Maverick # 1 - The Sword Sung on a Barren Heath
is a comic book published by Marvel Publishing & released on 1 / / 1997Plot Summary
Maverick first meets Elena, who wants his help in locating Sabertooth, who killed her mother. The two are pursued by Omega Red, who still wants the "Carbonadium Synthesizer". They are aided by John Wraith, Maverick's old teammate from Team X, and chased by the Royal Canadian Airforce.
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Good story, good flashbacks, meh artwork.
Reviewed by Methias on Jan. 21, 2008. Methias has written 2 reviews. His/her last review was for The Deep End, Part One. |
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The story here is pretty good, it introduces an important character in Maverick's stories, Elena Ivanova. This is also one of the very few times that we get to see Kestrel (John Wraith) in all his glory. The flashbacks of Team X don't tell much new, but they reestablish some things that were already known, Creed (Sabretooth) is a sociopath, and Wolverine hesitated a lot when it came to killing innocents. My problem with this issue is the artwork. The whole issue is very dark, although that fits with the story, but every panel has little detail and mostly seems like a rough sketch. There is a lot of shading rather than full images with shading. I don't know if that is a style that is often used, but this is the first time I have seen it to this extent, and I really didn't like it.
