It's about time we get to see our black leather-bedecked heroine again, as FEARLESS DAWN #2 finally rears her lovely head. Steve Mannion's inspired creation continues its gleeful romp through the conventions of cartoon absurdity as Dawn and muscular hero Number Seven are turned into crazed, zombie-like creatures by a Nazi combat drug, and then do battle with that "master race," all in eye-popping visuals that would do Tex Avery proud. Not only does Mannion have a tangible blast through both words and pictures, but Asylum Press gives it a 100% classy presentation, on paper slicker than the big boys, yet for less money. They have my undying love.
With Del Rey Comics' THE TALISMAN: THE ROAD OF TRIALS #3, we're really starting to get into the meat of the Stephen King/Peter Straub adaptation, as scripted by Robin Furth. For one thing, this is the first issue that takes place entirely in The Territories, that interdimensional fantasyland where young Jack Sawyer is to retrieve the titular object in order to save his dying mom. The world goes medieval on him, to say the least, as events include a tragic death (resulting in a truly sick panel from Tony Shasteen) and a chase through the forest, where some cool tree monster appears. Shasteen is interviewed about his creative process in a closing extra, which is more interesting than the previous issues' commentary from Furth.
Marvel's next big event has arrived this month with SIEGE, in a supposed "seven years in the making!" To whet your appetite, the publisher offers a freebie in ORIGINS OF SIEGE #1. A prologue by Brian Michael Bendis and Lucio Parrillo is a conversation between evil Norman Osborn and mischievous Loki, hatching a world takeover plan that plays out in the four-issue limited series (and various other titles). A preview of SIEGE #1 is included, as it was already in the one-shot SIEGE: THE CABAL. You also get a dozen single-page origins by Fred Van Lente of Captain America, Sentry, Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man and others. And the "and more" promised on the cover? That amounts to nothing but ads, true believers. Hey, at least it's free, right? —Rod Lott
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