Red Circle The Web #1
J. Michael Straczynski dives into the DC Universe at last - and he's bringing four of the finest heroes of the Golden and Silver Ages with him!
Completely reimagined for the modern world from their original appearances in Archie/MLJ publications, these four heroes will show you a side of the DC Universe you've never seen before!
Billionaire John Raymond has it all - fame, fortune, and a brilliant mind! He also has a brother with the one trait John lacks: compassion. No matter how relentlessly awe-inspiring John's achievements get, it's his brother who's always seen as the hero. So John sets out to upstage his brother one more time. He'll show the world just how much heroism money can buy as the amazing (and suspiciously well-equipped) Web. But when a dark fate arrives for his brother, John learns first-hand what a hero leaves on the line, and that there are worse losses than the ones that hit your checkbook! Featuring art by Roger Robinson (THE BRAVE and THE BOLD, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS)!
Written by J. Michael Straczynski
Art by Roger Robinson and Hilary Barta
Cover by Jesus Saiz
Size: 32 Pages
Price: $2.99
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Avg Rating: 3.5
Comments
^ I agree 127%.
Posted by WadeWilson on 08/18/09 at 12:38 AM
Are they not doing the Simon/Kirby Fly? That was my fave MLJ hero. It was always a treat when they would stick one of those stories in an Archie when i was a kid...
Posted by Hawkboy on 08/18/09 at 01:34 PM
@hawkboy- as I understand it, if these sell well, they will be bringing in more archie heroes.
Posted by micahmyers on 08/18/09 at 09:02 PM
Sounds neat enough. Checking out all of these books.
Posted by kwisdumb on 08/18/09 at 09:03 PM
all of them are going to have ongoing series. the solits are out allready
Posted by peterporker on 08/18/09 at 09:43 PM
@Peterporker
I thought it was going to be The Web with an Inferno co-feature, and The Shield with a Hangman co-feature
Posted by Slockhart on 08/19/09 at 10:55 AM
Awful premise execited adequately.
"Dear The Web, I think I'm about to get murdered. Could you please help? It'd be gratefully appreci--"
Posted by Slockhart on 08/19/09 at 05:04 PM
Err... *executed
Posted by Slockhart on 08/19/09 at 05:05 PM
eh yeah you might be right. i saw the cover for some of them forgot witch ones.
didnt "kickass" do that online help thing but better?
Posted by peterporker on 08/19/09 at 11:40 PM
This was my least favourite of The Red Circle book to come out so far, mainly because of the art which was a little weaker than the other books. I did enjoy this though, it had some good moments and was worth a read.
3/5
Posted by shaunbat on 08/21/09 at 06:17 AM
I have yet to see anything that captures my attention.
Posted by theegreatone on 08/24/09 at 02:47 AM
I liked this one quite a bit. This one has had the first real character that someone could be empathetic with. the Hangman and Inferno were both "cool" on the surface but the characters just seem a little flat.
Posted by Archr5 on 08/24/09 at 06:19 PM
I was pleasantly surprised by this comic. I had read The Hangman and wasn't very impressed. I skipped Inferno altogether after flipping through it in the store. The Web, however, caught my attention with its art and I really enjoyed the story. I know nothing about the original Web, but I like how they've updated this character with its connection to the World Wide Web. I'll be picking up the series when it launches.
Posted by Chaddiwicker on 09/05/09 at 12:51 AM
Hopefully this is more like The Hangman and less like last week's trainwreck.
Posted by Slockhart on 08/17/09 at 06:09 PM