99
Comic Summary: by Al-Mutawa, Nicieza, & McCrea You've read the free previews! You've seen the worldwide press coverage! Now the breakout superteam of 2007 explodes into their own ongoing series! Meet Jabbar the Powerful. Noora the Light. Darr the Afflicter. And an all-new never before revealed member of THE 99! When eight-year-old Nasser - another possessor of one of the mysterious Noor Stones - has a premonition that his father's arriving plane is in danger, he doesn't know what to do. He doesn't even know what's happening to him! Lucky for him, THE 99 are in the same airport returning from a mission. But will they discover their fellow Noor Stone holder, and help him control his powers in time to save the day?
Codes: AUG073975
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| Author: | Al-Mutawa |
| Author: | Fabian Nicieza |
| Author: | John McCrea |
| Release Date: | October 17, 2007 |
| In Stock? | Not currently available |
| Genre: | Superhero |
| Lists: | Not on any lists. Start your own! |
Customer Reviews
If you take, a Muslim audience, GI Joe style violence (i.e. virtually none), Xmen (and/or Heroes), mix them together in a box and have it put to a comic book by some slightly better than average comic artists, you’ll get “The 99”. Its geared toward a younger crowd, pretty tame stuff. This may be good if you want to avoid the typical R rated comics around today. The story is not bad and is believable enough. The 99 are power stones that allow super powers. If you’re Muslim, you may recognize the 99 “powers” story as more than that, I don’t.
Pretty tame by anyones standards, its practically rated G. No sexual situations, no dirty talk, no blood. If you have kids that are clamoring for a comic and you’re disgusted at the standard fare, you’ll probably find a good middle ground for the kids here. Its not so preachy about morals that the kids will be rolling their eyes, but good guys are generally good, bad guys made to look bad and selfish.
The drawing is nice, the coloring is not very inspired but serviceable. The panorama scenes are somewhat bland but get the point across.
I’m getting up around issue 10, the story is not so gripping that its keeping my attention. I like a couple characters enough to care to see what happens (I like Jabbar and Noora) so I’ll keep the subscription, hopefully it will get better as it goes…
1 pts.