STORY: Frank Mastromauro. If this is your first 'Shrugged' comic, like me, I hope you did not expect
much. The story seems to be about a teen boy who has a female conscious (named Ange...really
..."ANGEL"?) on one shoulder and a male demon (named 'Dev'...really..."DEVIL"? how very
not clever) on the other. I'm not sure if this is Franks first writing gig, but it sure feels like it. The
"banter" between Ange and Dev is beyond annoying. They are perfect stereotypes of the goody
goody angel and the bad boy devil, but they argue like brother and sister. Frank also needs to
brush up on his teen lingo. No teenager talks the way his characters talk. The African American
kid says things like, "slow your roll", and "your creepin on my airspace", and "gotta jet"...who talks
that way?! What year is this comic set in? Then he has a female classmate say "Heya sport" to the
lead character. Really? would a teen girl say that to a teen boy in any high school in any era?!
Horrible!! Then comes the strange scene ( out of nowhere it seems) where some demons are
racing through some caves? Who?What?Where?...no explanation given or introduction. (also
what the hell is happening on the second to last page?) Not user friendly for new readers.
ART: Jonathan Marks and Micah Gunnell. Don't know who did what but they are both very
amateurish looking. The cover is the only good drawing in this book. The coloring by Beth Sotelo
is too bright and shiny, makes it cartoony.
FINAL FILE: SKIP IT!...if you read the first series and liked it, go balls, but this book is not for
new readers...or readers of good comics.
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| Nice cover...but thats about it. |
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