The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of ZODIAC STARFORCE #1 from Dark Horse Comics. Kevin Panetta writes, with Paulina
Ganucheau on art and lettering and Savanna Ganucheau assisting with colors.
It’s been two years since the Zodiac Starforce killed an
evil goddess and saved the world. But now Emma runs into a monster in the
school library and kills it (with a bit of help from Kim). The two of them meet
up with Molly and Savanna at a party (rounding out the team) and in the course
of the evening Emma faints. When the girls consult Astra (their own good
goddess), they learn that the library monster did something to her.
This book is a really cool take on the magical girl style of
anime. It’s got plenty of the usual teenage drama, but the girls are also smart
and funny (not to mention fiercely loyal to each other). The pacing of the
story is perfect, and the art is splashy and colorful with amazing expression.
I really got a kick of how well this issue sets up the team
as veterans of the world-saving thing, then brings them back to being scared
kids (I’m flirting pretty hard with spoilers here, but it’s great
storytelling). You’ll definitely want to pick up this all-ages book.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
