Lullaby #1
Originally presented at Comixtreme.com on November 22, 2005
Quick Rating: Good
Return to the world of Lullaby!
Writers: Mike S. Miller & Ben Avery
Creator & Art: Hector Sevilla
Colors: Ulises Arreola
Letters: Bill Tortolini
Editor: Mike S. Miller
Cover Art: Hector Sevilla (Cover A); Randy Green (Cover B); Jack Lawrence (Cover C); Mike S. Miller (Incentive Cover)
Publisher: Alias Enterprises
Review: One of my favorite new fantasy series of 2005 is back with an all-new ongoing at its new home with Alias Enterprises. Hector Sevilla and Mike S. Miller’s Lullaby, which debuted in a four-issue miniseries from Image, pulls together some of the all-stars of children’s literature in a bizarre quest to save Wonderland from some mysterious unrest. Alice, right hand of the Queen of Hearts, has assembled a ragtag team including Red Riding Hood, Jim Hawkins, Pinocchio and the Pied Piper.
Each of the characters has a slight twist, however, that makes them a bit different from the versions we’ve all grown up with. Alice, in this story, never returned from Wonderland and has lost her memories of Earth. Pinocchio’s humanity was ripped from him, turning him back into a puppet, and so forth.
This issue is very much an introductory issue - the writers give each character a few pages of internal monologue to go over their own personal stories and explain what their purpose is in the story. We also get introduced to a new character, a potential villain (or at least an antagonist), and learn a few new things about many of the heroes. It’s important to get the information across, as this is a first issue and hopefully a good jumping-on point for new readers, but the device gets a little too repetitive.
Still, even for a regular reader like myself, it’s great to get a recap of the characters and a feel for where they’ve been and where they’re going.
Creator Hector Sevilla continues doing a really strong job with the artwork. The designs for the characters are really inventive, particularly Pinocchio, and he’s created a beautiful, lush world that really draws you in.
This is a decent introductory issue, although part of me thinks it may have been better served as a “zero” issue, since the story doesn’t exactly get kicked into gear until the very end. At any rate, I’m really happy to see this title is back and kicking again.
Rating: 7/10
Quick Rating: Good
Return to the world of Lullaby!
Writers: Mike S. Miller & Ben Avery
Creator & Art: Hector Sevilla
Colors: Ulises Arreola
Letters: Bill Tortolini
Editor: Mike S. Miller
Cover Art: Hector Sevilla (Cover A); Randy Green (Cover B); Jack Lawrence (Cover C); Mike S. Miller (Incentive Cover)
Publisher: Alias Enterprises
Review: One of my favorite new fantasy series of 2005 is back with an all-new ongoing at its new home with Alias Enterprises. Hector Sevilla and Mike S. Miller’s Lullaby, which debuted in a four-issue miniseries from Image, pulls together some of the all-stars of children’s literature in a bizarre quest to save Wonderland from some mysterious unrest. Alice, right hand of the Queen of Hearts, has assembled a ragtag team including Red Riding Hood, Jim Hawkins, Pinocchio and the Pied Piper.
Each of the characters has a slight twist, however, that makes them a bit different from the versions we’ve all grown up with. Alice, in this story, never returned from Wonderland and has lost her memories of Earth. Pinocchio’s humanity was ripped from him, turning him back into a puppet, and so forth.
This issue is very much an introductory issue - the writers give each character a few pages of internal monologue to go over their own personal stories and explain what their purpose is in the story. We also get introduced to a new character, a potential villain (or at least an antagonist), and learn a few new things about many of the heroes. It’s important to get the information across, as this is a first issue and hopefully a good jumping-on point for new readers, but the device gets a little too repetitive.
Still, even for a regular reader like myself, it’s great to get a recap of the characters and a feel for where they’ve been and where they’re going.
Creator Hector Sevilla continues doing a really strong job with the artwork. The designs for the characters are really inventive, particularly Pinocchio, and he’s created a beautiful, lush world that really draws you in.
This is a decent introductory issue, although part of me thinks it may have been better served as a “zero” issue, since the story doesn’t exactly get kicked into gear until the very end. At any rate, I’m really happy to see this title is back and kicking again.
Rating: 7/10