The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of EMPOWERED: ANIMAL STYLE from Dark Horse Comics. Adam Warren writes, and John Staton and
Adam Warren draw.
Empowered has landed herself an easy gig guarding vehicles
at a superhero tech show. Unfortunately, a group of bad guys pick her shift to
waltz in and start robbing the place. She’s outnumbered, but she solves that
problem with some nifty guerrilla tactics. But once they find her, things get
interesting.
Simply put, this book is a stone-cold hoot. More
technically, Warren ’s
use of “meta” to ramp up the comedy is brilliant. EMP is both witty and
resourceful, putting her teenage attitude and her super-powered education to
good use. And the rented animals are inept and unlikeable enough to make her
thrashing of them even more fun. And the art is very nicely done; there’s lots
of genre-appropriate destruction and mayhem packed onto these pages.
This is a well written, well drawn, wonderfully fun
super-powered romp. I recommend it highly. I think it would make a good intro
to the genre, though parents of teenagers might think otherwise – language is a
little salty, and teenage “personality” is abundant.
EMPOWERED: ANIMAL STYLE is available now at your LCS or online
at darkhorse.com.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
