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31-12-07 THE TWELVE #0 ôïõ Áñéóôåßäç Êþôóç Writers: Various Marvel Comics |
Ôï ôåý÷ïò áõôü åßíáé, ïõóéáóôéêÜ, Ýíá teaser ãéá ôï íÝï limited series (äþäåêá ôåõ÷þí... duh!) ôùí Straczynski êáé Chris Weston, ïé ïðïßïé îáíáöÝñíïõí óôï ðñïóêÞíéï äþäåêá (duh!) "îå÷áóìÝíïõò" ÷áñáêôÞñåò, áðü ôï Golden Age ôùí áìåñéêÜíéêùí comics. Ôï üëï concept ìïéÜæåé (êáé äåí åßíáé ç ðñþôç öïñÜ ãéá ôïí Straczynski) ëßãï ìå "WATCHMEN wannabe", áëëÜ äßíåé êáé êÜðïéá ðåñéèþñéá åëðßäáò ãéá êÜôé êáëü (êõñßùò, áí âáóéóôïýìå óôï ðÜíôá êáëü artwork ôïõ Weston êáé áí êÜíïõìå ðùò îå÷íÜìå ôá "êáôïñèþìáôá" ôïõ óõããñáöÝá óôï AMAZING SPIDER-MAN). Óôï ôåý÷ïò #0, ðïõ êñáôÜìå óôá ÷Ýñéá ìáò, ðÝñá áðü Ýíá óýíôïìï preview êáé êÜðïéåò óçìåéþóåéò êáé óêßôóá ôïõ Weston ãéá ôïõò ÷áñáêôÞñåò, âñßóêïõìå êáé ïñéóìÝíåò áðü ôéò ðåñéðÝôåéåò ôñéþí áðü ôïõò äþäåêá, ïé ïðïßåò åß÷áí äçìïóéåõôåß ðñþôç öïñÜ óôéò áñ÷Ýò ôçò äåêáåôßáò ôïõ '40. Áò ôéò äïýìå áíáëõôéêÜ...
Ôï artwork åßíáé åíôõðùóéáêü, ìå åîáéñåôéêÝò åéêüíåò, èáõìÜóéï óôÞóéìï ôùí êáñÝ êáé Ýíôïíï äõíáìéóìü (áíáìåíüìåíï, áöïý "ðáßæåé" ôï üíïìá ôïõ Wolverton). Ôï óåíÜñéï, ìå ôïí ðñùôáãùíéóôÞ, Rockman, íá âñßóêåôáé óå Ýíáí õðüãåéï êüóìï êáé íá ðñïóðáèåß íá êáôáóôñÝøåé ôïõò "äéáâüëïõò ðïõ áðåéëïýí ôïõò åðßãåéïõò ãåßôïíåò ôïõ", Ý÷åé ôï åíäéáöÝñïí ôïõ, ðáñ' üëï ðïõ, êÜðïéåò óôéãìÝò, ïé ó÷åäüí ñáôóéóôéêÝò éäÝåò êáé áíôéëÞøåéò ìðïñïýí íá ãßíïõí åíï÷ëçôéêÝò, áí äåí áíôéìåôùðéóôïýí ìå ôçí äÝïõóá éëáñüôçôá.
Åßðáìå Golden Age, áëëÜ ìç öáíôÜæåóôå üôé üëá ôá comics ðïõ äçìïóéåýïíôáí ôüôå åß÷áí êÜôé ôï åîáéñåôéêü. Ç óõãêåêñéìÝíç éóôïñßá ôï åðéâåâáéþíåé. Ôï artwork äåí åßíáé êÜôé ôï éäéáßôåñï, åíþ êáé ôï óåíÜñéï äå ìïéÜæåé éäéáßôåñá åìðíåõóìÝíï. Ï âïçèüò åéóáããåëÝá, Dennis Burton, áðåëðßóôçêå áðü ôç äéáöèïñÜ êáé ôïí ôñüðï ðïõ ïé ðïëéôéêïß êáëýðôïõí ôïõò åãêëçìáôßåò, ïðüôå âÜæåé ìéá ãåëáóôÞ ìÜóêá êáé üðïéïí ðÜñåé ï ×Üñïò. Ãéá íá åßìáé ðéï óõãêåêñéìÝíïò, ðáßñíåé óôá ÷Ýñéá ôïõ äõï ðéóôüëéá êáé âãáßíåé óå Ýíá killing spree, ôï ïðïßï èá æÞëåõå êáé ï Punisher. Ôï "shock value" åíüò Golden Age ÷áñáêôÞñá, ðïõ îåëáöñþíåé ôïí êüóìï áðü ìï÷èçñïýò åãêëçìáôßåò, åßíáé áõôü ðïõ ìïõ Ýìåéíå ðåñéóóüôåñï áðü áõôÞ ôçí éóôïñßá. (Editor's Note: ÐñÝðåé ïðùóäÞðïôå íá äéáâÜóåéò ôï "Murder, Morphine, And Me" ôïõ Jack Cole, áðü ôï TRUE CRIME COMICS, ãéá íá êáôáëÜâåéò ôé èá ðåé "shock value"! This is kid stuff!!!)
ÁõôÞ ç éóôïñßá Þôáí êáé ç áíáðÜíôå÷ç Ýêðëçîç ãéá ìÝíá. ¸íáò äçìïóéïãñÜöïò ðïõ ôá âñÜäéá âÜæåé êüêêéíç ìðÝñôá êáé êõíçãÜåé ôïõò êáêïýò. Óáò èõìßæåé êÜôé; Ôï åíôõðùóéáêü åßíáé üôé ï Phantom Reporter Ý÷åé êáé ìéá ôñßôç ôáõôüôçôá, áõôÞ åíüò ðïëõåêáôïììõñéïý÷ïõ playboy(!!!). Ôï artwork èõìßæåé êáé áõôü ëßãï áðü golden age Superman êáé ìðïñåß åýêïëá êáíåßò íá äéáêñßíåé êÜðïéá ðïëý åíäéáöÝñïíôá óôïé÷åßá. (Editor's Note: Just goes to show you... Ç Marvel ðïôÝ äåí íôñåðüôáí íá áíôéãñÜøåé ôéò éäÝåò ôçò DC - åíßïôå, ìå åíôåëþò îåäéÜíôñïðï ôñüðï...) ÌåôÜ áðü ôéò ôñåéò éóôïñßåò, áêïëïõèïýí Character (re-)designs ôïõ Chris Weston, ìáæß ìå ëßãá ó÷üëéá, Ýíá äéóÝëéäï Ýã÷ñùìï preview áðü ôï ðñþôï ôåý÷ïò ôïõ limited series (ìå ôï ìðïýãéï ôùí äþäåêá ÷áñáêôÞñùí íá ðÝöôåé óå ìéá ðáãßäá) êáèþò êáé Ýíá áóðñüìáõñï ôåôñáóÝëéäï, ðïõ åðéâåâáéþíåé áõôü ðïõ Þäç îÝñáìå (üôé ï Weston åßíáé åîáéñåôéêüò artist) êáé ðñïóöÝñåé êÜðïéá hints ãéá ôï ðùò âëÝðåé ï Straczynski ôïõò ÷áñáêôÞñåò êáé ôé óêÝöôåôáé íá êÜíåé ìå áõôïýò. ¼ëá áõôÜ êáëÜ êáé Üãéá, êáé ðïôÝ äåí ðáñáðïíéÝìáé ãéá åðáíåêäüóåéò ðáëéþí êáé äõóåýñåôùí comics, áëëÜ åéëéêñéíÜ äå âëÝðù ôï ëüãï ãéá ôïí ïðïßï ôï ðáñüí õëéêü (÷ùñßò ôá previews), äå èá ìðïñïýóå íá âñßóêåôáé óôï ðñþôï ôåý÷ïò ôïõ íÝïõ comic, ùò Ýîôñá õëéêü, ÷ùñßò íá ÷ñåéáæüôáí ìéá îå÷ùñéóôÞ Ýêäïóç ãéá áõôü. ¼óï ãéá ôï íÝï limited series, ç Üðïøç ìïõ äåí Ý÷åé áëëÜîåé. Ôïí Straczynski, ðëÝïí, ôïí âëÝðù ìå ìéóü ìÜôé, áëëÜ íïìßæù ðùò áêüìç õðÜñ÷åé ç ðåñßðôùóç íá äçìéïõñãÞóåé îáíÜ êÜôé ðñáãìáôéêÜ êáëü, áñêåß íá ìçí êáôáöýãåé óå ðïìðþäç over-written óåíÜñéá êáé äåí ôïõ ðñïêýøåé îáíÜ Ýíá áôÝëåéùôï build-up, ðïõ, ôåëéêÜ, äåí ïäçãåß ðïõèåíÜ. | |
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