TabooCritiques
Auteur de Fallin' Up: My Story
17+ oeuvres 68 utilisateurs 6 critiques
Critiques
![](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/130295217X.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg)
Daredevil & Echo par Taboo
Signalé
coprime | Mar 3, 2024 | Amazing anthology of Indigenous & Native authors and artists bringing much needed depth and understanding to Marvel’s many Native characters. Even without complete story arcs in this collection, it makes me want to find more on many of the characters I’d not seen before (a Native Werewolf by Night? I want more on this guy!).
Signalé
SESchend | 1 autre critique | Feb 2, 2024 | I read the first issue in the Marvel Voices: Heritage trade paperback and reviewed it thusly:
When he's not protecting his people by turning into a werewolf at night, Jake Gomez works as a janitor at an evil corporation. Seems like those two things are going to collide at some point. And Red Wolf is hanging out in the background keeping his eye on everything. Seems a little generic as far as first issues go, but I might pick up the series collection to see if it builds momentum.
So I picked up the series collection, and it did not build momentum. It was content to thrash around in evil corporation and mad scientist territory with a High Evolutionary rip-off serving as the big bad. The good guys don't get to build much character as they simply react to the bad guys.
I was a little confused that the Red Wolf used here is not any of the versions I'm used to, but rather a time and dimension traveling version from Earth-51920 who first appeared in the Battleworlds event. This is barely explained, but that is par for the course for pretty much everything about this series.
When he's not protecting his people by turning into a werewolf at night, Jake Gomez works as a janitor at an evil corporation. Seems like those two things are going to collide at some point. And Red Wolf is hanging out in the background keeping his eye on everything. Seems a little generic as far as first issues go, but I might pick up the series collection to see if it builds momentum.
So I picked up the series collection, and it did not build momentum. It was content to thrash around in evil corporation and mad scientist territory with a High Evolutionary rip-off serving as the big bad. The good guys don't get to build much character as they simply react to the bad guys.
I was a little confused that the Red Wolf used here is not any of the versions I'm used to, but rather a time and dimension traveling version from Earth-51920 who first appeared in the Battleworlds event. This is barely explained, but that is par for the course for pretty much everything about this series.
Signalé
villemezbrown | Apr 19, 2023 | One of those anthologies that is awesome in concept but a bit disappointing in execution as we are given shallow little glimpses of a lot of characters. A couple of the longer stories offered are first issues of mini-series where the rest of the story will be continued elsewhere.
There are a few gems that make it worthwhile to flip through it though.
The Watcher ~ 3 stars
Uatu provides a roll call of all the Marvel heroes with Indigenous roots. I'd forgotten about some of these characters, so it was nice to get a reminder right off the top.
Hitting Back ~ 2 stars
Echo gets called to help an alien race defeat a swamp god who is terrorizing him. A martial artist vs. a god? "Super easy, barely an inconvenience." More a prelude to developments in Maya Lopez's life than a story.
Multifaceted ~ 3 stars
New Mutants Mirage and Wolfsbane do the standard X-Men thing, showing up to help a new mutants whose first display of power has gotten him in trouble with the local authorities. Nicely done, though, with charming character interactions.
Blue Moon ~ 2 stars
In the distant past Silver Fox and Trigo, a wife and husband of the Blackfoot Confederacy, sabotage a fort so it will fail and slow down white settlers. Dark and depressing for many reasons.
The Unexpected ~ 2 stars
Indigenous members of the X-Men play whack-a-mole with a weird but easily defeated giant thingywhatsit. Less a story, more a statement.
The Tuurngait's Song ~ 2 stars
Snowguard of the Champions returns home to Nunavut to recruit help for her village against some sea witches. Stiff and silly.
Not Dead Yet ~ 3 stars
Set in the 2070s, American Eagle shows us that aging is not the same as being washed up when he stumbles into a bank robbery.
A Friend in Need ~ 2 stars
Another prelude to the upcoming series starring Maya Lopez introduces readers to River -- short for Riverwalker -- a young man who does the old "I see dead people" thing. Meh.
An Interview with Writer Rebecca Roanhorse
Roanhorse complains of "one-dimensional characters where there's always a spirit animal or someone's always changing into an animal." The editor maybe shouldn't have placed this article right before the next two stories.
Champions Annual #1 ~ 2 stars
Snowguard, a shapeshifter, returns to Nunavut for the second time in this collection to deal with still more mythical creatures endangering her hometown. She's a more interesting character this time around, but it's all so earnest it gets a little boring.
Werewolf by Night #1 ~ 2 stars
When he's not protecting his people by turning into a werewolf at night, Jake Gomez works as a janitor at an evil corporation. Seems like those two things are going to collide at some point. And Red Wolf is hanging out in the background keeping his eye on everything. Seems a little generic as far as first issues go, but I might pick up the series collection to see if it builds momentum.
The United States of Captain America #3 ~3 stars
This short excerpt introduces us to Joe Gomez, a Kickapoo construction worker from Kansas, who ends up using a tower crane to battle Bulldozer when the villain attacks his construction site. Gomez's regular guy rising to a moment of heroism is cool. It's a shame they didn't do more with him instead of making him yet another new Captain America in a series that gave us a half dozen or so.
Phoenix Song: Echo #1 ~ 2 stars
Oh, look, here's what those previous two stories about Echo were hinting at. I've seen Maya Lopez in various places around the Marvel Universe, but she never seems to be anything but angry. This first issue from her new mini-series seems to be more of the same at first, but might be moving toward something a little deeper. I'm not totally won over, but I might check out the full collection later.
Honor the Sacred ~ 3 stars
A nice tribute to Red Wolf with some dynamic art and design.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents:
• Introduction / Lee Francis IV, writer
Marvel's Voices: Indigenous Voices (2020) #1, cover art by Jim Terry
• The Watcher / Jeffrey Veregge, writer and artist
• Hitting Back [Echo] / Rebecca Roanhorse, writer; Weshoyot Alvitre, artist
• Multifaceted [New Mutants] / Darcie Little Badger, writer; Kyle Charles, artist
• Blue Moon [Silver Fox] / Stephen Graham Jones, writer; David Cutler, penciller; Roberto Poggi, inker
• Afterword / Taboo and B. Earl
Marvel's Voices: Heritage (2021) #1, cover art by Kyle Charles
• The Unexpected [X-Men] / Jim Terry, writer and artist
• The Tuurngait's Song [Snowguard] / Nyla Innuksuk, writer; Natasha Donovan, artist
• Not Dead Yet [American Eagle] / Steven Paul Judd, writer; David Cutler, penciller, José Marzan Jr., inker
• A Friend in Need [River] / Rebecca Roanhorse, writer; Shaun Beyale, penciller, Belardino Brabo, inker
• An Interview with Writer Rebecca Roanhorse / Angélique Roché
Champions Annual (2018) #1, cover art by R. B. Silva
• [Snowguard] / Jim Zub and Nyla Innuksuk, writers; Marcus To, artist
Werewolf by Night (2020) #1, cover art by Mike McKone
• [New Wolf Rising, Part 1] / Taboo and B. Earl, writers; Scot Eaton, artist; Scott Hanna, inker
The United States of Captain America (2021) #3, cover art by Gerard Parel
• [Excerpt featuring Joe Gomez, the Captain America of the Kickapoo Tribe] / Darcie Little Badger, writer; David Cutler, penciller; Roberto Poggi, inker
Phoenix Song: Echo (2021) #1, cover art by Cory Smith
• [Phoenix Song: Echo, Part 1] / Rebecca Roanhorse, writer; Luca Maresca, artist
Marvel Comics (2019) #1000
• Honor the Sacred [Excerpt featuring Red Wolf] / Taboo and B. Earl, writers; Jeffrey Veregge, artist
• Marvel's Voices Essay / Darcie Little Badger, writer
• Marvel's Voices Essay / Karla Pacheco, writer
• We Are Here! Indigenous Presence and Imagined Futures / Amanda R. Tachine, writer
• Variant Cover Gallery / David Mack, Afua Richardson, Jeffrey Veregge, Roy Boney, Jim Terry, Bill Sienkiewicz, Babs Tarr, and Maria Wolf, illustrators
There are a few gems that make it worthwhile to flip through it though.
The Watcher ~ 3 stars
Uatu provides a roll call of all the Marvel heroes with Indigenous roots. I'd forgotten about some of these characters, so it was nice to get a reminder right off the top.
Hitting Back ~ 2 stars
Echo gets called to help an alien race defeat a swamp god who is terrorizing him. A martial artist vs. a god? "Super easy, barely an inconvenience." More a prelude to developments in Maya Lopez's life than a story.
Multifaceted ~ 3 stars
New Mutants Mirage and Wolfsbane do the standard X-Men thing, showing up to help a new mutants whose first display of power has gotten him in trouble with the local authorities. Nicely done, though, with charming character interactions.
Blue Moon ~ 2 stars
In the distant past Silver Fox and Trigo, a wife and husband of the Blackfoot Confederacy, sabotage a fort so it will fail and slow down white settlers. Dark and depressing for many reasons.
The Unexpected ~ 2 stars
Indigenous members of the X-Men play whack-a-mole with a weird but easily defeated giant thingywhatsit. Less a story, more a statement.
The Tuurngait's Song ~ 2 stars
Snowguard of the Champions returns home to Nunavut to recruit help for her village against some sea witches. Stiff and silly.
Not Dead Yet ~ 3 stars
Set in the 2070s, American Eagle shows us that aging is not the same as being washed up when he stumbles into a bank robbery.
A Friend in Need ~ 2 stars
Another prelude to the upcoming series starring Maya Lopez introduces readers to River -- short for Riverwalker -- a young man who does the old "I see dead people" thing. Meh.
An Interview with Writer Rebecca Roanhorse
Roanhorse complains of "one-dimensional characters where there's always a spirit animal or someone's always changing into an animal." The editor maybe shouldn't have placed this article right before the next two stories.
Champions Annual #1 ~ 2 stars
Snowguard, a shapeshifter, returns to Nunavut for the second time in this collection to deal with still more mythical creatures endangering her hometown. She's a more interesting character this time around, but it's all so earnest it gets a little boring.
Werewolf by Night #1 ~ 2 stars
When he's not protecting his people by turning into a werewolf at night, Jake Gomez works as a janitor at an evil corporation. Seems like those two things are going to collide at some point. And Red Wolf is hanging out in the background keeping his eye on everything. Seems a little generic as far as first issues go, but I might pick up the series collection to see if it builds momentum.
The United States of Captain America #3 ~3 stars
This short excerpt introduces us to Joe Gomez, a Kickapoo construction worker from Kansas, who ends up using a tower crane to battle Bulldozer when the villain attacks his construction site. Gomez's regular guy rising to a moment of heroism is cool. It's a shame they didn't do more with him instead of making him yet another new Captain America in a series that gave us a half dozen or so.
Phoenix Song: Echo #1 ~ 2 stars
Oh, look, here's what those previous two stories about Echo were hinting at. I've seen Maya Lopez in various places around the Marvel Universe, but she never seems to be anything but angry. This first issue from her new mini-series seems to be more of the same at first, but might be moving toward something a little deeper. I'm not totally won over, but I might check out the full collection later.
Honor the Sacred ~ 3 stars
A nice tribute to Red Wolf with some dynamic art and design.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents:
• Introduction / Lee Francis IV, writer
Marvel's Voices: Indigenous Voices (2020) #1, cover art by Jim Terry
• The Watcher / Jeffrey Veregge, writer and artist
• Hitting Back [Echo] / Rebecca Roanhorse, writer; Weshoyot Alvitre, artist
• Multifaceted [New Mutants] / Darcie Little Badger, writer; Kyle Charles, artist
• Blue Moon [Silver Fox] / Stephen Graham Jones, writer; David Cutler, penciller; Roberto Poggi, inker
• Afterword / Taboo and B. Earl
Marvel's Voices: Heritage (2021) #1, cover art by Kyle Charles
• The Unexpected [X-Men] / Jim Terry, writer and artist
• The Tuurngait's Song [Snowguard] / Nyla Innuksuk, writer; Natasha Donovan, artist
• Not Dead Yet [American Eagle] / Steven Paul Judd, writer; David Cutler, penciller, José Marzan Jr., inker
• A Friend in Need [River] / Rebecca Roanhorse, writer; Shaun Beyale, penciller, Belardino Brabo, inker
• An Interview with Writer Rebecca Roanhorse / Angélique Roché
Champions Annual (2018) #1, cover art by R. B. Silva
• [Snowguard] / Jim Zub and Nyla Innuksuk, writers; Marcus To, artist
Werewolf by Night (2020) #1, cover art by Mike McKone
• [New Wolf Rising, Part 1] / Taboo and B. Earl, writers; Scot Eaton, artist; Scott Hanna, inker
The United States of Captain America (2021) #3, cover art by Gerard Parel
• [Excerpt featuring Joe Gomez, the Captain America of the Kickapoo Tribe] / Darcie Little Badger, writer; David Cutler, penciller; Roberto Poggi, inker
Phoenix Song: Echo (2021) #1, cover art by Cory Smith
• [Phoenix Song: Echo, Part 1] / Rebecca Roanhorse, writer; Luca Maresca, artist
Marvel Comics (2019) #1000
• Honor the Sacred [Excerpt featuring Red Wolf] / Taboo and B. Earl, writers; Jeffrey Veregge, artist
• Marvel's Voices Essay / Darcie Little Badger, writer
• Marvel's Voices Essay / Karla Pacheco, writer
• We Are Here! Indigenous Presence and Imagined Futures / Amanda R. Tachine, writer
• Variant Cover Gallery / David Mack, Afua Richardson, Jeffrey Veregge, Roy Boney, Jim Terry, Bill Sienkiewicz, Babs Tarr, and Maria Wolf, illustrators
Signalé
villemezbrown | 1 autre critique | Mar 22, 2023 | "So many times we have institutionalized our youth instead of cultivating them. We have not shown them the ways of our ancestors."
The artwork and illustrations in this issue were amazing! I especially loved the storytelling aspect in the middle (Red Wolf's "drawing"), with the numbers to help readers follow the tale told through images. You get a numbered worded version on the page before, but the illustrated story was my favorite of the two. However, you do need the first to fully understand the second. Loved it!
I'm really enjoying this series, although this one ends with quite the cliffhanger. 😱
Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Bloglovin' | Amazon | Pinterest
The artwork and illustrations in this issue were amazing! I especially loved the storytelling aspect in the middle (Red Wolf's "drawing"), with the numbers to help readers follow the tale told through images. You get a numbered worded version on the page before, but the illustrated story was my favorite of the two. However, you do need the first to fully understand the second. Loved it!
I'm really enjoying this series, although this one ends with quite the cliffhanger. 😱
Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Bloglovin' | Amazon | Pinterest
Signalé
doyoudogear | Apr 15, 2021 | Raised in East L.A., Jamie Gomez was no stranger to guns, family gang connections, drugs, and alcohol. After his mother married his stepfather, he never felt like he quite fit in. After becoming a father at a young age, he tried to make it in the world. Supported by his grandmother, he ran from job to job trying to support his family until his divorce from her. After reaching fame, however, with Black-Eyed Peas (a band he helped form in 1995), however, his troubles weren’t over. Battling a drug addiction and alcoholism, he almost lost everything. This is his story and what finally became his “wake-up call.”
A touching biography for fans of Black-Eyed Peas. The layout and narrative of the book are well-done and easy to follow. The photos are fun to look at as well. Readers who like biographies, music, and musicians will enjoy reading this book.
A touching biography for fans of Black-Eyed Peas. The layout and narrative of the book are well-done and easy to follow. The photos are fun to look at as well. Readers who like biographies, music, and musicians will enjoy reading this book.
Signalé
kirathelibrarian | Nov 2, 2011 | Ce site utilise des cookies pour fournir nos services, optimiser les performances, pour les analyses, et (si vous n'êtes pas connecté) pour les publicités. En utilisant Librarything, vous reconnaissez avoir lu et compris nos conditions générales d'utilisation et de services. Votre utilisation du site et de ses services vaut acceptation de ces conditions et termes.