Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2.fluke 9/24/84; site vax4.fluke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!fluke!moriarty From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP (The Napoleon of Crime) Newsgroups: net.comics Subject: LastaDaMoriartyReviews(CeptFerAFewGraphicNovels) Message-ID: <2728@vax4.fluke.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 01:41:05 EDT Article-I.D.: vax4.2728 Posted: Mon Sep 30 01:41:05 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 2-Oct-85 06:34:58 EDT Distribution: net Organization: The Institute for Criminal Masterminds Lines: 82 Reviewed here: STAR TREK SISTERHOOD OF STEEL WORDSMITH CEREBUS LOVE & ROCKETS ROCKETEER GRAPHIC NOVEL ------------------- STAR TREK #21 [C-]: Not a great issue, but Bob Rozakis does a good job. What I particularly liked was that they let the readers know what was coming up on the horizon for Star Trek, and the next four issues promise to make up for the last set of mediocre stories: two issues with Tony Isabella (who has long been one of my favorite authors) bring back the Jack the Ripper story, and two issues by Diane Duane, one of the few writers writing new Trek novels that I enjoy. Hope springs eternal... SISTERHOOD OF STEEL #6 [C]: One of the most consistent comics in quality I've seen. Reads like a good drama. I'm also glad that magic does not seem to be a reality in this story's dimension -- Christy Marx proves that good writing is an excellent substitute for fantastic doings. I've heard rumors that this book is going south -- hope it isn't true. WORDSMITH #1 [D-]: Deni Loubert claims that this is the beginning of a new wave in the comics field -- stories without fantastic overtones. She claims that this should be no hurdle to overcome -- other forms of entertainment doesn't have the incredible attributes most comics do. Well, I have absolutely no qualms with this statement, and I'd back it up 100%; but before I ever buy another issue of Wordsmith, I will want to make sure that the characters who are being portrayed ARE entertaining, because this prototype issue does not have that quality. It seems a fine slice-of-life story set in the early thirties; but my interest in pulp magazines does not extend far enough to keep me interested in what is being said here -- and what is being discussed is usually pulp magazines. I do enjoy the sequences with the main character trying to get his characters out of a spot, but after the second or third one, it all seems a bit stilted. Renegade press seems to have little going for it other than MS. TREE & NEIL THE HORSE these days... CEREBUS #77 [C]: Well, I'm not sure what to call this; I mean, do aardvarks **** in the woods? No, the piss on the bed... LOVE AND ROCKETS #13 [A-]: 13 is not an unlucky number here: while none of the stories here are really up to `A' status, almost every one is a `B+', and I think that deserves some credit. One of the best Locus stories I've ever seen (which is saying a hell of a lot); the emergence of a "Young Locus" series (once again, an "Archie" parallel, i.e. the old "Little Archie" series); "An American in Palomar", certainly a new way of looking at a very familiar bunch of people; and a preview of a new series called "Lloyd Llewellyn", drawn completely in that "cool" 1960's style graphics (a good example is the opening credits for the "Mr. Lucky" show). A real time warp experience, and I am enjoying it immensely. So much good stuff in one package is a treat... THE ROCKETEER GRAPHIC NOVEL [C if you have the comics; B+ otherwise]: The first Graphic Novel worth $7.95. And more. Jerry said it all in his review, and I'll leave it at that (though Ellison cannot help being a jackass in at least one part of the intro; it is probably genetic...). "Actually one of the biggest reasons I have for doing Cerebus is to give wives and girlfriends of comics fans at least one comic book they can read." -- Dave Sim Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer ARPA: fluke!moriarty@uw-beaver.ARPA UUCP: {uw-beaver, sun, allegra, sb6, lbl-csam}!fluke!moriarty <*> DISCLAIMER: Do what you want with me, but leave my employers alone! <*> Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com