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Monday, June 22, 2009
Power Of The Valkyrie!
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Comic Books - New

 

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Power Of The

Valkyrie!

From

 Bluewater Comics!

 

 

Continuing my blogs on comics that I have recently read and that I want to blog about...  is another one from Bluewater Comics.  This company seems to be having several new series coming out, expanding its' line instead of pulling back during these tougher economic times!

This title was originally published through Arcana Comics. Here in this Bluewater Comics series, it is written by Chris Studabaker, drawn by Mannix Francisco and colored by Jorge Farés Maese Ramírez. Publisher Darren G Davis is credited as being the creator of the series.

So what is this series about?  Well, Bluewater Comics describes the new philosphic and adventure “Power of the Valkyrie” series as follows:

"Suzanne Bancroft is going to die, and the end of the world will be her fault. A relentless demi-god has declared he will murder Suzanne and her death will begin a chain of events culminating in Ragnarok. Worse yet – her murderer can see her fate. While still trying to understand her new role as the Valkyrie, Suzanne must seek the true nature of fate and ask herself a hard question: how do you fight a battle you’re destined to lose?"

The storyline itself is one of interweaving ancient stories with modern narrative.  Which is aided by the artwork.  How? Well the first three pages are in an artstyle that feels like a telling of the Norse Gods mythology.  Then the fourth page brings the reader into the modern day with a completely different artstyle. The last two pages in the storyline go back to the earlier artstyle closing this part of the storyline. 

The artwork in the interior pages is more than suitable for this genre and brought me into the storyline easily. The coloring for both styles was right on in presentation for both style formats. 

The storyline itself, although it is a continuation of the Valkyrie's story, didn't make me feel like I missed a lot by not reading the Arcana Comics series.  There wasn't much baggage / continuity that I felt I had to catch up on.  Which in starting a new series without reading the prior series is good!

The only semi-negative I could see in this comic was the Cover 'A' that was the issue I received.  The style as you can see at the top left of this blog post is a little 'cartoony', and didn't fit with the interior pages, IMHO. 

However I did notice it was Cover 'A', so I looked for a picture of the other variant cover 'B'.    Cover 'B' was more in keeping with the Norse Gods interior pages, so I won't fault this comic with the cover 'A' variant.  After all there's gotta be a reason for a potential reader to pick this comic book off the shelf from hundreds of other comics to thumb through before purchasing.  And a good looking gal is just one of those hooks to pull a potential reader in! 

As for the storyline, so far this series is one of the more 'darker' of the Bluewater Comics series I have read. It appears that the publisher / editor of this series wanted to give it a more adult feel...  This series, although a little 'darker' than others I have read, is one that I would pick up the next issue to continue reading the storyline....

This issue's cover price was $3.99 with a bonus of two pin-ups at the end of the storyline.

For more info on the series and upcoming issues, please see the Bluewater Comics web site at:  http://www.Bluewaterprod.com

BTW, Bluewater Comics is also the publisher of the 'Female Force' comic book series featuring special issues on Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, Caroline Kennedy, Princess Diana and more to follow!    

(Note: A complimentary item for this mention / review  was provided by the publisher.)  

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