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michael_benavidez's review
4.0
I'll admit, while a fan of the original Spawn comics, the character Spawn was less of a troubled adult focusing on the boundaries of good and evil and more of a teen overblown with angst. At least in the beginning stages in which this comic was meant to take place (shortly after issue 9 I believe?)
What made the comics great was the rest of the cast. Sam & Twitch, Cogliostro, Violator, and of course Angela.
This comic was shorter than i'd have liked, hence the four stars. But Gaiman's story brought a life to the character Spawn that you wouldn't see for another fifty issues or so. Angela was also greatly developed from her first appearance to these short 3 issue comics. Another thing that irked me (but have come to understand, since it was early in the years where the Spawn art was barely taking it's own shape into awesomeness) was the art. It was amazing, but parts were a bit rushed it seemed/felt.
all in all a must read for the Spawn universe. though now I have to go back and reread the rest of the original Spawn series to really understand how the hell all of this affected him. Cuz if memory serves me right, whatever growth Spawn got from this series was pretty much thrown out the window and reverted back to angsty bitch. Then again same can be said for the series where they make progress than turn him back to angsty bitch. buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut that's a Spawn review not an Angela review.
P.S really hate the way Todd McFarlane treated Neil Gaiman's (and others)work, and pretty much ruined a relationship that could have brought these characters to a far better completion, had he not been such a dick. just a personal opinion that does not affect the review of either Spawn and Angela.
What made the comics great was the rest of the cast. Sam & Twitch, Cogliostro, Violator, and of course Angela.
This comic was shorter than i'd have liked, hence the four stars. But Gaiman's story brought a life to the character Spawn that you wouldn't see for another fifty issues or so. Angela was also greatly developed from her first appearance to these short 3 issue comics. Another thing that irked me (but have come to understand, since it was early in the years where the Spawn art was barely taking it's own shape into awesomeness) was the art. It was amazing, but parts were a bit rushed it seemed/felt.
all in all a must read for the Spawn universe. though now I have to go back and reread the rest of the original Spawn series to really understand how the hell all of this affected him. Cuz if memory serves me right, whatever growth Spawn got from this series was pretty much thrown out the window and reverted back to angsty bitch. Then again same can be said for the series where they make progress than turn him back to angsty bitch. buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut that's a Spawn review not an Angela review.
P.S really hate the way Todd McFarlane treated Neil Gaiman's (and others)work, and pretty much ruined a relationship that could have brought these characters to a far better completion, had he not been such a dick. just a personal opinion that does not affect the review of either Spawn and Angela.
apageinthestacks's review against another edition
4.0
This was...interesting. I only found out about it recently, and immediately hunted down the single issues. My favorite writer, on a comic with one of my favorite comic artists?
Well....I forgot how 90s some 90s art was. XD Still, it was well-drawn, just not my favorite style. And it was great to see Gaiman just have fun with a story. It wasn’t profoundly amazing a la Sandman, but it was a lot of fun.
Well....I forgot how 90s some 90s art was. XD Still, it was well-drawn, just not my favorite style. And it was great to see Gaiman just have fun with a story. It wasn’t profoundly amazing a la Sandman, but it was a lot of fun.
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