author: Jeff Parker
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.14
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2014/07/24
date added: 2014/07/24
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'King's Watch Volume 1' is a sort of reworking of the 1980s cartoon Defenders of the Earth. It's got classic pulp heroes in a more modern setting. The Phantom, Flash Gordon and Mandrake the Magician all team up when Ming threatens the Earth.
On a safari tour he's leading, Lothar (Mandrake's old sidekick) is threatened by a strange dinosaur-like animal. He is saved by the Phantom. Meanwhile Flash Gordon is in the process of developing a spacecraft with Dr. Zarkov and he runs into problems on a test flight. It seems that Ming the Merciless on the planet Mongo is attempting to create waypoints on planet Earth for his invading army. Our three heroes are thrown together to try to stop it or push it back onto Ming's planet.
It's an interesting concept and I'm not sure I felt like it totally worked. There have been some great retro comics lately featuring pulp heroes, but in their own element and time that have been amazing. This one felt a little anachronistic. For example, Mandrake's ability to summon magic and call anyone in the world are great, but we do have cell phones now. The only character that fares the best is The Phantom. Still, it's a valiant attempt, it was fun to read and the art wasn't bad at all. Extras include alternate covers and a script to page of the first issue.
I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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