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Today's Feature: Blog #3283 This is another one of the many publications that I picked up at the recent 2010 San Diego Comic Con International. I was introduced to it in the Small Press Section as shown in the top left photo. So what is this comic book (magazine sized) publication about? Here's the promo blurb: Captain Fantastico #1 by Ethan Wenberg, inks and tones by Paul Niemiec Meet Captain Fantastico, superhero and superstar slayer of the Evil Lixian Horde riding a mighty wave of success on a planet Earth tainted with scandal. The Captain strays into the ultra-kinky Bionic Bordello, a call-girl sexhouse specifically designed for lovelorn superheroes. He returns to his wife, only to find that she's really, really angry at his horn-dog ways. World collide and there's hell to pay as Fantastico must thwart his wife's unholy revenge! Behold the Hi-Fi detail and underground seventies sequential sensibility -- fans of Robert Crumb and Heavy Metal magazine take note! Hot nudity, explosive gore, and not a few laughs in this first issue of an on-going series brought to you by the combined artistic talents of Ethan Wenberg and Paul Niemiec. 32 page b&w magazine, color cover. Mature. $5.00 US. Okay... Sounds like a possible 'Underground comix' style comic book. Let's look further... Front Cover - Looks like a standard super hero fare, except that the artwork is filtered a little fuzzy(?)! Inside front cover - Credits page. Okay. Splash Page - Not used as such...but when turning the page, there is a two page spread layout which definitely is a 'splash page' effect! Interior pages - Are in black and white. Which is fine for this genre. The pencils and inks are well defined, and I find myself liking the artwork immediately! The storyline is kind of strange, but I figured a few pages in that this was sort of an underground type of publication. Which means it definitely is not for a younger readership! Although there is no warning on the front or back covers... On the rest of the interior pages: I did not know what this publication was about, as the promo blurb I printed above wasn't in this publication, so it was a surprise to me! However, this illustrated story fit the 'underground tag' I now know it was meant to be, and it was actually a fun read. The next to last page was the final full page panel for this issue, with the 'To Be Continued' signage at the bottom right. The last page had a pin-up and on the other side was a 'teaser' page for Issue #2. The inside back cover was blank. The Back Cover was a pin-up page with the web site address for reference. I kind of liked this first issue. I wish it had been shown as to what kind of genre this was somewhere on the front or back covers, or on the inside cover page that was used for a credits page. That is the only drawback that I could see to this presentation, that it could be mistaken for a different genre, and the reader is taken aback as to what it really is... My rating for Captain Fantastico #1 is: A VERY FINE / NEAR MINT (VF/NM) 9.0 out of a 10.0 comic book grading scale. Again, I want to point out that this publication is for 'mature readers'! You can check out where to purchase this publication at this web site: squidworks.com! -------------- My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now over 3,280 total posts in number! I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog! BTW, You can 'follow' this Blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app! We currently have over 2,030 'Followers'! Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button! And for those of YOU that haven't yet...I would appreciate it if YOU would!!! ~ Michael D Hamersky @ ComicBookCollectorsBlog.com
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