Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On:   The Jungle Book Issues #1 - 4 From Zenescope Comics

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3716 -   I'm going to 'review blog' the first four issues of the five issues in this Limited Comic Book Series from Zenescope Comics.  I have posted two of the front covers from the four issues that have already been printed above.

Here's what the Publisher has as promo literature about the first four issues:

Grimm Fairy Tales presents The Jungle Book

A pirate ship carrying four children crashes on the shore of a mysterious and merciless jungle. Each child is taken by a separate tribe of animals as a means to keep the peace between the species. It is a peace that will not last...

Issue #1 - Fifteen years later the children have now become young adults and each will have to face the destiny that awaits them in the unforgiving jungle. A place where only the strong will survive. Zenescope brings you their newest reinvention of a classic tale that is going to blow you away!

Issue #2 - here Kahn prepares to strike at the very heart of the wolf clan beginning with his most hated rival and Mowglii's surrogate mother, mother wolf. Meanwhile Mowglii’s wanderings bring her face to face with one of the most ferocious creatures in the jungle, the vicious bear Baloo. And her first encounter with the beast may very well prove to be her last.

Issue 3  - begins right where issue two left off as Mowglii is dealing with a harsh truth and remembering how things once here. She later finds herself in the clutches of the enemy. But, through chaos, may just find an opportunity to escape. All eyes are on Mowglii as she struggles through the trials she is faced with.

Issue 4 - Mowglii and Baloo escapes from the clutches of the insane apes of the island only to find themselves faced against the deadliest creature in all the wild: Kaa, the giant Python. And even the combined strength of Bomani, Mowglii, and Baloo may not be enough to stop him from devouring them all.

Okay... So the above pretty much details out what the limited series has been about so far...

So what did think of it, considering the limited series is not yet concluded, (it will be in issue #5).

Well the first issue kind of took my attention, but I didn't have the other issues as of yet.  So I waited to see what those issues would look like.

I received issues 2 - 4 all at one time, and read them all in sequence.

You know... Not Bad... Not Bad at all!

The storyline is different from the book I believe this series was based on... But overall, so far... This story is pretty darn good!  And the art... Well the art is pretty darn good also!  Sure, some of the animals presented could be illustrated a bit better, but overall... I think the artwork and the colors used fit the storyline quite well!

The multiple covers that are issued for each issue look okay from the thumbnails presented on the inside front covers... But I'm not really paying attention to those sales incentives.

I have found that the first four issues of this five issue story arc to be quite good, and wanted to bring this series to your attention in this blog!

My comic book grade for issues #1 - 4 equal out to a Very Fine / Near Mint (VF/NM) 9.0 grade, out of a possible 10.0 comic book grading scale.

Here's the link to Zenescope's page on their web site as to how you can obtain copies of this five issue limited series.

I'm hoping that issue #5 concludes this series arc satisfactorily...  I am looking forward to reading it.

~ Michael

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