MAGIC WIND VOL. 2: CLAWS (Epicenter, 2013; Softcover)
Collects
Magic
Wind
No. 2 (cover
date August, 1997)
Writer:
Gianfranco Manfredi
Artists:
Giuseppe Barbati and Bruno Ramella
Colorist:
Sergio Algozzino
When
a giant eagle swoops down and steals a child from the Sioux, it is up
to the white man that the tribe has accepted as one of their own,
Magic Wind, to try and right things. The tribe is in disarray, with
everyone blaming one another. This is a story about betrayal on a
very human level, but it is the mystical and supernatural elements
which add spice to the proceedings.
We
see Magic Wind and Poe become a sort of Sherlock Holmes and Watson
type pair of sleuth/adventurers this time out, with Poe becoming more
of the comic relief. I really enjoyed the werewolf aspect, even
though I always thought of werewolves as more of a European thing. In
any case, this was great and I am in for volume 3.
These roughly 100 page “issues” were originally issued in Italy in the European album format. There are 123 of these released to date overseas, but they are in black and white while the North American English language translations are being presented in color for the very first time. We are now 2 down, with only 121 more to go!
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 4.5 out of 5.
The
OCD zone- Epicenter makes really nice books.
DVD-style
Extras included in this book: None.
Paper
rating: 5 out of 5. Beautiful, thick glossy 105 pound paper
stock.
Binding
rating: 4.5 out of 5. I heart sewn bindings on softcovers.
Cardstock
cover coating rating: 4 out of 5. The cover has that dull matte
finish coating which seems to be all the rage with the kids these
days. I'm not crazy about it myself. Having said that, this dull
matte coating is of the scuff resistant variety, so we will just have
to chalk this up to being not my cup of tea.
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