Mel Rubi's art still just seems...well, less good than the other artists who have worked on the various Sonja titles. It's not horrible, and certainly better than nothing, but when you have great art like the work in Wrath of the Gods, Mel's art just seems even less good.
Here are a couple of the pages that I thought were among the better illustrated in this issue:
The whole "Queen" thing just seems to have magically happened, too. Maye they're planning to go back and explain how she became queen or maybe I skipped an issue without realizing it, but I'm a little lost. And since when does Sonja cover herself with armor (yeah, I know - she didn't start out with the bikini, but it has become her thing and I'm not liking the changes!) And don't get me started on the wolfmen at the end of the issue. Seriously?
I'm not going to abandon the title (especially if the Lucio Parrillo covers continue to be so amazing), but I'm just saying it doesn't stack up as one of the better Sonja series that Dynamite has put out. Am I wrong? Is it really a good series and I'm just being an over-critical butthole? If so, tell me what I'm overlooking, because I don't get it.
I've been working on a little project and I know very well that you are more articulate than I. But being this blog has a few administrators on the team...I can't hog all the postings. It aint fair. I's jest laying low. :) The armor Sonja is wearing in the series is only because sh'e the Queen and is just dressing for the part...that's all.
ReplyDeleteNo it is not Dynamites best offering but it passes with a B. In my estimation anyway. lol
----------Mikey Boy
I read the first issue and umm, forgot about it. The art didn't hook me but I was more disappointed with the story. It felt very standard.
ReplyDeleteI guess what disappointed me was that King Conan showed Conan at the end of his days. He had mellowed a bit, was cynical and attached to what he owned. Queen Sonya, what tiny glimpses we saw, came across just like regular Sonya. I didn't feel any growth.
Granted this was just a first issue so I will have to give it another look.