Post by goldenfist on Jun 26, 2008 8:09:03 GMT -5
Here's a review from Ign.com on Mythos: Captain America #1.
Few comics can pull off a biannual shipping schedule and get away with it. Paul Jenkins' Mythos series is one of them. Naturally, the fact that each issue is self-contained and more or less divorced from continuity helps a bit. Each issue presents a well-crafted, if by-the-books. interpretation of a classic Marvel hero. The draw is, and always has been, the gorgeous paintings of Paolo Rivera. Mythos: Captain America falls comfortably into that same formula.
Arguably, none of these characters really needed an origin update. We've certainly been catching enough glimpses of Steve Rogers' past in his own series. This issue feels oddly quaint in a way because it doesn't reflect that darker turns taken by Ed Brubaker and other writers. Bucky is back to being a wide-eyed, innocent teen who worships the ground Cap walks on, rather than a stone cold killer of all things Nazi. The sinister underbelly of Project Rebirth is ignored. What we're left with I a tale that draws almost complete inspiration from the classic Golden and Silver Age stories. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Jenkins' script is solid as always. The ending is touching and poignant.
And the art is gorgeous once more. Truthfully, Jenkins scripts have struck me as little more than vessels for Rivera's artwork. Much like the classic Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale collaborations, the art lends this origin tale a nostalgic feel that works very well. I will say that a WWII setting doesn't necessarily make the best use of Rivera's talents. The best and most memorable imagery comes near the end when the Avengers show up. Still, this latest issue of Mythos is a visual stunner.
I'd really like to see what Jenkins and Rivera could do with a full-length mini-series. Like each issue before it, the story is immediately constrained by the limitations of a single-issue format. There's really no reason the duo can't inherit the throne of Loeb and Sale, even as the latter team is hard at work on Captain America: White. I know Cap would approve.
Review Score: 7.6 Good
Few comics can pull off a biannual shipping schedule and get away with it. Paul Jenkins' Mythos series is one of them. Naturally, the fact that each issue is self-contained and more or less divorced from continuity helps a bit. Each issue presents a well-crafted, if by-the-books. interpretation of a classic Marvel hero. The draw is, and always has been, the gorgeous paintings of Paolo Rivera. Mythos: Captain America falls comfortably into that same formula.
Arguably, none of these characters really needed an origin update. We've certainly been catching enough glimpses of Steve Rogers' past in his own series. This issue feels oddly quaint in a way because it doesn't reflect that darker turns taken by Ed Brubaker and other writers. Bucky is back to being a wide-eyed, innocent teen who worships the ground Cap walks on, rather than a stone cold killer of all things Nazi. The sinister underbelly of Project Rebirth is ignored. What we're left with I a tale that draws almost complete inspiration from the classic Golden and Silver Age stories. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Jenkins' script is solid as always. The ending is touching and poignant.
And the art is gorgeous once more. Truthfully, Jenkins scripts have struck me as little more than vessels for Rivera's artwork. Much like the classic Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale collaborations, the art lends this origin tale a nostalgic feel that works very well. I will say that a WWII setting doesn't necessarily make the best use of Rivera's talents. The best and most memorable imagery comes near the end when the Avengers show up. Still, this latest issue of Mythos is a visual stunner.
I'd really like to see what Jenkins and Rivera could do with a full-length mini-series. Like each issue before it, the story is immediately constrained by the limitations of a single-issue format. There's really no reason the duo can't inherit the throne of Loeb and Sale, even as the latter team is hard at work on Captain America: White. I know Cap would approve.
Review Score: 7.6 Good