When you think of the great icons of American comics, a small handful of brilliant, influential, geniuses comes to mind: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Jim Steranko, Bob Kane, and a few others. But one name stands above them all. One creator who gave us amazing stories and characters, as well as influencing the way comics are made and read, the way all the stories that came after his are told. The most prestigious award in graphic storytelling is named in his honor. Hopefully, by now you know I'm talking about Will Eisner!
If you know anything about Will Eisner, you probably know his most famous character is the man in the domino mask known as The Spirit. (If you only know the Spirit from the ill-conceived Frank Miller film, please wipe it from your mind immediately.) The Spirit, aka Denny Colt, is one of the founding heroes of comicdom, so it is only appropriate that DC is giving him another chance to shine in their new First Wave imprint. Many creators have been inspired to give readers their take on this iconic hero, with varying levels of success, but the version found in Will Eisner's The Spirit #1 seems set to be one of the best.
Writer Mark Shultz and artist Moritat do a great jump of jumping in running with the Spirit and his world. If you already know the character, you will find a lot of familiar faces and places in this book. Even though the old gang is all in place, Denny and his friends and foes have all been given some subtle updates to make them just a little bit more contemporary. There is an excellent mix of old and new in this version of Central City. Even if you have never picked up a Spirit comic before, this issue gives you everything you need to get started, while wasting no time with reimagined origins or any similar nonsense.
Denny is a former cop, now thought deceased, who does his best to help the people of his city and prevent the nefarious schemes of the Octopus and his eight crime families. When the families decide that they have had enough of the Spirit meddling in their affairs, they call in a big-shot assassin from Europe-a mysterious killer known only as Angel Smerti. The Spirit catches wind of this plot, but isn't too worried about anything this Angel character can throw his way. Unfortunately, Angel Smerti might be a much more dangerous threat than Denny can imagine...
This book is a cracking start to a new Spirit series. The story is intriguing and fast-paced. The art perfectly captures that feeling of classic Eisner storytelling, but isn't afraid to be new and modern at the same time. If you are a Spirit fan, you don't want to miss this book, but if you have never read a Spirit story before, this is a great place to start.
Try this heaping helping of classic adventure now, while Will Eisner's The Spirit #1 is Four Color Fantasies guaranteed Book of the Week. You wouldn't want to miss out on one of the great icons of comic book storytelling, would you? I think not.
If you know anything about Will Eisner, you probably know his most famous character is the man in the domino mask known as The Spirit. (If you only know the Spirit from the ill-conceived Frank Miller film, please wipe it from your mind immediately.) The Spirit, aka Denny Colt, is one of the founding heroes of comicdom, so it is only appropriate that DC is giving him another chance to shine in their new First Wave imprint. Many creators have been inspired to give readers their take on this iconic hero, with varying levels of success, but the version found in Will Eisner's The Spirit #1 seems set to be one of the best.
Writer Mark Shultz and artist Moritat do a great jump of jumping in running with the Spirit and his world. If you already know the character, you will find a lot of familiar faces and places in this book. Even though the old gang is all in place, Denny and his friends and foes have all been given some subtle updates to make them just a little bit more contemporary. There is an excellent mix of old and new in this version of Central City. Even if you have never picked up a Spirit comic before, this issue gives you everything you need to get started, while wasting no time with reimagined origins or any similar nonsense.
Denny is a former cop, now thought deceased, who does his best to help the people of his city and prevent the nefarious schemes of the Octopus and his eight crime families. When the families decide that they have had enough of the Spirit meddling in their affairs, they call in a big-shot assassin from Europe-a mysterious killer known only as Angel Smerti. The Spirit catches wind of this plot, but isn't too worried about anything this Angel character can throw his way. Unfortunately, Angel Smerti might be a much more dangerous threat than Denny can imagine...
This book is a cracking start to a new Spirit series. The story is intriguing and fast-paced. The art perfectly captures that feeling of classic Eisner storytelling, but isn't afraid to be new and modern at the same time. If you are a Spirit fan, you don't want to miss this book, but if you have never read a Spirit story before, this is a great place to start.
Try this heaping helping of classic adventure now, while Will Eisner's The Spirit #1 is Four Color Fantasies guaranteed Book of the Week. You wouldn't want to miss out on one of the great icons of comic book storytelling, would you? I think not.
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