Crimson Spider
01-08-2005, 02:34 PM
I've been sick for a few days, which means one thing: Catching up on old comics that I never got around to reading!
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The story I read is a three-issue limited series published in late '98 called Union Jack. Before reading it, I knew little to nothing about Jack, which worked to my advantage, I guess; the Jack featured in this story is different from the WWII Jack.
It was published at a time when Marvel was shitting out limited series like crazy. That kind of explains why I never really read it before. At the time, I bought, like, 40 comics a month, most of which I just skimmed through and never actually read.
It's written by Ben Raab, a writer I never gave much attention to, and drawn by John Cassady.
In a nutshell, Jack's recently taken up the job of Britain's own hero/vampire hunter after his best friend's grandfather. The story's pretty straightforward, but what made it a great read were the great characters and beautiful artwork (especially during the action scenes). That's not to say that the writing's average, as there are some moments that I found quite clever.
I can't say much else without spoiling it. I bet you can find it pretty cheap (a quarter, most likely), so check it out.
Also, does anyone know if a sequel was ever published? The ending kind of left things open for a follow-up.
http://members.aol.com/braab1013/union.jpg
The story I read is a three-issue limited series published in late '98 called Union Jack. Before reading it, I knew little to nothing about Jack, which worked to my advantage, I guess; the Jack featured in this story is different from the WWII Jack.
It was published at a time when Marvel was shitting out limited series like crazy. That kind of explains why I never really read it before. At the time, I bought, like, 40 comics a month, most of which I just skimmed through and never actually read.
It's written by Ben Raab, a writer I never gave much attention to, and drawn by John Cassady.
In a nutshell, Jack's recently taken up the job of Britain's own hero/vampire hunter after his best friend's grandfather. The story's pretty straightforward, but what made it a great read were the great characters and beautiful artwork (especially during the action scenes). That's not to say that the writing's average, as there are some moments that I found quite clever.
I can't say much else without spoiling it. I bet you can find it pretty cheap (a quarter, most likely), so check it out.
Also, does anyone know if a sequel was ever published? The ending kind of left things open for a follow-up.