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Not my cup of tea, the story in itself was interesting, but the art was way too messy for my taste!

I love anything supernatural. Vampires, werewolves, zombies, mermaids, you name it, and i'll read it. Bu honestly, the artwork in this comic is horrendous. I couldn't tell characters apart if I tried. It looked as if someone took black ink and smudged it on the pages. I have no interest in finishing this.

Not going to rate because I'm obviously not this book's target audience.
I will however be giving my copy to my 7 yr old nephew.

Not going to rate because I'm obviously not this book's target audience.
I will however be giving my copy to my 7 yr old nephew.

Stargate SG-1: P.O.W. collects the stories “P.O.W.” and “First Prime,” written by James Anthony Kuhoric with art by Renado Guedes, and “Know Your Enemy,” written by James Anthony Kuhoric with art by Jorge Correa, Jr. Avatar Press and Pular developed these stories to launch their Stargate SG-1 comics license, carefully setting each story within the show’s continuity while also introducing newcomers to the franchise. “P.O.W.” takes place between the seventh and final episodes of season one; “First Prime” after the first episode of season two; and “Know Your Enemy” takes place before the eighteenth episode of season two.

In “P.O.W.”, Kuhoric and Guedes focus on SG-1 working to rescue Colonel Jack O’Neill, who was captured by Skaara/Klorel. They ably capture the team dynamic of the first season while also re-telling the events of the Stargate movie and the pilot episode, “Children of the Gods,” portraying O’Neill and Dr. Daniel Jackson in the movie storyline as they appear in the television show. Just as the writers of “Children of the Gods” worked in a MacGyver reference, so too does Kuhoric as he portrays O’Neill telling a fellow prisoner, “Hey… buddy, I have a plan to get us outta here. All I need is a rubber band, a paperclip, and a…” In their second story, “First Prime,” Kuhoric and Guedes portray Bra’tac coming to terms with the unorthodox fighting style of SG-1. Both stories strike the right note of character with Guedes’ art accurately portraying the actors and adding a level of depth not commonly found in most comic book art. In the final story, “Know Your Enemy,” Kuhoric partners with Jorge Correa, Jr. to show SG-1 attempting to steal a data crystal from Apophis. Little do they realize, Apophis has also studied their methods. Correa, Jr. uses a more traditional comic book style, but one that also accurately represents the actors and works well with the story.

My only complaint about Avatar Press’s time adapting Stargate SG-1 was that it was so short. They told stories that accurately represented the characters and tone of the television series with great art that captured the characters’ likenesses. This was the only comic storyline to appear in a collected edition, so those looking to read “Fall of Rome” or the “Aris Boch” and “Daniel’s Song” one-shots must track down the individual issues. For anyone just discovering or re-watching Stargate SG-1, these comics are worth tracking down to compliment the experience.½

On the Storyline: While I can appreciate the idea behind 4 siblings all with a different type of curse (one a vampire, one a werewolf, one possessed by a demon, and one a zombie) it would have been nice had we seen them actually cursed. The author used flashbacks several times to establish the background dynamics of the Irons family yet we never actually saw the pivotal moment that each of them was changed. In addition if it weren't for the rundown of each chapter at the end of the ebook I wouldn't have had any clue what curse plagued Annie Belle. It isn't clear from the art work. I thought she was a vampire through most of the book to tell the truth.

On the Art Work: I usually love graphic novel art work but in this case the horror aspect of this book is portrayed in the art by making virtually every person look like a monster. There is a messy feel to the pictures that made some of them indistinguishable too.

In a Nutshell: From the synopsis I was expecting a family of bad-ass bounty hunters. I knew they were not good people but I expected them to have some sort of bounty hunter decree. Similar to Dexter Morgan's...sure he's a serial killer but he only kills other killers. However, this graphic novel is about a family who pretty much just kills whoever they want just because they can. It was a bit of a disappointment.

Not as crazy about this one
8:45 pm 6 November 2015
Army of Darkness: From the Ashes - James Kuhoric
I just got kind of bored: when it's story after story about Ash fighting the Deadites, I guess I wish there was just a little more diversity to these comics. I liked Ash Saves Obama because the ridiculousness of getting Obama involved, and some of the Obama related stuff at the Detroit comic convention.

Also, there was a nice twist on the book and some word play that amused me. This felt like it could have been pretty interchangeable with any of the other books. Sure, there's Evil Ash, but he leads Deadites. Post-apocalyptic situation with some prophesy involved? Well, prophecy has always been involved with this storyline and this didn't change anything about how they fought the Deadites. Still, I enjoyed Ash Vs. The Evil Dead, the new Starz show, so much I'm going to keep going. (My friend and I are planning on watching this show together, so I figure I might as well read these graphic novels as I watch this show. Or before I watch the rest of this show.)

Another miss.
6:07 pm 1 November 2015
Army of Darkness: Home Sweet Hell - Fernando Blanco, James Kuhoric
These aren't bad enough for me to stop reading, nor are they a horrible reading experience. They simply don't get me all that excited. I find that I can't bring myself to get up the energy to write that much about them, either.

This one seemed to have an interesting time-travel/AU twist, but I was really not crazy with how it played out.

If you are fan of the 1970s television show, this graphic novel is a continuation of that program (some 40 years later). The artwork captures the images of the actors very well and the story line has the same feel. The story deals with a new bionic creature who is out to make Steve Austin obsolete. A fun throw back to that era and a must for any fan of the show and/or these types of comics!

Although I was entertained by the movie Army of Darkness I never explored the comic book series. However I tend to at least look at all things Cthulhu mythos or Lovecraftian, so when I saw Herbert West in the title I decided to give it a try.

They certainly have Herbert West here, reanimating zombies so some guy can use them and the Necronomicon to open a interdimensional gate, not that the premise matters much. What fans want and get are numerous scenes of Ash splattering zombie gore all over the place with chain saws and other weapons.

It didn't do much for me, but I guess mythos completists need a copy. In particular the plot was pretty thin and the art was only so so. Other fans of HPL's stories can safely give it a miss. Of course Army of Darkness fanatics bought it in the original comic book publication.

Overall very entertaining. This graphic novel is gory and humorous, and as a fan of these horror movies I really enjoyed it. It's exactly what you would expect from this type of book.

I'm not a comic book/graphic novel fan... not really. I read them mostly when one of my favorite authors dabbles in the medium, or when their stories are adapted by others, as in this particular instance.

That being said, I liked "Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now", but I did not love it. It contains comic adaptations of six of Cory Doctorow's prose short stories: "Anda's Game"; "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth"; "Craphound"; "Nimby and the D-Hoppers"; "I, Robot"; and "After the Siege". I'd previously read all of these stories, either in Cory's short story collections or online and they are all wonderful examples of Cory's work. And the artwork here is beautiful. But it seems to me that the pacing of these comics is much too fast, you get no sense of the passage of time, and they are extremely over-condensed, the scenes are more like bullet points in an outline, there is no time for the story to breathe, and most of the setting, tone and flavor of the story are missing.

My opinion, "After the Siege" is the best adapted story in this collection. The story of a girl who fights to save her family in a war-torn, zombie-ridden, alternate-universe Russia, where the only man who can help her is the "Wizard", an outsider, a traitor, whose "magic" comes from 3D printers.