Arnold Drake was an American comic book writer and screenwriter best known for co-creating the DC Comics characters Deadman and the Doom Patrol, and the Marvel Comics characters the Guardians of the Galaxy, among others. Drake was posthumously inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2008.
Weird and trippy, but not in the fun ‘Doctor Strange’ way. The art was good, and I thought the death of a regular was interesting, but it quickly became very odd, and now Mar-Vell is absurdly over-powered. I worry he’s becoming Superman, which sounds terribly boring.
4/10 - Feels like a Knockoff Issue Instead of the Real Captain Marvel Title
After finishing this issue, I feel like someone swapped the real thing for a bargain-bin knockoff and expected me not to notice. I honestly don't even know where to start describing this mess.
The art is so atrocious that every character looks like a cheap imitation of the real ones. The spaceships look like cheap plastic toys, and the space scenes felt like colorful images generated by a disco ball or a child's projector.
The first part of the story is so full of onomatopoeias and laughable situations that I can't stop laughing because it reminded me of the hilarious Adam West's Batman TV series. The saddest part is that Drake was trying to tell dramatic events.
The bright side is that this issue marks a turning point for the character. He finally moves on from Una, the boring love triangle with Yon-Rogg, and his never-ending undercover Earth mission.
Finally, Mar-Vell starts his transition toward the good Captain Marvel that we all know.