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Heroes Say the word and your lips expel a rush of wind rustling shimmering satin over taut glistening skin It s the sound that suddenly brings down the weight of the world upon women and men whose skills and abilities give normal folks cause to fear Or to wonder We are spectators to their lives For this is the place the different ones gather to meet to battle to play to dream If you enjoy super costumed heroes you need to look no further Here are the legends the victors the guardsmen of the world shown in ways you have never seen in comics but deep down dared to hope they could be With authors Kevin Juaire and David Campiti s HERO ALLIANCE the super hero genre has come of age Hero Alliance End of the Golden Age
ThrowbackThursday Back in the 90s I used to write comic book reviews for the website of a now defunct comic book retailer called Rockem Sockem Comics From the December 1997 edition with a theme of Offbeat Superheroes INTRODUCTIONEven though the field of comic books is dominated by superheroes I have yet to write a column devoted entirely to the superfolk Well let s get down to it bunky Here are a few of the interesting supertitles being published Not the best mind you just interesting For the best pick up Kurt Busiek s ASTRO CITY Homage Image Comics Grade A Meanwhile here s the good the bad and the ugly of comic book superheroes STARMAN THUNDERBOLTS and HITMAN STARMAN is highbrow HITMAN is lowbrow and THUNDERBOLTS would be right in the middle if not for its sinister twist FROM THE BACKLISTHERO ALLIANCE END OF THE GOLDEN AGE GN Pied Piper Press HERO ALLIANCE END OF THE GOLDEN AGE Limited Series Innovation HERO ALLIANCE VOLUME 1 1 Wonder Color Comics HERO ALLIANCE VOLUME 2 1 7 Innovation Collecting comics is a liquid affair for me Every month I add new titles and drop old ones Admittedly for me it s much easier to add Every time I drop a title no matter how bad I know it is I agonize over it What if the book is about to turn around What if some exciting plot twist makes the characters interesting What if an amazing new creative team is announced in two months and these issues I m passing up are no longer available Can I live with a hole in my collection Of course not quips my wife What if enough people drop the title at the same time and the book goes out of business never giving it the opportunity to get better and draw me back These misgivings and regrets can get tiresome can t they The point of this pitiful portrayal of myself is to spotlight a series I dropped over seven years ago which still gives me pangs of regret HERO ALLIANCE. Hero alliancehcm HERO ALLIANCE started off with a bang The 1986 graphic novel subtitled End of the Golden Age was amongst the most recent wave of grim and gritty superheroes Yeah grim and gritty used to come in waves during the 70 s and 80 s In the 90 s we re adrift on a sea of grim and gritty HERO ALLIANCE was refreshing for its ability to put a touch of Golden Age hope in the midst of its modern age despair The icing on the cake was the topnotch artwork by newcomers Ron Lim and Bart Sears. Kindle Hero alliancerx Victor is the protagonist of the book Formed from the Superman mold and invested with unlimited powers Victor is a twenty year veteran of superheroics who trained at the knee of the original costumed hero of this universe the Golden Guardman Victor got a little self involved neglected his responsibilities and an entire team of superheroes died as a result Now he s struggling to live up to the ideals of his mentor while pulling together a new team of young heroes in need of guidance. Hero Alliance ebook reader The young heroes are brassy and bold unsure and ineffective clumsy and stupid strong and independent ferocious and unforgiving grim and gritty Kris the daughter of the Golden Guardman uses her super strength to undo the harm caused by her psychopathic brother Sentry constantly lies and poses to build a dark scary reputation Gemini Plus are twin brothers whose powers are interdependent the responsible Steve is reluctantly drawn into the role of a superhero by the impulsive skirt chasing Bob Empowered by aliens the pain the Starcorp Man inflicts on his opponents the pain he feels and he s a masochist Eager young hero Argent has a dark secret that could end his career before it begins and he is being blackmailed by the first villain he caught. Hero alliancebernstein The graphic novel and early issues of HERO ALLIANCE were overflowing with ideas Writers Kevin Juaire and David Campiti were obviously excited it showed on every page If their eagerness resulted in a sketchy story with jarring transitions I could forgive them since the situations dialogue and characters were so engaging Likewise Lim and Sears produced some of the best linework of their lives I m not sure I ve liked anything they ve done since as much Some of the credit must go to fellow artistic contributors Mike Witherby and Rick J Bryant. EPub Hero alliance credit The departure of Juaire and Lim after the second issue of the regular series really hurt the book but didn t prove fatal immediately The quality of the writing actually improved when Robert M Ingersoll joined David Campiti as co author with issue 4 but the energy of the storytelling flagged The large cast became a detriment as my favorite characters were often pushed to the background and neglected Indeed most of the characters were strong enough to carry their own book and felt slighted in this format As the overall plot became cohesive the characters became just a little less interesting Go figure. Book Hero alliance bank With my interest wilting I remember dropping the book for an amalgamation of little reasons The coloring was hideous garish blurred and rife with mistakes Readers were subjected to a series of arbitrary costume changes for the heroes a silly thing to do in a regular series less than a year old The artists following Sears and Lim changed fairly frequently in the first seven issues contributors included Roy Richardson Keith Williams Mike Witherby Craig Brasfield Rik Levins and Mark Jones While all of the artists were competent none could live up to his predecessors. Book Hero alliance bank Apparently I wasn t alone in dropping the title A dozen or so issues later HERO ALLIANCE disappeared along with its publisher Innovation This month Caliber Comics gives you the chance to start your own HERO ALLIANCE collection as they liquidate Innovation s backstock. Book Hero alliance credit You might think it s rather gloomy to read a book that failed from a publisher that failed but HERO ALLIANCE is a lost gem While it never achieved greatness I have always remembered it fondly Rereading the issues of HERO ALLIANCE for this review I began to feel melancholy By issue 7 I had again grown slightly bored with the book but I had recaptured my love for the characters It s enough to make me track down the issues I m missing because I stopped reading it too soon While I regret dropping the title all those years ago I can now look forward to discovering those stories I missed You on the other hand can skip the regrets and go right to the joy of discovery. Hero Alliance bookworm HERO ALLIANCE END OF THE GOLDEN AGE Grade BHERO ALLIANCE Volume 1 2 Grade C Overall Grade B Kevin Juaire Mostly solid art jazzing up a tired story Kevin Juaire This book is the initial graphic novel of a longer series The title becomes a play on words when we discover that the premier superhero team the Guardmen an Avengers Justice League analog was founded by the Golden Guardsman who dies in the beginning of the story Symbolizing an end to innocence and simple answers as was presented in the Golden Age of Comics. Hero Alliance ebooks free The protagonist Victor a Superman equivalent is forced to try and reforge a team with members whose morals are very different from his own While the old teams falls apart Victor must forge a new one from the ashes He does so reluctantly question in his ability to lead at every step. Book Hero alliance credit Thus we see the beginnings of a very interesting series Perhaps not the most outstanding superhero stories but well crafted and with compelling characters Even the villain while a tad over the top as supervillains will be is interesting The major flaw in the book is that the writers tried to jam too much material into a short space and it sometimes feels rushed Kevin Juaire Very good comic story Written to real life than the normal comic setting Above average art Very recommended Kevin Juaire
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