Wraithborn #2 (of 6)

Story & Script: Marcia Chen
Story & Pencils: Joe Benitez
Inkers: Joe Weems with Marcia Galli & Victor Llamas
Colors: Studio F, Mike Garcia, Nathan Cabrera

Melanie Moore was just an ordinary teenager until the night a mysterious stranger, dying from battle wounds, bestowed upon her the power of the Wraithborn. In the second issue of this mini series Melanie tries to deal with the strange things she’s been seeing since that night and wonders if she might be going insane. We’re also introduced to a powerful being named Brigit, the woman responsible for the death of the last Wraithborn.

Let me just say up front that I really don’t have any strong feelings about this book one way or another. It’s simply not my type of book. While the story seems somewhat interesting it’s hardly original. I do like that the books female protagonist is an introverted, bookish nerd, which is usually a role reserved for male characters. Though I could do without her talking out loud to herself every few pages in order to explain exactly what she’s thinking or doing. This book is much more about the art than the story actually Joe Benitez certainly does draw some really beautiful and intricately detailed comics.

I would certainly recommend this book to anyone who’s a fan of books like Witchblade and The Darkness, or someone who is just looking for a really pretty comic. But if you want an original story or standout writing … move along.

Special thanks go out to Jeremy Shorr, owner of Titan Comics for allowing us to use his advance preview books for review purposes.
 

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