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Untold
Tales of the
New Universe: Star Brand #1
Writer: Jeff Parker
Artist: Javier Pulido
Colorist: Lee Loughridge
Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramagna
Plot: An alien race is tracking a human that has been
branded with the Star Brand that gives him unique power. The
human is learning the benefits of his powers and with the
help of the alien is figuring out his place in the superhero
world.
Review: I have to say I am not very impressed with
this comic. Although I do realize it is written for teens,
it seems to be dumbed down for its target audience. The art
seems kinda slapped together and the story just rambles,
needlessly over-explaining some of the minutest details of
this superhero (most of which I think won’t even matter in
future issues). This extrapolation was actually a pretty big
downer and made it very difficult for me to get into
actually reading the comic book.
Special thanks go out to Jeremy Shorr, owner of
Titan Comics for allowing us to use his advance
preview books for review purposes.
