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Negative Burn: Winter 2005
Perhaps the most eccentric anthology in the history of comics, Negative Burn is an anomaly, merging together genres, pushing boundaries and allowing the top comic book talent in the world the opportunity to experiment with unique stories. Never to follow a course, each volume of Negative Burn presents the biggest stars in the industry today while continuing to showcase the next wave of new talent. Some of the stories featured are: "Milk and Cheese" by Evan Dorkin, "Mr. Glum" by Erik Larsen, "Sketchbook" by Vince Locke, "Hawaiian Dick" by B. Clay Moore and Shawn Crystal. Plus work by noted creators Brian Bolland, Bob Burden, Kurt Busiek, Amanda Conner, Steve Lieber, Jim Mahfood, Ron Marz, Fabian Nicieza, and more!
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96 pages, Paperback
First published June 22, 2005
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March 20, 2018
In the mid-90's, Negative Burn was one of my favorite comics. I lived in smalltown hell, so I could rarely find it. In fact, I read only 4 issues of the original run (which ran for 50), but those four issues totally redefined how I looked at comics. Can the new series live up to that lofty (and slightly nostalgia-tinged) standard?
Right out of the gate, my initial impression is that NB has some work to do in order to get up to volume one's qualitative level, but when I look closely, I see plenty of promise, several true gems, and lots of reasons to come back for the Summer 2005 book.
Kurt Busiek & Steve Lieber spin a nice tale of growing up and seeing things through older eyes. Then seeing them through young eyes again when you can see through your children's eyes.
Brian Bolland contributes his usual one-page Mr. Mammoulian tale, and as usual, it is among the wittiest comics around. Forget his covers, Brian Bolland needs to be writing more comics, because his commentary on life is absolutely scathing! Erik's Larson's short piece is fairly amusing, even for somebody who knows nothing about Savage Dragon.
The rest of the first half is a little thin. Superhero parody (aren't there enough?!), mediocre offerings from Bob Burden and Evan Dorkin (to be fair, I rarely enjoy their work, so fans of either man may enjoy these shorts more than I), and dullish promo pieces (B Clay Moore's Hawaiin Dick, which did nothing for me, and a prelude to the Ron Marz/Luke Ross series, Samurai. The story was non-existant, but Ross' art is gorgeous!).
However, the second half of the book really kicks things into gear. Jim Mahfood has a fun look at the creation of Negative Burn, and Darko Macan and Wayne Vansant's Impressions introduces an interesting, if not terribly deep, bit of philosophy to the proceedings. Zander Cannon puts a nice taste in your mouth with a warm, very cute story about children and galactic conquest.
Right out of the gate, my initial impression is that NB has some work to do in order to get up to volume one's qualitative level, but when I look closely, I see plenty of promise, several true gems, and lots of reasons to come back for the Summer 2005 book.
Kurt Busiek & Steve Lieber spin a nice tale of growing up and seeing things through older eyes. Then seeing them through young eyes again when you can see through your children's eyes.
Brian Bolland contributes his usual one-page Mr. Mammoulian tale, and as usual, it is among the wittiest comics around. Forget his covers, Brian Bolland needs to be writing more comics, because his commentary on life is absolutely scathing! Erik's Larson's short piece is fairly amusing, even for somebody who knows nothing about Savage Dragon.
The rest of the first half is a little thin. Superhero parody (aren't there enough?!), mediocre offerings from Bob Burden and Evan Dorkin (to be fair, I rarely enjoy their work, so fans of either man may enjoy these shorts more than I), and dullish promo pieces (B Clay Moore's Hawaiin Dick, which did nothing for me, and a prelude to the Ron Marz/Luke Ross series, Samurai. The story was non-existant, but Ross' art is gorgeous!).
However, the second half of the book really kicks things into gear. Jim Mahfood has a fun look at the creation of Negative Burn, and Darko Macan and Wayne Vansant's Impressions introduces an interesting, if not terribly deep, bit of philosophy to the proceedings. Zander Cannon puts a nice taste in your mouth with a warm, very cute story about children and galactic conquest.
August 5, 2011
There was some really great work contained herein.
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