Post by brentlambert on Jan 19, 2010 14:27:05 GMT -5
Nightstalkers 2009: YEAR IN REVIEW
(#1)
The Cast: Jennifer Kale, Johnny Blaze, Hannibal King, Elsa Bloodstone, Talisman, and Guiseppe Balsamo
Antagonists Faced: Pestilence and a few mysterious demons
Stand-Out Character: The demon that killed the truck driver
Best Moment: The ghost killing the truck driver while wishing he could yodel.
There is a hefty mix of humor and mysticism thrown into this intial issue. Jan also manages to establish enough plot points to propel the series for a little bit. In serial writing, I’m definitely a fan of having more than one plot going at the same time. It helps in world building and adding a sense of realism. Our day-to-day lives aren’t tackled one problem after another. We’re constantly thrown obstacles and issues out of the woodwork even as we are trying to solve an issue.
Cagliostro is pretty interesting as well and I think will be akin, if done right, to Chapman over in Daniel Ingram’s EXCALIBUR for all those familiar with that title. He’s got a large dose of jackass with a fair dose of brains and ruthlessness. I like how Jan is playing him thus far.
With that said, some of the other characters could potentially use a bit of work. Johnny Blaze in particular stuck out to me as a character who would be need in some focus. He didn’t come off right to me and seemed a bit too…talkative I suppose would be the word.
I have a feeling this title will be dealing heavily with The Red Event described in STRANGE TALES so Jan will need to give this title an epic feel. They should deal with the full breadth of Marvel’s magic to fully investigate this phenomenon. There should be appearances from all corners of Marvel supernatural universe and I think maybe a few new characters would be in order as well.
(#1)
The Cast: Jennifer Kale, Johnny Blaze, Hannibal King, Elsa Bloodstone, Talisman, and Guiseppe Balsamo
Antagonists Faced: Pestilence and a few mysterious demons
Stand-Out Character: The demon that killed the truck driver
Best Moment: The ghost killing the truck driver while wishing he could yodel.
There is a hefty mix of humor and mysticism thrown into this intial issue. Jan also manages to establish enough plot points to propel the series for a little bit. In serial writing, I’m definitely a fan of having more than one plot going at the same time. It helps in world building and adding a sense of realism. Our day-to-day lives aren’t tackled one problem after another. We’re constantly thrown obstacles and issues out of the woodwork even as we are trying to solve an issue.
Cagliostro is pretty interesting as well and I think will be akin, if done right, to Chapman over in Daniel Ingram’s EXCALIBUR for all those familiar with that title. He’s got a large dose of jackass with a fair dose of brains and ruthlessness. I like how Jan is playing him thus far.
With that said, some of the other characters could potentially use a bit of work. Johnny Blaze in particular stuck out to me as a character who would be need in some focus. He didn’t come off right to me and seemed a bit too…talkative I suppose would be the word.
I have a feeling this title will be dealing heavily with The Red Event described in STRANGE TALES so Jan will need to give this title an epic feel. They should deal with the full breadth of Marvel’s magic to fully investigate this phenomenon. There should be appearances from all corners of Marvel supernatural universe and I think maybe a few new characters would be in order as well.