Watch for the Uprising
I just had the opportunity to read Halo: Uprising # 1 of 4 from Marvel Comics, and I have to say Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev’s interpretation of the video game series surprised me. I have never played Halo, but after reading this book, may consider picking up the controller and giving it a shot. The storyline is basically a pair of star-crossed humans gets mixed up in saving Earth from aliens who are destroying the world looking for a mythical key. There’s not as much Master Chief, shoot-em-up action as I expected coming from a comic book about a first person shooter, but it actually worked. This book serves as an example of how a video game comic should be done. For the polar opposite see my review of the miserable World of Warcraft at: http://www.comicbookjournal.net/what-in-the-world-of-warcraft/.
I can’t say enough about Alex Maleev’s pencils. They are detailed and atmospheric. I’d love to see the black and white sketches for this series. I’d also like to see how much the colorist contributed as the colors are rich and luxurious, yet muted and downplayed in all the right places. This book had all the right elements to make it readable for people who have never played the video game and comic book fans as well. On a scale of one to ten I’d have to give the book the honor of being the first I’ve given a ten. It is balanced, plot driven, with plenty of action and mystery. Congratulations are in order for Marvel Comics who have generated a hit with this mini-series. I hope the rest of the series can keep this same standard of excellence.
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