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Ibrahim Moustafa

Auteur de Mockingbird Vol. 1: I Can Explain

15+ oeuvres 347 utilisateurs 18 critiques

Œuvres de Ibrahim Moustafa

Mockingbird Vol. 1: I Can Explain (2016) — Illustrateur — 244 exemplaires
Godzilla in Hell (2016) — Illustrateur — 35 exemplaires
Superman Red & Blue (2021) — Illustrateur — 23 exemplaires
Count (2021) — Writer and artist — 19 exemplaires
RetroActive (2022) 10 exemplaires
Mockingbird #5 (2016) — Illustrateur — 6 exemplaires
James Bond: Solstice (2017) (2017) 2 exemplaires
James Bond: Origin #9 1 exemplaire
James Bond: Origin #8 1 exemplaire
James Bond: Origin #7 1 exemplaire
James Bond 007. Band 10 (2020) 1 exemplaire
Cyn 1 exemplaire

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Date de naissance
20th century
Lieux de résidence
Portland, Oregon, USA
Professions
illustator
comics writer
comics artist
Organisations
Colorcubic

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(Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through NetGalley. Content warning for violence.)

In another life, Cyn was a cybernetic enforcer for the Protectorate. Before that, she was the wife of a government official, injured almost beyond hope in an unspecified incident. Now, she just wants to be known as Meris, and live a quiet life free from violence. The universe has other plans for her.

When Ness and his adopted daughters, Del and Phea, find Meris passed out in an alleyway, the former mechanica doesn't hesitate to bring the stranger home with them. Though the materials required to fix Meris's broken solis light conductor are no longer in circulation, he's confident that he can scavenge them. Until then, he welcomes Meris to stay and help out on their homestead - which also serves as an animal sanctuary. Ness encourages Meris to save one life for every one she's taken - 527, and counting - as the penance she seeks.

Like Meris, Ness has done things he's not proud of - and it's Ness's past that threatens to undo Meris's future. Can Meris ever truly leave Cyn behind in a world ruled by brute force?

I didn't expect to love CYN as much as I did (though I did get a good feeling from the cover art, which shows Cyn cradling a dog protectively). Tbh, it was the animal rescue - and the lessons Ness drew from his canines - that really did me in. Ness's story about Rizzy - likely exploited as a fighting dog and then tossed out when no longer useful - was simply lovely, filled with compassion and empathy. After his leg - damaged beyond repair - was amputated, Ness used his skills (and, presumably, his limited funds) to build the pup a cybernetic leg (!). And when it came time to flee to avoid carnage, there was no question: this evacuation includes the nonhuman family members as well. No doggo left behind!

Of course, Cyn and Ness's character arcs are compelling as well - both stories of exploitation and redemption. I feel like I'm missing some essential backstory for Cyn - who I think might have origins in Ibrahim Moustafa's 2021 comic, COUNT - but overall it didn't detract from the narrative.

CYN is one of my first favorites of 2024, and I think Ibrahim Moustafa might be a new insta-read for me. CYN is full of heart and love and hope. Just what we need in these here dark times.
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smiteme | Mar 7, 2024 |
I'd not previously read Chelsea Cain but really enjoyed this take on Bobbi Morse, as I've been a fan of her since her first days as Mockingbird.
 
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SESchend | 11 autres critiques | Feb 2, 2024 |
Let me first say, I probably would have had an entirely different experience of this book had I actually been familiar with The Count of Monte Cristo going in, but as it was, this book left me entirely cold.

The Count of Monte Cristo is what, eleventy billion pages long? And this story is attempting to not only condense it to a single volume of graphic novel medium, but also add a unique science fiction environment?

I did not care about a single person in this story. Redxan Samud is framed for treason and separated from his love and whatever I just... like? That's a bummer, I guess? There is so little time to introduce anything about him, other than the facts that I guess the guy who frames him is kinda terrible, and you know, prisons are bad, and political prisons worse... I just had no time to feel invested enough to be outraged. His wife Meris is barely a character, so when absolutely anything at all happens to her, I again felt aggressively meh about it.

Had I already had relationship with these characters that I could map onto these new sci-fi versions, I probably would have experienced some actual feelings here? I wanted to have some feelings about the robot dude, but there I didn't know if it was just that there was so little time to tell the story or if the robot, being a robot, really had no preferences or thoughts or allegiances other than his last directive? It was difficult to grow feelings there, too.

AND THEN REDXAN HAS THIS WHOLE EMOTIONAL AND SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PIRATE CAPTAIN LADY DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE IS TRYING TO GET BACK TO HIS WIFE AND ALL?

The art was cool. Some neat things happened in the world building. I just did not care about any of the people or people-ish things here.
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greeniezona | 1 autre critique | Jul 31, 2023 |
• [Untitled - "My palms sweat."] / John Ridley, writer; Clayton Henry, artist
~ 2 stars ~
In an epilogue to World's Finest #192-193 from 1970, Clark Kent is anxious when he has to interview a man who tortured him years earlier when he was in a powerless state as Superman. A realistic downer.

• The Measure of Hope / Brandon Easton, writer; Steve Lieber, artist
~ 2 stars ~
A dead mom? More depressing mopiness about the limits of Superman's powers.

• The Boy Who Saved Superman / Wes Craig, story & art
~ 3 stars ~
So powerlessness is definitely a theme here. When Superman is down and out, it's up to a young immigrant to get him back into the fray. The right kind of inspiring.

• Human Colors / Dan Watters, script; Dani, art
~ 2 stars ~
A silly, if well-intentioned parable about the importance of color to humanity.

• The School of Hard Knock-Knock Jokes / Marguerite Bennett, writer; Jill Thompson, artist
~ 2 stars ~
Kindergartener Clark Kent stars in a heavy-handed afterschool special about shunning and friendship.

• Own / Steven T. Seagle, writer; Duncan Rouleau, art
~ 2 stars ~
Martha Kent rips her coffee clique when they make a slight about adoption.

• Into the Ghost Zone / Chuck Brown, writer; Denys Cowan, pencils; John Stanisci, inks
~ 2 stars ~
I'm not familiar with the Earth-2 Superman, Val-Zod, and this silly action piece does little to properly introduce him.

• Patience / Dan Panosian, story & art
~ 2 stars ~
Lex Luthor futilely attacks Superman with some new red kryptonite, including a boxing match. I grew up with Muhammad Ali clobbering Supes in glorious, full-color, treasury-sized Neal Adams art, and, friend, that is not a comparison you want to invite.

• My Best Friend, Superman / Stephanie Phillips, script; Marley Zarcone, art
~ 2 stars ~
Another obvious and heavy-handed afterschool special set on a playground. Or maybe it would be more at home on the corny old Superfriends TV show.

• S Is for Cyborg / Jason Howard, art & story
~ 2 stars ~
Cyborg Superman Hank Henshaw needs to be forgotten forever by everyone. Just stop with him already, DC.

• Deadline / Jesse J. Holland, writer; Laura Braga, artist
~ 3 stars ~
It's a little awkward, but I like this story of Bruce Wayne and Diana musing whether or not a busy and constantly distracted Clark Kent will make his newspaper deadline and their dinner date.

• Kilg%re City / Michel Fiffe, writer & artist
~ 2 stars ~
Nearly unreadable nonsense, but the art is sort of fun.

• A Man Most Saved / Brandon Thomas, writer; Berat Pekmezci, art
~ 2 stars ~
I like the premise of a man who has been saved by Superman repeatedly getting the chance to pay him back, but it felt like it needed a few more pages or a slightly different angle of attack to succeed.

• Something to Hold on to / Nick Spencer, writer; Christian Ward, art
~ 2 stars ~
Superman invites the kids from a group home to his Fortress of Solitude for a field trip. Toyman crashes. I zone out.

• Little Star / James Stokoe, story & art
~ 2 stars ~
I like the concept of an asteroid on a collision course with Earth hiding a special little mystery, but the end left me cold. That's not how Supes would've handled it.

• Namrepus / Mark Waid, writer; Audrey Mok, artist
~ 3 stars ~
A classic throwback sort of tale with Superman deciding to show up in the Fifth Dimension and prank Mr. Mxyzptlk. Funny and clever.

• Prospect of Tomorrow / Francis Manapul, writer & artist
~ 2 stars ~
Superman goes to Mars to play matchmaker with exploration drones? Bizarre.

• A Little Is a Lot / Robert Venditti, writer; Alitha Martinez, artist
~ 3 stars ~
A simple story of everyday heroism being a match for Superman's extraordinary abilities.

• For the Man Who Has Nothing / Michael W. Conrad, writer; Cully Hamner, artist
~ 2 stars ~
Oh, no, another bad Bizarro story.

• #SavedBySuperman / Rich Douek, writer; Joe Quinones, art
~ 2 stars ~
A cool concept wherein social media idiots start throwing themselves off things as part of a viral challenge to have Superman save them. But it goes for a preachy ending instead of something realistic or clever.

• Fetch / Judd Winick, writer; Ibrahim Moustafa, artist
~ 2 stars ~
Krypto arrives on Earth and makes Clark Kent happy. Ho-hum.

• Deescalation / G. Willow Wilson, writer; Valentine De Landro, artist
~ 3 stars ~
A crime is committed, and Clark Kent gets to save the day for once. Nice.

• Your Favorite / Josh Williamson, writer; Chris Sprouse, pencils; Karl Story, inks
~ 2 stars ~
Jimmy Olsen is a screw-up, and a pretty boring one at that.

• Red Sun . . . Blue Dot / Mark Buckingham, story & art
~ 2 stars ~
Baby Supes flies in a rocket while his Kryptonian parents have a morose voice-over dialogue.

• [Untitled - "Matthew 3:17"] / Daniel Warren Johnson, writer & artist
~ 2 stars ~
Jonathan Kent's a good dad. Yup.

• Streaky the Supercat in: Hissy Fit / Sophie Campbell, story & art
~ 3 stars ~
Cats, amiright? Hee.

• Scoop / Matt Wagner, story & art
~ 3 stars ~
Clark Kent's a damn good reporter.

• The Special / Tom King, writer; Paolo Rivera, artist
~ 3 stars ~
Clark Kent's a good man too. Yup.

• Son of Farmers / Darcie Little Badger, writer; Steve Pugh, art
~ 2 stars ~
I was a son of a maize farmer too. Didn't find any of these lessons shaping my life.

• "Ally" / Rex Ogle, writer; Mike Norton, artist
~ 2 stars ~
Nice, but really?

FOR REFERENCE:

Contents:
Superman Red & Blue #1 Cover / Gary Frank, illustrator
• [Untitled - "My palms sweat."] / John Ridley, writer; Clayton Henry, artist
• The Measure of Hope / Brandon Easton, writer; Steve Lieber, artist
• The Boy Who Saved Superman / Wes Craig, story & art
• Human Colors / Dan Watters, script; Dani, art
• The School of Hard Knock-Knock Jokes / Marguerite Bennett, writer; Jill Thompson, artist
Superman Red & Blue #2 Cover / Nicola Scott, illustrator
• Own / Steven T. Seagle, writer; Duncan Rouleau, art
• Into the Ghost Zone / Chuck Brown, writer; Denys Cowan, pencils; John Stanisci, inks
• Patience / Dan Panosian, story & art
• My Best Friend, Superman / Stephanie Phillips, script; Marley Zarcone, art
• S Is for Cyborg / Jason Howard, art & story;
Superman Red & Blue #3 Cover / Paul Pope, illustrator
• Deadline / Jesse J. Holland, writer; Laura Braga, artist
• Kilg%re City / Michel Fiffe, writer & artist
• A Man Most Saved / Brandon Thomas, writer; Berat Pekmezci, art
• Something to Hold on to / Nick Spencer, writer; Christian Ward, art
• Little Star / James Stokoe, story & art
Superman Red & Blue #4 Cover /John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson, illustrators
• Namrepus / Mark Waid, writer; Audrey Mok, artist
• Prospect of Tomorrow / Francis Manapul, writer & artist
• A Little Is a Lot / Robert Venditti, writer; Alitha Martinez, artist
• For the Man Who Has Nothing / Michael W. Conrad, writer; Cully Hamner, artist
• #SavedBySuperman / Rich Douek, writer; Joe Quinones, art
Superman Red & Blue #5 Cover / Amanda Conner, illustrator
• Fetch / Judd Winick, writer; Ibrahim Moustafa, artist
• Deescalation / G. Willow Wilson, writer; Valentine De Landro, artist
• Your Favorite / Josh Williamson, writer; Chris Sprouse, pencils; Karl Story, inks
• Red Sun . . . Blue Dot / Mark Buckingham, story & art
• [Untitled - "Matthew 3:17"] / Daniel Warren Johnson, writer & artist
Superman Red & Blue #6 Cover / Evan "Doc" Shaner, illustrator
• Streaky the Supercat in: Hissy Fit / Sophie Campbell, story & art
• Scoop / Matt Wagner, story & art
• The Special / Tom King, writer; Paolo Rivera, artist
• Son of Farmers / Darcie Little Badger, writer; Steve Pugh, art
• "Ally" / Rex Ogle, writer; Mike Norton, artist
• Variant Cover Gallery / Lee Bermejo (#1), Yoshitaka Amano(#1), David Choe (#2), Brian Bolland (#2), Derrick Chew (#3), John Paul Leon (#3), Alexander Lozano (#4), Walter Simonson (#4), Arthur Adams (#5), Miguel Mercado (#5), Gabriele Dell'Otto (#6), and Kevin Eastman (#6), illustrators
• Cover Process / Gary Frank, Nicola Scott, Amanda Conner, Evan "Doc" Shaner, and John Paul Leon, illustrators
… (plus d'informations)
 
Signalé
villemezbrown | Oct 18, 2022 |

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