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IDW Comics Review/Thoughts


The Cynical Lone Wolf

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I. Powerpuff Girls

 

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Powerpuff Girls have become a bit of a pop culture icon since its movie back in 2006, heck they were ever popular during its time on the air with 5 seasons under its belt. While ever since they were off the air they got even more popular. So IDW comic had the idea to rejuvenate the series into comic form. So this launch to my pros and cons of the series;
Pro
+Faithful to the show(art style and characters)
+First storyline; I won't spoil it, but it’s tragic
+Included all the classic PPG villains
Cons
-After the first storyline, the stories felt hollow, at best
-Only 10 issues
-An okay ending, at least we got the RRBs (RowdyRuffBoys; FYI Lauren Faust's favorite characters from the show) to send us off.

 

Overall thoughts on the comic:
This was again sadly the last time we will, probably ever see the girls that a good chunk of people grew up and it still didn't get its conclusion, it deserved. Yes, I know there's a reboot on the way and just that a reboot, a fresh new take on the series. So that means the original PPGs run ended in 2014 with these comics. I will be making a blog soon on my thoughts on the Original PPGs series and the reboot, once a trailer of it gets out. Amway, this comic is really good for the first few issues and we get to the RRBs again in the last issue, if you can find I do suggest you read the first storyline and the last one but isn't as good as the next comic, though.
Final Rating: 81%
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II. Samurai Jack
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Okay again a little history, before we get started. In 2001, Genndy Tartakovsk made a series that umm.. you know allow Mako to take over for me


So yeah this series was fantastic and it won 4 Primetime Emmy Awards, 6 Annie Awards, and 1 OIAF Award. Plus this art style and storytelling haven’t aged a day I recommended check out the series and I might do a top 10 Samurai Jack episode, one day. With that, the show only survived for 4 seasons and ended on a cliffhanger for years. There were plans for a movie for about over 5 years, but the movie has been pre-production since 2009 or 6, take your pick. So I team of artist and writer, fans of the show had enough time of wait and made this comic. With said here's my review on the comic

 

Pros
+Sticks to the original style of the show of storytelling.
+Each story feels like an episode from the show; The Quest of the Broken Blade being the one that stands above most. I will say this to get you hooked: Jack's sword breaks.
+Good for new comic readers; won't feel lost picking up one story
+The art style
+Has a conclusion for the show
Cons
-End too soon for its time

 

Overall thoughts
This comic shows there is still hope in the comic book industry in terms of storytellers and artist. The fact that it went to 20 issue is still good compared to other cartoon network shows that they rejuvenate with maybe only 10 issues. I seriously think this IDW’s golden egg and heck, it could have been IDW’s “Hellboy” or flagship series. I understand why the ended it because they couldn't financially support them anymore. I seriously think you should buy the entire comic series and its worth every penny and it won't regret reading one issue. Be thankful that we finally got an end to this outstanding series.

 

Final Rating: 98%
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III. Thoughts on IDW and their X-files series

 

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I Think that IDW is one of the most underrated and criminally underheard of comic book companies. These people have really good intentions and I suggest that you support them and look into some their comics and spread the word about them. They deserve to be recognized for the good they are doing and that is reboot/ rejuvenating old 90s show. If anything their actions has, in a way, made the Invader Zim comic come into being that is launching this July. Again support them and check them out is all I am asking.

 

Now, their X-files series. In my opinion, it’s good for what they had to work with and some storylines are good and all, but some others let’s just say show why the X-files should have died with its 2nd movie. Again, can’t you blame IDW? Imagine being put into their shoes, with the wreckage that was the series X-files and trying to get it to former glory, that isn’t an easy task to do. Yes, they may have a few bad storylines, but that comes with the territory. I recommended you check this storyline out and if you hate it, I understand. We can all agree they tried their damn hardest with the X-files license.
So, do you read IDW’s comic if so what you favorite series from them and tell about it in the comments below

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