Something that does not sit well with his former paladins who felt left behind. The Shadow was not seen or created as a political correct person and even in the eighties when he returns looking as young as he did when he dissapeared 50 years earlier. That said the Shadow does belong in the pre-war and war years before the world really lost its innocence and became more 'realistic". This series was in 4 parts upon release and did not rekindle any fanhood for the Shadow. Howard Chaykin draws this menacing figure for an mature audience mostly because of some gore when it comes to violence. The Shadow a lethal two gun carrying vigilante from the Thirties and forties makes his return in the eigthies when somebody is killing his surviving paladins (people the Shadow worked with mosty after saving their lives from doom. And the ending was very good, better than I expected.įor Chaykin fans and if you like the Shadow character, give it a go and try to be open minded. I liked it, don’t get me wrong, and he provided some intriguing backstory to the old tale and some creative twists for the new 1930s era crime fighter in the 80s …īut it could also be hard to follow and maybe his genius dropped the ball and tripped over his own creativity.īut, there are some cool scenes, the artwork was visually impressive, melding the classic 30s style with the 80s fashion worked better than you might imagine and where else but in a Chaykin book can you get a group called “Atomic Sex Vampires”. He kind of called a double reverse hook and lateral play that resulted in a loss of yardage. I picked up The Shadow as I guess I was hoping he could weave his ingenious magic into this 1930s archetypal crime story. I know Chaykin’s work from his brilliant 1980s First Comics run on American Flagg, an imaginative and profane alternate future that reveals a wealth of social and political satire and commentary. So we come to Howard Chaykin’s 2012 collection of his 1980s run on the classic title The Shadow. Of course, when a creative, innovative play WORKS, his genius and boldness are met with cheers of accolades and praise. A coach who calls plays that gets a little too cute and I’m calling him out. I’m an old school football fan, I prefer a solid running game only peppered with some passes, ball and time controlled, stay in bounds with a vicious and relentless defense. When I watch American football, I frequently ridicule a coaching move because it was a little too fancy and failed miserably.
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