Friday, April 04, 2008
Ash and Xena
I gave into a ten year itch this week and purchased my first honest to goodness comic book - Army of Darkness / Xena: Why Not? The title sells itself, no?
The comic book store certainly didn't do a good job of it. Ten years later and it';s still like it was the last time I was in there - it reeked of clove cigarettes, the employees were way too busy counting inventory or playing Magic the Gathering to ask me if I needed help, and the stacks were incomprehensibly laid out. On top of that, the clerk informed me I needed to make a ten dollar minimum purchase to use a credit card.
I ended up waiting and going to another store.
I wish I could say it was worth the wait, The comic almost hit the right tone, but just missed the mark. If anything, Ash came off as denser than in the movies, and felt rather out of character. I wanted to love it, but it did fall short.
Maybe reading summaries on the web is an effective placebo.
Labels: Hey Kids - Comics, Sheer Awesome
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