COMIC BINGE: Secret Origins, Vol. 1 & Cyclops, Vol. 1: Starstruck
It’s been awhile since I read it, but I forget to review it here at Binge and it was worthy of mentioning. It’s ultimately nothing most of us haven’t seen before, since it serves to retell the origins of DC’s best and brightest. However, I did like reading through and seeing it redone with new art and in the new style of the New 52 books. We all mostly know the origins of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, etc., but it’s kind of neat to go back every once awhile and reread them to get a feel for the origin again. I read so many comics, that the origins rarely go away for me, but I thought this was a neat little book that gives each character their time to shine for a few pages. This volume only contains 4 issues, each of which are split up to tell the origins of a couple of characters, so it’s a pretty breezy read. Anything that’s easy to pick up and look at will always get a good review for me, but I felt that as unnecessary as this book was, it was fun to read. I’d be interested to see if they continued the series and told the origins of other DC characters that people are less familiar with. I’ll admit that there were a few contained within this book that I did not know, but at least had some semblance of where the story was coming from. I’d recommend this book if you’re looking for a quick DC read, or want a book that is self-contained and has the majority of the popular origin stories within.
RATED : ( PG )
STORY : ( 7 / 10 )
ARTWORK : ( 8 / 10 )
COVERS : ( 9 / 10 )
AWESOME : ( 7 / 10 )
FINAL RATING : ( 7 / 10 )
The other book I had this week was the first book in the Marvel NOW! series for Cyclops. Yes, Cyclops has his own book. At first, I was hesitant, because Cyclops normally is not a character that stands on his own. He stands on his own ground and principles, all of the time, but rarely do we see Cyclops from the beginning or on his own. In this first volume titled Starstruck, we get to see the origins of Cyclops and where he came from. The book focuses on his relationship with his father, and how his father utilized his abilities for his personal gains. It was sort of an odd book because on one hand, it seemed like they were really going out of their way to highlight his relationship with his father for some reason. Then on the other hand, his dad really didn’t seem like that great of a person, or interesting, and you just wanted to see Cyclops break out and go on his way to X-Men stuff. Of course, Cyclops in this book knows that his future holds many opportunities, heartbreaks, and rewarding experiences, but instead of chasing them he wants to be with his father. It was odd considering I read this after Father’s Day, so maybe that’s why it was a little strange to me story wise. But for the most part, it was a readable book. I’m not usually one to go crazy about any Marvel NOW! title other than Deadpool, but I’d give this a shot if you’re a fan of the character. Just don’t go in expecting a whole lot of the Cyclops you know, because instead you will read about a boy who is truly obsessed with his father and wants everything but to be the person he becomes.
RATED : ( PG )
STORY : ( 7 / 10 )
ARTWORK : ( 6 / 10 )
COVERS : ( 8 / 10 )
AWESOME : ( 6 / 10 )
FINAL RATING : ( 6 / 10 )