SuperSearnold - Comic Book Reviews

Greetings from your friendly neighborhood Searnold [Shár- Nŭhld]. Today is Wednesday, October 29th, 2008. Welcome to my comic book review blog - thanks for tuning in. Are you interested in a comic book but not sure you want to shell out the cash? Let me know and I’ll review it for you - letting you know if it’s worth your hard earned money!

Today’s Issue:
Dog Eaters #00 - the official preview. This new comic book being published by the Dabel Brothers was originally written as a screenplay by Malcolm Wong. It won the Screenwriting Expo contest and was adapted into a comic book which will be available on November 19th. The adaptation was written by Sean J. Jordan (Sixgun Samurai, editor for Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter) with art by Guillermo A. Angel. The free preview edition can be found on the Dog Eaters website at:
http://www.dogeaters-manga.com/
The preview also contains some behind-the-scenes information written by Malcolm about how this project came about.

Premise:
In the future - after most of the planet has died off - humanity consists of nomadic tribes (and a few casino cities). This is the story of one such family - The Black Dog Clan - and their struggle to survive.

Awesome Parts:
I like the way that Malcolm is able to have a subtle message without being preachy. There’s no political agenda in this book. But the point of inspiration was Malcolm’s fear that we won’t be able to move beyond our dependence on petroleum. That subtle seed is planted in the mind of the reader when they see the desolate future this has led to. But the book itself is mostly a post-apocalyptic action book - which is always fun. Anyone who’s been reading for awhile knows that I’m a big fan of behind-the-scenes information. So my favorite part about this preview was definitely the Special Bonus Section: The Story Behind Dog Eaters. It was well written and very thorough. Come back tomorrow for my exclusive follow-up interview with creator Malcolm Wong!

Un-Awesome Parts:
I don’t feel that black and white does justice to this comic book. And maybe it’s because I’m reading it on my computer screen, but I felt that the characters sometimes bled into the backgrounds. I’m excited to see what this looks like in print with full color! There were also a few times where the action moved too quickly for me to follow exaclty what had happened. I think in those cases it was clear that this was adapted from a film script where we saw every second of the action. The writers knew exactly what was happening. But in a few cases, I just wish we had one or two more panels to flesh out the action and make it easier to follow.

My Recommendation:
You know how much I love free things. Trust me - the preview is worth your time. Will the actual comic book be worth your money? We’ll have to wait until November 19th to find out! Make sure you ask your local stores if they’re going to be carrying Dog Eaters. But until then, read the preview here:
http://www.dogeaters-manga.com/
And be sure to come back tomorrow for my exclusive interview with Malcolm Wong.

That’s it for today. As always - thanks for reading - see you next time. And don’t forget to let me know if there are any comic books you’d like me to review for you - I take requests!
-Searnold, SuperSearnold@yahoo.com, www.myspace.com/SuperSearnold

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