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geekwayne's review
3.0
Pantha was a backup comic in the Vampirella magazine. This graphic novel reprints 20 of the stories. They are all about 10 pages in length. Most of them are standalone serialized stories, but there are a couple larger story arcs.
When we first meet Pantha, she is an exotic dancer, who finds that she can turn into a large black Panther when she is in danger. At first, this power happens unexpectedly, but, over the stories, she gains more control. She also learns that she has these powers from a group of powerful aliens. She goes from barely getting by to hooking up with the Van Helsing family and living a fairly lavish lifestyle.
It's all rather campy and kitschy and feels even more that way because of the 40+ years that have passed since these stories were first printed. This is a New York of the 1970s, with it's squalid nightlife (remember when Times Square was kind of a dump?). The dialogue is unintentionally hilarious, as are the stories themselves. I had a lot of fun reading these because they were so over the top. Sort of like B-movie fun. So bad, they're good.
I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
When we first meet Pantha, she is an exotic dancer, who finds that she can turn into a large black Panther when she is in danger. At first, this power happens unexpectedly, but, over the stories, she gains more control. She also learns that she has these powers from a group of powerful aliens. She goes from barely getting by to hooking up with the Van Helsing family and living a fairly lavish lifestyle.
It's all rather campy and kitschy and feels even more that way because of the 40+ years that have passed since these stories were first printed. This is a New York of the 1970s, with it's squalid nightlife (remember when Times Square was kind of a dump?). The dialogue is unintentionally hilarious, as are the stories themselves. I had a lot of fun reading these because they were so over the top. Sort of like B-movie fun. So bad, they're good.
I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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