till half way through it and right at the end a little surprise. This story also features to litle know characters in Barrel Roll a G.I.Joe and a Cobra member Blackout. The last story "P.E.T.S. Primal Emergency Tactical Squad" features animals and they take on B.E.A.S.T.S. Brute Enforcement And Slithery Terrorists. Its G.I.Joe pets vs Cobra pets in this silly parrats dream. Story by Sam Wells, Sean Dove and art by Sean Dove, Russ Lowery, Spephen Casselli & Danielle Rudoni. Shipwreck's parrat does have some strange dreams. Title: The Nightmarist Publisher: Active Images Writer: Duncan Rouleau Artist: Duncan Rouleau Price: $ 14.99 US Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Comments: Well we start out with a psychiatry session about people having dreams. The characters are something else. They are weird and strange. Beth is the main character she is a likeable person, she is just troubled by bad dreams. The imagery is very surreal. You will never be sure when reality turns to dream. Than Beth meets the Nightmarist from the Ministry of Dreams. After meeting the Nightmarist Beth can see creatures among humankind preying on their minds. They are drawn as strange and frightening creatures. Is dreaming hell? For Beth it may be. But is the dreaming becoming reality. Or is she just insane? There are forces at work who want to eliminate Beth or control her. But why? Why is she so important? This story will keep you guessing is it dream or reality or both or somewhere inbetween. Arbus a Century Dreamer who helps people in their dreams is this Beth or a dream? Will we ever know for sure? Read it and see if you can tell. It is a surreal look between the waking and dreaming world that will have you questioning your own dreams. This is a definite must read! Title: ANT # 5 Publisher: Image Writer: Mario Gully Artist: Mario Gully Price: $ 2.99 US, $ 3.50 Can Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Comments: Hanna is drawn as one fine looking woman. Hanna's sexuality really comes through in the drawings. The writing brings out just how strong Hanna is. Her internal strength with all the stuff in her life is amazing. Now add to that ants can talk to her. You'll never guess what this one ant tells her to do. Strip naked and spray her nude body with red paint. She looks ready for anything but is she? Hanna is a down to earth girl. She has problems like ordinary people. She also has an inner strength. This issue doesn't have much action except in a flashback where she kills fifty thousand people. All bad guys that really deserve it, like terrorists. ANT is an exciting sexy super hero with plenty of twists and turns. Title: Blue Beetle # 1 Publisher: DC Writer: Keith Giffens & John Rogers Artist: Cully Hamner Price: $ 2.99 US, $ 4.00 Can Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Comments: The new Blue Beetle is a kid and the armor looks strange it is magical based. It is even powerful enough to take on a Green Lantern. The armor seems as if it is alive. For some reason the other super heroes hate him. The magical armor somehow creates this in others. Jamie is a nice ordinary teen boy. He seems to be very likeable. His main problem is he has a stone bug that crawled inside him. The new costume does look pretty cool. The black and blue go good together. The pointed legs on his costume add a little menacing look to it. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- COMICS OBSCURA Mike Curtis shandafa@cyberback.com [COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30 years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ] THIS SHOW IS HORRIBLE, I TELL YOU One episode of the series ROUTE 66 is of particular interest to horror film fans. It guest starred PETER LORRE, LON CHANEY JR and BORIS KARLOFF. Chaney was made up as THE MUMMY, QUASIMODO and THE WOLFMAN, while Karloff donned the makeup of the FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER for the last time on film. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [11] Multiverse Observer and Explorer Reviews Paul Dale Roberts Silhouet98@cs.com http://www.jazmaonline.com [Paul promotes amateur and professional comic book artwork, scripts, storylines, and unpublished comic books with a newsletter called the Peoples' Comic Book Newsletter. Its website is at Jazma Comic Book Newsletter Productions at http://www.jazmaonline.com/ He is also a prominent letter hack, as anyone who reads comic letter pages would know. He is in production of his own self-published comic book called The Legendary Dark Silhouette and has copyrighted over 600 characters for his Jazma Universe.] SPOILER WARNING: THE FOLLOWING COLUMN MAY REVEAL SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE PLOTS OF SOME COMIC BOOKS, OR THE ENTIRE STORY. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Title: Origins of the Cadre #2 Publisher: Nifty Comics Story: Mat Nastos and Andrew Pellerito Art: Paul J. Holden Price: $3.50 Comments: You want some suspense in your life? Well, check out Origins of the Cadre #2! Take the town of San Pedro and 30,000 inhabitants are marked for death! I'm not going to give away the story, because I want to tantalize you with the concept of where this story might be headed. You want some cool characters? This comic book has some very cool characters, with superb powers and outstanding costumes, with names like Chaac, Stratus, Wraith, Paragon, Jack Wolfe! Chaac seems to be the most powerful, he has the power of storms. Chaac is also a legend and comes from a long line of heroes. You will learn about the destiny of the Avatars. Who are the Avatars?...hmmm...again, check out this comic book and find out! Wraith makes a dire comment...'there are dark days ahead', so you know things are going to get grim. You will see the training of some new heroes...Skyfire and Thunderbolt. On a Yucatan journey, the two brothers Skyfire and Thunderbolt will learn of their newfound powers that they will soon possess. They will learn of their duty to combat evil. The next issue, will feature the most unusual character of the Nifty Comics Universe...the one and only White Dwarf! Mat Nastos is a superb plotter and wordsmith. He chronicles the hopes and fears of his Cadre heroes in broad strokes and fine detail. Origins of the Cadre is viscerally exciting, an extended tense tour de force, an expertly crafted ornate suspense thriller! Did I mention that the artwork is exceptionally well done? I didn't? Well, believe me it is! Name: Astonishing X-Men #13 Publisher: Marvel Comics Creative Force: Joss Whedon and John Cassaday Price: $2.99 Overviewed by: Paul Dale Roberts, MOE Comments: I was completely surprised on how well Emma Frost in Astonishing X-Men #13 took the news that she might be facing a secondary mutation. Then later being told that as a psychic, she is in the Bush League. Nevertheless, there was excitement in this comic book, as Wolverine takes his young recruits into the Danger Room. I know if I were a young recruit, I would never want to be in the Danger Room with Logan. The young recruits have very poor morale and the little girl showed it, when she said that she would never become an X-Man. Like the movie Sixth Sense...Kitty Pryde sees dead people. I enjoyed the small talk about the original Hell-Fire Club. The Hell-Fire Club has been in the Marvel Universe for a long time and I wonder if the concept came from the Hell-Fire Club that Benjamin Franklin was known to frequent? Also, I got a kick out of going from 'international' to intergalactic, when it comes to criminals that SHIELD is holding. Good story and I will look forward to seeing the outcome! Name: Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Publisher: Marvel Comics Creative Force: David, Cruz and Olazaba Price: $2.99 Comments: After reading Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, I would love to see one story, yes, one story in which J. Jonah Jameson befriends Spider-Man! Jolly J. Jonah Jameson is angry at Spider-Man again. Jonah blames Spidey for placing the poison spear into his opponent's leg, while Robbie is logical and says that Spider-Man looked as surprised as anyone when this occurred, of course Jonah had a good comeback that Spidey wears a mask, so how could Robbie tell what his expression was.... good point Jonah. I don't like the new costume that Spider-Man wears, please change it back. There was some good humor between Spider- Man and Iron-Man's dialogue and I liked what Iron-Man said..."maybe science and magic aren't mutually exclusive". This seems reasonable to me. I like the mean persona of El Dorado. Jonah is not scared of standing up to anyone, as he faces down El Dorado and says that the pen is mightier than the sword. Jonah had a startled look on his face, when El Dorado brings out two swords after that comment. How did Spider-Man use his flexible webbing as a temporary hard sword?? How did that work? Another highlight was seeing Spider-Man go one-on-one with El Dorado and Jonah still can't believe that Spider-Man is a good guy, he believes now that he is faking that whole fight and he is in cahoots with El Dorado.... ya, right Jonah! Name: Savage Dragon #124 Publisher: Image Comics Story & Art: Erik Larsen Price: $2.99 Email: Erik@savagedragon.com Comments: Voting machines manipulated are mentioned in Savage Dragon #124. How funny, because I was just testing the voting machines in Orange County and Pleasanton. No lie, that's a part of my real job. But, I am not going to get into those issues. (Remember Florida) is all I am going to say. I have seen Savage Dragon at his worse, but he was an absolute mess in this issue, missing limbs and whatnot. I hate seeing Savage Dragon this way, thank goodness he has a miraculous healing factor and limb rejuvenating ability. Dread Knight really laid down the rhetoric and how can he not like Bush? Okay, sure Bush says a lot of off- the-wall things, he screwed up on the WMDs in Iraq, but he did get the job done in Afghanistan after 9/11. Hmmm.maybe I better keep my thoughts to myself on my idealogy on what a President should be like. Super Patriot shows that he is definitely good back-up for Savage Dragon, as he takes aim on Dread Knight and neutralizes his armor, where he can't summon up his Army. The second story was a thrill, going into Sebastian Khan's dungeons and seeing the tough kid...Joey Finkleberry! What? Savage Dragon sees Doom Patrol in the dungeon, and then did I see Wonder Woman? This is worse than Saw II and Quentin Tarantino's Hostel...I mean worse! My hat is off to Erik for two good Savage Dragon tales! Who needs The Chronicles of Narnia, when I have the Chronicles of The Savage Dragon? I wonder who else was in Sebastian Khan's Dungeon...maybe Aeon Flux, how about Ultraviolet or Death Dealer Selene of Underworld: Evolution? I could have sworn I saw Jet-X and Lilau chained up in there, but of course that could have been my overactive imagination. Name: Hiroaki Samura Blade of the Immortal #112 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Story & Art: Hiroaki Samura Price: $2.99 Email: blade@darkhorse.com Comments: This reminded me of a manga Frankenstein story. The cutting off of limbs, reattaching them and wondering if immortality or mortality will take effect on the patients in question. Hiroaki Samura Blade of the Immortal #112 was very intriguing and kept me sitting on the edge of my seat. Shogunate Doctor Mozen-Dono is a warped intellect of anatomy science. That prison is a tease for prisoners, since there is no guard at the gates, but there is 50 Poshin ready to take a prisoner's life, if he tries to escape. The temptation is there, but then again, it isn't. I saw the movie "Wolf Creek" based on a true story, in which some young kids in the outback of Australia are taken prisoner by a serial killer and of course he does some limb hacking and with this story, it kind of brought back memories of that movie, especially when it was mentioned the losing of limbs without anesthetic. Then human livers for profit, what madness is this? Yes, this is a dramatic thriller that left some goosebumps on my arms! MOE Sidenote: Wow! It's been a long time since I have been to A1 Comics, because I have been so busy with other projects, but it was nice going back into A1 Comics and checking out some of the comics they have on their racks. But, before I do that, let me walk into their A1 Comics Stargate and check out the new realities. Here are just some of them: Horrorwood Chapter One by B. Terrell; Midnight Kiss #4 by www.markosia.com; Red Sonja - She Devil with a Sword #9 by Dynamite; 7 Days to Fame #3 of 3 by Buddy Scalera; Shonen Jump June 06 Vol 4 #6; SLAMM! - The Hardboiled Fiction of C.J. Henderson by Moonstone; Zombie Sama! #1 by Narwain Publishing; Snake Pit Quarterly #13 by Young American Comics; Werewolves: Call of the Wild #1 by Moonstone; Perhapanauts #4 of 4; Paula Peril #1 by Atlantis Studios; The Portent #2 by Image; The Shaolin Cowboy #5 by Burlyman (everyone check out this comic book, the artwork is absolutely amazing!); Strangetown #1 by Oni Press; Super Bad James Dynomite - The Take Down #2 by 5-D Comics; Tempest #01 by Alias; Adrian Todd's Twin Blades #01 by Alias; Thunder Monkey #1 by Dream Bug Productions; Superior Showcase #1 by Adhouse Books; Catching Lucifer's Lunch by Summ Publishing; All New - The Darkest Horror of Morella; Criminal Macabre #2 by Dark Horse Comics; Beyond Avalon #3 by Image; Jeremiah Harm #1 by Boom!; Masters of Horror #3 by IDW; Exile #3 by DDP; Freefall by Narwain Publishing; Doc Frankenstein #4 by Burlyman; Book of Shadows #1 by Image; Lions, Tigers and Bears Vol 2 #1 of 4 by Image; The Lexian Chronicles #5 by www.markosia.com; The Intimidators #2 by Image. Tonight I purchased three comic books, they were: Hiroaki Samura Blade of the Immortal #112 by Dark Horse Comics; Savage Dragon #124 by Image Comics; Roy Thomas' Anthem #1 March 2006 by Heroic Publishing. So, I will now enjoy my comics and leave you in peace, until next time...Multiverse Observer and Explorer signing off. Name: Shon C. Bury's Nox #1 Publisher: Narwain Publishing Writer: Shon C. Bury Allan Goldman/pencils Ed Waysek/colors Charles Pritchett/letters Price: $3.99 Comments: With Shon C. Bury's Nox #1, you have drama, you have humor, you have adventure, you have sci fi, you have horror and anything else you can think of, you almost have romance between one of the characters named Bobby who tries to impress a sexy Barista with his intelligent rhetoric about alternate realities. He goes on to describe how alternate realities form endlessly every single second at the atomic level. The heroes of this story, Bobby and Joey have a love/hate relationship, they tease each other, they argue over this and that and at times it is very comical. Bobby and Joey argue over the methodology of picking up women and Bobby's way is the wrong way according to Joey. Joey is quite the character, he keeps a journal and you had better not call it a 'diary', he is very possessive of this journal and there is talk of dreams, a dream of a white goddess. This white goddess has a name, her name is Celestia. The story has plenty of mystique, as our heroes dabble in Celtic sacred items from an amulet to a staff. Throw in a hypothesis or two, such as the molecule of life may have originated on another planet. There is a very strange scene in which Joey falls into a surreal state of mind and the Mandela turns into various shapes of demons that seem to want to attack Joey, then there is the picturesque beauty of Celestia and a weird liana-like tree that leads to the heavens. As the story moves to an erratic beat, leaving the reader wondering what will happen next, then you have Krill Shadow Wraiths that make their appearance, two demonic walking shadows that will give you goosebumps! Now steps in The Nun. The Nun is a powerful entity that takes on the Krill Wraiths with a ferociousness that holds no bounds. Yes, you get plenty of action! Bobby takes on the Krill Wraiths with his staff and when Bobby is fighting these demons, he throws in some humor during the battle, which makes the fight scenes even more enjoyable to watch! Bobby and Joe learn from the mysterious Nun that the Wraiths are demonic specters that come from universal unconsciousness. Joey and Bobby take up the call to adventure and where they go from there is anyone's guess, but wherever they go, you know that thrills and chills are just around the corner! The artwork is topnotch and Ed is coloring straight from pencils, similar to Cary Nord's Conan. You can't get any better than that! A python long entanglement of mystery, intrigue and excitement! Shon C. Bury outdoes himself this time! Nox #1 is a nosebleed of adventure! Name: Soul to Seoul Publisher: Tokyopop Creator: Kim Jea Eun Price: $9.99 Comments: Kai and Spike are best friends and they have something in common. Both are 1/2 Korean. Koreans of pure blood shun them. Kai and Spike feel uncomfortable in society and in their own homes. Then they meet Sunil, a Korean foreign-exchange student that leads them on a journey that is part self-discovery and all heart and soul. This story will take you to the Far East to New York City. There are some exceptional scenes shown in this graphic novel. If you like hip-hop flair, you will find it here. You even get urban blight and will learn about the power and passion of friendship. In one part of the story, Kai fancies himself as a gangster and even has a license plate that says "Mademen". The artwork is black and white and shows good clarity. Deep rooted friendships are cast in 'bonding' and if you watch "Friends" and "Seinfeld" or even reruns of The Courtship of Eddie's Father, you are attracted to these shows because of the strong bonding amongst friends and family. This would definitely be the story for you. Name: Tenjho Tenge 3 Publisher: CMX Creator: Oh! Great Price: $9.99 Comments: Yikes! The school is dominated by ruthless martial arts teams. Watch out Bruce Lee, there is more action in this school, than in your movie "Enter the Dragon"! A rogue club must fight the odds just to survive! There is a huge battle at the bowling alley and everyone is injured! The battle continues on from the first floor to the roof of the bowling alley. You would think the fighting will never stop. You have the Juken Club vs. Executive Committee's deadliest members. No holds bar! One character named Bob, becomes a turncoat for his losing team and sides with the winning team, for his own survival. Two characters Natsume Aya and Nagi Soichiro release their inner demons and all hell breaks loose! The drawings are crisp and sharp. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- COMICS OBSCURA Mike Curtis shandafa@cyberback.com [COMICS OBSCURA are facts Mike Curtis has dug out during his 30 years of collecting Superman and writing about comics. His website for his comic imprint is www.shandafantasyarts.net ] THE BIZARRO GILLIGAN? The same season GILLIGAN'S ISLAND debuted, another short lived series made it slight mark on TV screens. 1964's THE BAILEYS OF BALBOA was about a small boat owner being forced out of his property by a local rich yacht club. Star Paul Ford (of SGT BILKO) played the boat owner Bailey, while his first mate dressed almost identical to Gilligan and was played by veteran actor STERLING HOLLOWAY. _________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------- [12] My View David LeBlanc ComicBkNet@aol.com http://members.aol.com/comicbknet David LeBlanc is the Editor of the Comic Book Network Electronic Magazine; which won the prestigious Eagle Award for Favorite Comic Book Ezine in 2001. He is a long-time fan of comics and the electronic media; having been the moderator of BBS comics forums on WME, FIDONET and the Comic Book Network. He and his wife live in a suburb of Worcester, MA and David works part-time at That's Entertainment, the Eisner-winning Comics and Collectibles store. David's favorite motivational phrase is: BEHOLD THE TURTLE, HE ONLY MAKES PROGRESS WHEN HE STICKS HIS NECK OUT! REDCHAPEL #1 44 pages, black & white, color cover, bimonthly, $4.50 Redchapel Comics www.Redchapelcomics.com caleb@calebmonroe.com "First Day Back" Story - Caleb Monroe Art - Noel Tuazon Letters - Patrick Foster "Scamps Present" Story - Caleb Monroe Art - Noel Tuazon Layout - Jason Arthur "The Curse" Story - Jason Rodriguez Art - Jacob Warrenfeltz I like to point out unusual things about comics when I come across them. This one is the famous double cover variant. What I mean is, by some quirk, two covers where stapled on the book. You probably won't get one like that. Mine is bound to become very valuable some day! Heh, heh! I have mixed reactions to this comic. While I liked it overall, some of it is not to my liking. Tuazon's art is "loose". By that I mean it is done with fewer lines and less detailed background. That is not bad if it still relays the story and he does that well. There is character definition, emotion, action and transition. "First Day Back" is about a school of gifted young girls who are just now coming into their training and each one is finding out which magic they have an aptitude for wielding. One girl wants offensive magic so bad she flips out when she is assigned defensive. One out of the group is unusual in that the three teachers can't figure out which magic fits her best. The story takes up most of its time with discussions between the three teachers and the kids and later some of the girls on their own. It is an interesting premise to begin, but it doesn't go very far in this first chapter. The last page shows a scene in the woods with something in the brush but frankly, it is not clear what it might be. I can't tell if that is on purpose or just the "loose" style" failing to define it clearly enough. The second is a text story with illustrations. Sorry, but at $4.50 I would not keep buying a "comic book" with 12 pages of text story. That is just me. I am sure Caleb is just as passionate about it as he is with the lead story. I would have saved the interlude for a future point, have less pages at a more attractive price and see if the comic sells enough to support itself. "The Curse" on the other hand was a pleasant surprise. Red Sox fans will get a kick out of this interpretation of the real nature of the Curse of the Bambino and why it ended. It is clever and well drawn. +++++ Heroic Publishing www.heroicpub.com FLARE #33 32 pages, full color, $3.25 "Secret Invasion of the Gorillas from Outer Space" Story - Wilson Hill Art - J. Adam Walters Color - Tom Luth Letters - Albert Deschesne "A Sound of Distant Wonder" Story - Steve Perrin Art - Terry - Pallot Color - Melchman Letters - Albert Deschensne Cover by Scott Shaw!, Gordon Purcell and Mike Estlick If ever there was a classic comic book cover in tribute to the days when Julie Schwartz would have an idea for a cover and then charge Gardner Fox or John Broome to come up with a story to fit it, this one is it! It has everything - purple alien space gorillas, flying saucers, a dinosaur, a mechanical man, a volcano, an atomic explosion and even the old fish in the face routine. The concept of this issue was to do that tribute. Come up with an outrageous cover and then make up a story to fit it. The lead story passes that test. Not having read FLARE, that I can recall, this was probably a good introduction. The lead character is a heroine but the story is told from the perspective of her boyfriend, Hector Andros, The Sky Marshal - or at least he was. He is telling a publisher a fantastic story. It is about the secret underwater world run by intelligent sharks. They want to rid the world of mankind under their leader the super-intelligent, megalomaniacal, shark scientist shark, Carcharo. He detects the approach of a race of alien apes looking for a place to settle since their world was destroyed. The shark communicates a proposed alliance and the pact is made. Sky Marshal discovers the plan to have sharks and apes rule the world and he enlists FLARE to help him stop it. There is a lot that happens to get from here to the volcano, explosion and fish in the face, but trust me, it works. At one point Flare is devolved to an ape and the result is pretty funny. It is a well drawn story too. Everyone came together to make this a superb story and it is indeed a fitting tribute. The backup story is a tale of Sparkplug, another heroine in this universe. She is helping her friend Jim Dooley. He has possession of the Belt of Wonders which he can activate for 5 minutes at a time and which has the power to grant him any wish. He just does not know how to activate it. He accidentally said the magic word and does not know which one it was. Meanwhile, he suspects she is really Olga Gottmann's alter ego. They are tracking down some hooded bad guys who almost killed them in a collapsed building filling with water. It is a somewhat typical plot with the good guys winning. The art is decent enough. It is just average fare overall. WITCHGIRLS INC. #3 32 pages, full color, $3.25 Cover by Frank Brunner, Mike Estlick & Tom Luth "Circles of Fear" Story - Frank Brunner Art - Chris Marrinan Colors - John Heebink & Julian Meyer with J. Newhouse Letters by Albert Deschesne The first "witch" is PSYCHE. She has a dream and senses a friend is in danger. She flies to London and learns he is missing. She finds out about a radical group called Lunazis and a powerful member with powers to persuade that are supernatural. She has powers of her own, hence the title of the book. People get murdered and the witnesses forget it happened. And these strange dreams keep drawing her in deeper. There are even battles on the astral plane. It is tightly plotted and drawn. The elements of suspense keep us guessing as to what is behind it all. Really a good lead story. "On the Waterfront" Story - Wilson Hill Art - J. Adam Walters and Rob Lansley Color - Keith Chancey Letters by Doug Brown This is Black Enchantress Adventure, another female adventurer with supernatural powers. She goes to the waterfront warehouse district for a meet is attacked by some ninja types. She defeats them easily and their master appears. He is the guy she is meeting. It was his test to be sure she was the Black Enchantress. He has some ancient scrolls she is seeking and will offer them to her at a fair price, her decision to what is fair. Big mistake! It is kind of a fun story but not much to the plot once you take the fight scenes out of it. The colors are particularly striking and the style is somewhat like an old Dr. Strange comic. "Appearances Can Be Deceiving" Story - Wilson Hill Art - Chris Morrinan Colors - Mike Estlick Letters by Albert Dechesne The third female of the book is Vanity. In this story she tells a tale of the Italian Renaissance and an ambitious son of a wealthy family. He wants a local convent and its lands and offers the mother superior his protection in exchange for most of the land - protection from his own men that is. She asks to negotiate with him in private and reveals the real secret of the convent and how they held the land for so long. The art is on the same high standards as the other stories. The attempt to tell a tale with a twist ending works well as you may not see it coming. The narration by Vanity is an added touch, but since I have not read one of her stories before I am not sure if this is the norm for this feature. Overall the book is entertaining and has some variety. All the art is good. For $3.25 it is worth the money. _________________________________________________________________ Thanks for subscribing to the Comic Book Network Electronic Magazine (CBEM) --------------------------->Disclaimer<--------------------------- This is an ANNOUNCE only mailing list, only the Editor can send messages to the list. No one else has access to the subscriber list. Replies to these messages will be received by the Editor ONLY, so you must CC: individual contributors if you want them to get your E-Mail. The E-mail to the E-mag MAY be used in future issues at the Editor's discretion UNLESS you specifically request that they not be. 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