Nick Alsup Comic Reviews

The story is not super original, and I felt as if I had seen parts before at some points. There is some sibling jealousy aimed at Kichiro from his new brother that felt very cliche. Also Kichiro just so happens to be in love with the Master's daughter who has been promised to somebody who already doesn't like him. I did, however, like the take on Kichrio not being accepted as a full-fledged samurai because he was not born into the culture. I think it made his character have a lot more depth. Also, his introspection is welcome, as it creates a nice contrast to the carnage in the vampire fights. Did I mention those before? There are tons of vampire fights to hold any fans over, (and these aren't the Twilight kind either). Overall, "Bushido: The Way of the Warrior" # 1 taught us the rules of this world and I expect good things from coming issues.

If you haven't read "God is Dead" #1 yet, you need to go pick it up. It's a completely new take on the end of the world, and I cant wait to see what's going to happen next.

All stories are independently written and drawn so the look and feel of every episode is drastically different. I do think Issue One was the best of the series so far but #3 is definitely worth reading, especially for the size of a whopping 52 pages: you can't really get that in most series for this value. I think I'll stick with "Tall Tales From The Badlands" and see where they go from here. Although this episode dipped a little too into the sci-fi/fantasy than may have been good for it, overall, this is a solid issue full of gunslingers and grave makers, and I liked it. You can check it out here for yourselves.

As with other Avatar Press offerings, Uber is fast becoming one of the best written and most underrated comic books. Its slick presentation easily ties the world together with themes of grief, destruction and those obsessed with power. The art, by Caanan White, is incredible-I especially like the detail put into the super humans. The destruction of Paris and its implictions are terrifying. This issue acts as a bookend to the first chapter in the overall story. The first issue began with a gun in Hitler's mouth and this one ended with Churchill putting his gun away. The pacing leaves a little be to desried, and the final few pages feels a bit rushed. What I like from a story is when it doesn't fall into my expectations. I have no idea what is going to happen, but I do know that if you aren't reading Uber, you should be.