@ Popdose: The Marvels Project review
Over at Popdose, I wrote a bit on Marvel's recent The Marvels Project:
You can read the full review here. Going a bit beyond the review, I wish that this book were a lot more than just the origin of the Invaders, which is ultimately what it is. While this is some of Epting's best produced artwork, the story feels like it could have spun off in a hundred more interesting directions, from the very Kingdom Come-like openings to even just being a story about the forgotten heroes of Marvel (but I guess that's The Twelve,) there never really was any kind of center for Brubaker's story to hang on.
You can read the full review here. Going a bit beyond the review, I wish that this book were a lot more than just the origin of the Invaders, which is ultimately what it is. While this is some of Epting's best produced artwork, the story feels like it could have spun off in a hundred more interesting directions, from the very Kingdom Come-like openings to even just being a story about the forgotten heroes of Marvel (but I guess that's The Twelve,) there never really was any kind of center for Brubaker's story to hang on.