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01-02-08 YOUNGBLOOD #1 ôïõ Áñéóôåßäç Êþôóç Writer: Joe Casey Image Comics |
Óôçí áñ÷Þ, åß÷áìå really crappy comics (ðïõ áí ôá äïýìå ëßãï øý÷ñáéìá, åßíáé áêüìç ÷åéñüôåñá áðü üôé ðéóôåýáìå üôáí ðñùôïêõêëïöüñçóáí) ôá ïðïßá ðïõëïýóáí óáí ôñåëÜ. ¾óôåñá, Þñèå ç öõóéïëïãéêÞ êáé áðüôïìç ðôþóç ìÝ÷ñé ðïõ ï Alan Moore åìöáíßóôçêå óôï second coming ôïõ (1963, SUPREME, JUDGEMENT DAY, YOUNGBLOOD, America's Best Comics). Åêåß, Üëëáîå, ãéá Üëëç ìéá öïñÜ, ôïõò êáíüíåò ôïõ ðáé÷íéäéïý êáé Ýäåéîå ôï äñüìï ðïõ ðñÝðåé íá áêïëïõèçèåß, áëëÜ ï ðïëýò êüóìïò äå óõíåéäçôïðïßçóå ðüóï óðïõäáßï Þôáí áõôü ðïõ óõíÝâáéíå. Óôá ÷íÜñéá ôïõ, óõíåéäçôÜ Þ ü÷é, áêïëïýèçóáí êáé Üëëïé äçìéïõñãïß (üóïé áíôéëÞöèçêáí ôçí áíÜãêç ãéá ìéá íÝá ðïñåßá, üðùò ïé Robert Kirkman, Joe Casey ê.á.), Üëëïôå ìå èåôéêÜ áðïôåëÝóìáôá êáé Üëëïôå ìå ëéãüôåñï èåôéêÜ. ÊÜðùò Ýôóé, öôÜíïõìå óôá óýã÷ñïíá comics êáé óõãêåêñéìÝíá óôï ðñþôï ôåý÷ïò ôïõ ôÝôáñôïõ volume ôïõ YOUNGBLOOD. (Editor's Note: Well... Sorry áëëÜ ôá ðñÜãìáôá äåí åßíáé êáèüëïõ Ýôóé -üóïé "Þôáí åêåß" ôï ãíùñßæïõí ðïëý êáëÜ- êáé ðáñ' üëï ðïõ ïé ãéáôñïß ìáò Ý÷ïõí ðåé íá ìç ëÝìå ðïôÝ ü÷é óôïí ¶ñç üôáí åêöñÜæåé ôçí ðáèïëïãéêÞ ôïõ áãÜðç ãéá ôïí Alan Moore, åßìáé õðï÷ñåùìÝíïò íá êÜíù äýï äéåõêñéíßóåéò: Ðñþôïí, äåí íïåßôáé "Second Coming", ìå ôçí Ýííïéá ðïõ ôï âëÝðåé ï ¶ñçò, êáèþò ïõóéáóôéêÜ ðñüêåéôáé ãéá äýï äéáöïñåôéêÜ -êáé åíôåëþò áóýíäåôá ìåôáîý ôïõò- waves ôßôëùí áðü ôïí Moore, ìå ÷ñïíéêÞ äéáöïñÜ ó÷åäüí äýï åôþí áíÜìåóá óôï ôÝëïò ôïõ åíüò êáé ôçí áñ÷Þ ôïõ äåýôåñïõ êáé áðïëýôùò êáìßá èåìáôéêÞ, åêöñáóôéêÞ Þ êáëëéôå÷íéêÞ "óõíÝ÷åéá" - and by the way, ôï 1963 äåí áíÞêåé óå êáíÝíá áðü ôá äýï! Äåýôåñïí, áõôÞ ç "revisionist history" ðïõ ðáñáèÝôåé ï -êáôÜ ôá Üëëá, áðïëýôùò êáëïðñïáßñåôïò- óõíôÜêôçò ìáò, áãíïåß ðáíôåëþò ôïí ôåñÜóôéï áíôßêôõðï ðïõ åß÷å óôá õðåñçñùéêÜ comics ç êáëëéôå÷íéêÞ êáé åìðïñéêÞ åðéôõ÷ßá ôïõ MARVELS, áëëÜ êáé ôï boom and bust ôçò âéïìç÷áíßáò, ðïõ Ýëáâå ÷þñá ìåôáîý 1992 êáé 1995. History lesson over - proceed with the review...) Ç êõâÝñíçóç êáëåß ôïí Shaft íá çãçèåß, ãéá áêüìç ìéá öïñÜ, ìéáò ïìÜäáò õðåñçñþùí ðïõ Ý÷åé ôï üíïìá YOUNGBLOOD, ç ïðïßá áðáñôßæåôáé áðü ìÝëç ðñïçãïýìåíùí "åêäï÷þí" ôçò. ÁõôÞ ôç öïñÜ, ìáæß ôïõ âñßóêïíôáé ïé Bedrock, Die Hard (áðü ôçí áñ÷éêÞ ïìÜäá), Cougar (áíáöÝñåôáé ùò ìÝëïò ôçò áñ÷éêÞò "away" ïìÜäáò, áëëÜ ïìïëïãþ ðùò äåí ôïí èõìÜìáé êáèüëïõ) êáé Doc Rocket êáé Johnny Panic (áðü ôçí ïìÜäá ðïõ åéóÞãáãå ï Moore). Ç Youngblood ÷ñçóéìïðïéåßôáé áðü ôçí êõâÝñíçóç óáí ìéá ïìÜäá õðåñçñþùí-celebrities, ðïõ áðïôåëïýí ôçëåïðôéêü èÝáìá êáé ïé ïðïßïé óá óêïðü Ý÷ïõí (áí êáôÜëáâá êáëÜ) íá áðïôåëÝóïõí áíôßâáñï, óôá äåëôßá åéäÞóåùí, ãéá ôïí ôñüðï ìå ôïí ïðïßï ï êüóìïò áíôéëáìâÜíåôáé ôçí ðïëéôéêÞ ôùí ÇÐÁ. Ôï óåíÜñéï ôïõ Joe Casey (åíüò áíèñþðïõ ðïõ Ý÷ù êïõñáóôåß íá äéáâÜæù ðùò åßíáé éêáíüôåñïò ãéá ôï êáëýôåñï áëëÜ êáé ôï ÷åéñüôåñï) åßíáé ó÷åôéêÜ êáëïöôéáãìÝíï êáé ðáôÜåé ðÜíù óôï X-FORCE ôïõ Milligan êáé ôï run ôïõ Alan Moore óôï YOUNGBLOOD. Ç ðñïóâáóéìüôçôá ôïõ óå êÜðïéïí ðïõ äåí Ý÷åé äéáâÜóåé ðïôÝ ïýôå Ýíá ôåý÷ïò YOUNGBLOOD êáé ðïõ ôþñá ìáèáßíåé ðùò åßíáé Ýíáò ôßôëïò ðïõ êÜðïôå èåùñïýíôáí óçìáíôéêüò, ìåôñÜ óôá èåôéêÜ óôïé÷åßá, åíþ ç åëÜ÷éóôç áíÜðôõîç êÜðïéùí áðü ôïõò âáóéêïýò ÷áñáêôÞñåò, óôá áñíçôéêÜ. Ôï artwork ôïõ Derec Donovan åßíáé áðü ôá êáëýôåñá óôïé÷åßá ôïõ comic êáé (åéäéêÜ óôéò óêçíÝò äñÜóçò) èõìßæåé áñêåôÜ áõôü ôïõ Steve Skroce óôï YOUNGBLOOD ôçí åðï÷Þ ôçò Awesome (áíÝöåñá, Üñáãå, üôé åêåßíç ôçí åðï÷Þ ôï Ýãñáöå ï Alan Moore;) (Editor's note: Don't push it, fanboy!), áí êáé õðÞñîáí êÜðïéá -ëßãá- panel, ðïõ âñÞêá êÜðùò "ðñïâëçìáôéêÜ". Ôï íÝï YOUNGBLOOD åßíáé áîéïðñåðÝò, ÷ùñßò íá áðïôåëåß êÜôé éäéáßôåñá ðñùôüôõðï (áí êáé íïìßæù ðùò èá Þèåëå íá åßíáé), äéáôçñþíôáò üìùò áñêåôÜ êáëÝò ðñïïðôéêÝò ãéá ôï ìÝëëïí. ÐÜíôùò, ðñïóùðéêÜ, áí õðÞñ÷å êÜôé ðïõ ðñáãìáôéêÜ èá Þèåëá íá äù, áõôü èá Þôáí ç óõíÝ÷åéá êáé ïëïêëÞñùóç ôïõ YOUNGBLOOD ðïõ ï Moore åß÷å êÜíåé ãéá ôçí AWESOME (Êáé ôïõ SUPREME êáé ôïõ GLORY, âåâáßùò-âåâáßùò...) (Editor's Note: Yeah, like I didn't see THAT coming...) | |
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