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Femme Noir Dark City Diaries
Comic Summary: by Christopher Mills, Joe Staton & Mark Stegbauer When an ancient and powerful artifact is stolen from the natives of an uncharted island by a group of unscrupulous adventurers, its beautiful young protector, Okona, Queen of Monster Isle, follows it to the 'Concrete Jungle' of Port Nocturne with revenge in her heart and a spear in her hand. Available with covers from Joe Staton and Alfredo Lopez, Jr. or Mike Wieringo and Joe Staton.
Codes: JUL083648 JUL083649
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| Artist: | Joe Staton |
| Artist: | Mark Stegbauer |
| Author: | Christopher Mills |
| Cover Artist: | Joe Staton |
| Cover Artist: | Alfredo Lopez Jr. |
| Cover Artist: | Mike Wieringo |
| Release Date: | September 24, 2008 |
| In Stock? | Yes! |
| Lists: | Not on any lists. Start your own! |
Customer Reviews
I am predisposed to like a period piece like this. I generally like the hard-boiled Mickey Spillane type fare. I think the storyline (this is basically a one-up) is solid, but somehow the writing doesn’t quite fully measure up. It lacks just a certain “something.” Ironically, the lead character, the Femme herself, just comes across as even less than two-dimensional; flat and a bit dull. I’m down with “just the facts, ma’am,” but she needs some spark of life. Likewise with the art: its technically well done, with good mood and drawing, but somehow the composition doesn’t quite add up. It seems like there’s lots of cool small elements, but they don’t add up to complete frames. So, in a weird sense, I like the concept and I like the style, but the actual execution just doesn’t jump as far as I would hope. (Having said that, if there are future books, I would probably get at least one more to see if this team improves a little bit).
1 pts.