TWELVE #5 (OF 12)
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Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner! Without hyperbole, I am confident that this book is a perfect 10 - outstanding writing, outstanding art, and outstanding vibes. Wow - I have liked this but did not expect such a winner.
What's so great about this book, you may ask. I will remind you that Twelve is a (duh) twelve-issue series about (duh again) twelve heroes left over from WWII and revived in the present era. Some heroes are powered, some are unpowered masked vigilantes, and one is a now-non-functioning robot. The costumes and attitudes seem dated. The most powerful hero, Dynamic Man, has a puke green and yellow costume with cheesy looking lightning bolts. The weakest, the Phantom Reporter, has a suit with a masquerade ball mask. Seriously, these guys make Spitfire, Union Jack, and Namor look like they were designed in Stockholm - yesterday.
Anyway - the greatness of the story is as follows. The interesting plot point is the way that the characters see and interpret a world they never imagined. And finally, the writers are able to articulate this problem. Each character, in his own way, laments the fact that today's era (i.e., their future) is a major disappointment. We have no jetpacks, and poverty is as widespread as it ever was. Teen violence has worsened, and society's malaise remains. What should a hero of yesterday do? The existential problems are addressed for about half of the characters, and each tale is fantastic.
The exceptional nature of the art is also notable. The colors are deep without being oversaturated (often a Marvel problem), and the lines are clear. Better still, the pencils allow the unexceptional (and sometimes homely) characters come through as plausible. The Laughing Mask is not easy on the eyes, and the Clark Gable-esque Blue Blade looks like a cross between a male Pam Anderson (er, maybe Brett Michaels) and David Letterman. As Stan Lee might say, Excelsior!
Humor, albeit dry and sardonic, is a big feature of this book. The Phantom Reporter has been told by the Laughing Mask that his object of attraction, the Black Widow (no, it's a different one), just isn't into him. Soon we flash to a wide-angle view of the Widow - dancing in a lesbian bar (hope I'm not waxing too Jonathan Richman). The Witness, one of the featured characters in this issue, tells his tale to a downtown waitress, and she immediately pegs him as a nut. She thinks that his tagline is a pickup attempt, and the results are really funny. Dry, like a saltine in need of Velveeta, but funny.
I am sure that this will make a fantastic trade/graphic novel, but this book is not being written that way. Each issue is different, and each is important. This is the best to date. Buy it. Feel free to admonish me if you are disappointed. 'Cause I'm right (and I don't know you, so it won't really hurt if you make fun of me).
What's so great about this book, you may ask. I will remind you that Twelve is a (duh) twelve-issue series about (duh again) twelve heroes left over from WWII and revived in the present era. Some heroes are powered, some are unpowered masked vigilantes, and one is a now-non-functioning robot. The costumes and attitudes seem dated. The most powerful hero, Dynamic Man, has a puke green and yellow costume with cheesy looking lightning bolts. The weakest, the Phantom Reporter, has a suit with a masquerade ball mask. Seriously, these guys make Spitfire, Union Jack, and Namor look like they were designed in Stockholm - yesterday.
Anyway - the greatness of the story is as follows. The interesting plot point is the way that the characters see and interpret a world they never imagined. And finally, the writers are able to articulate this problem. Each character, in his own way, laments the fact that today's era (i.e., their future) is a major disappointment. We have no jetpacks, and poverty is as widespread as it ever was. Teen violence has worsened, and society's malaise remains. What should a hero of yesterday do? The existential problems are addressed for about half of the characters, and each tale is fantastic.
The exceptional nature of the art is also notable. The colors are deep without being oversaturated (often a Marvel problem), and the lines are clear. Better still, the pencils allow the unexceptional (and sometimes homely) characters come through as plausible. The Laughing Mask is not easy on the eyes, and the Clark Gable-esque Blue Blade looks like a cross between a male Pam Anderson (er, maybe Brett Michaels) and David Letterman. As Stan Lee might say, Excelsior!
Humor, albeit dry and sardonic, is a big feature of this book. The Phantom Reporter has been told by the Laughing Mask that his object of attraction, the Black Widow (no, it's a different one), just isn't into him. Soon we flash to a wide-angle view of the Widow - dancing in a lesbian bar (hope I'm not waxing too Jonathan Richman). The Witness, one of the featured characters in this issue, tells his tale to a downtown waitress, and she immediately pegs him as a nut. She thinks that his tagline is a pickup attempt, and the results are really funny. Dry, like a saltine in need of Velveeta, but funny.
I am sure that this will make a fantastic trade/graphic novel, but this book is not being written that way. Each issue is different, and each is important. This is the best to date. Buy it. Feel free to admonish me if you are disappointed. 'Cause I'm right (and I don't know you, so it won't really hurt if you make fun of me).
Story: 5 - Excellent
Art: 5 - Excellent
Art: 5 - Excellent
I second your reverence… 9.5… nothing gets a 10 in my book.