CAPTAIN
AMERICA: MAN
& WOLF (Marvel,
2011;
Softcover)
Collects
selections from Captain
America #402-408
(cover dates Early July, 1992- October, 1992)
Writer:
Mark Gruenwald
Artists:
Rik Levins with Inking by Danny Bulandi, Steve Akexandrov, Don
Hudson, and Ray Kryssing.
Captain
America stumbles upon some Druid cult that turns a town into
werewolves. Doctor Druid is now not only alive, but younger, more
fit, and even has that '90s longhair ponytail that every character
seemed to have at that time. So Doctor Druid's male pattern baldness
was cured and he also lost his paunch. Add in some occult
gobbledygook where Dredmund Druid takes John Jameson's Man-Wolf
Moonstone and uses it to become the Starwolf and you have a fun read
that sounds really, really dumb on paper. Werewolf By Night guest
stars, and so does Wolverine for a minute. I have grown to really
hate Wolverine, so just the sight of him loses this book a point.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 3.25 out of 5.
The
OCD zone- I already know that I will be repurchasing this
material when the Epic line gobbles this run up. I will give
this book to my son at that time. I read it to him for his bedtime
story over a few nights and he loved it.
DVD-style
Extras included in this book: None.
Linework
and Color: Things look really good. I'm happy.
Paper
stock: The same stock that Marvel uses on their
softcover Masterworks, Classic, and Epic lines.
Medium weight coated stock with almost no sheen. I love it.
Binding:
Perfect bound trade paperback.
Cardstock
cover notes:
Laminated cardstock.
I remember this arc as being great fun back in the day. I have this trade, but God knows when I'll get to it.
ReplyDeleteHeh. The only reason that I read it now was because I told my son I'd him some of my comics if he cleaned his room without me asking him twice. He did, so this was one of five choices of unread books that I gave him to choose from.
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