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Saturday, May 23, 2015

Comic Review: THE ORDER OF THE FORGE issues #1-2

THE ORDER OF THE FORGE #1
Writer: Victor Gischler
Artist: Tazio Bettin
Cover Artist: Juan Ferreyra
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Publication Date: April 29, 2015
Dark Horse

Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price: $3.99
Preview
“I cannot tell a lie. I f**king hate zombies.”—G. Washington
Before he fathered a nation, young George Washington forged his legend in blood! Imbued with the mystical powers of America’s original inhabitants, George—along with his friends Ben Franklin and Paul Revere—must stop an evil governor who wishes to rule an empire!
* New series from Victor Gischler (Angel & Faith)!
* A dark fantasy/historical fiction genre smash-up!
* Perfect for fans of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter!

THE ORDER OF THE FORGE #2
Writer: Victor Gischler
Artist: Tazio Bettin
Cover Artist: Juan Ferreyra
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Publication Date: May 27, 2015
Dark Horse
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries
Price: $3.99
UPC: 7 61568 27678 7 00211
preview
When the motley crew of Washington, Franklin, and Revere discover a sinister plot to enslave the free world, they must use their newfound powers to strike back—but not before they engage in battle with the spectral force of America’s first conquerors!
* New series from Victor Gischler (Angel & Faith)!
* A dark fantasy/historical fiction genre smash-up!
* Perfect for fans of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter!


Issue #1 introduces us to a young and rebellious George Washington. After cutting down his dad’s cherry tree his ax slips out of his hands and hits a Native American totem pole. There is a blinding flash and George knows he has a problem. He runs away to Philadelphia and starts working as a handyman at Lord Hammond’s estate along with a young Paul Revere. Lord Hammond’s beautiful and independent niece, Lady Kate, has come from England to stay with him for a while. Lady Kate uncovers her uncle’s plan to over throw British rule in the colonies using an ancient secret weapon they hope to find using an ancient secret map! George, Paul head out to collect a drunken Ben Franklin from a brothel. The three along with Kate are run into some thugs and George slices an dices with his ax and then lightning hits his ax and there is another flash of light.

Issue #2 The foursome all get his with the effects of the ax, but they have no idea what it has done to them at first. They gang makes a plan to steal the map and find this ancient secret weapon before Lord Hammond. They get the map, but Hammond finds out and the chase is on! We discover what powers each person gained from the lightning striking the ax and of course they are pretty cool, except George’s…poor guy.  The map takes them to Roanoke, Va. Where danger is waiting!

This is an entertaining comic. It is fun to see a younger version of important historical figures and actual events woven into the story in a different context . I really like the fact that the dialogue is modern and our heroes/heroine are snarky…the guys have foul mouths. The story is fast paced which means the reader has to fill in a lot of blanks but there is a ton of action, violence and even some brothel T&A. The artwork is on point for the story. Some pages were text heavy at times, but not enough to overwhelm the art.

Overall this is a guilty pleasure action adventure. Raiders of the Lost Ark, but with founding fathers.

3.5 “I cannot tell a lie…no, seriously” Sheep





SharonS

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