Reviews

Black Pearl by Mark Hamill, H.M. Baker

jakekilroy's review

3.0

This reads like an old pulp comic that takes place in the '90s. It seems accidental, almost. The entire narrative bounces with the change in pop culture that America saw during Clinton. The strange moves toward altered reality shows, the consumerism as a religion angle, the shock jock has high-power influencer, all that. In the '90s, America became seriously larger than life. There was so much money in so many hands, and everything went through the roof. We wanted more. In all instances, we wanted all of it. So here's a campy story about a loner weirdo who kind of becomes a hero. It's been told many times since then, but it's done so earnestly here.

sandylender's review

3.0

Intriguing storyline in a quick graphic novel...but...the cliche characters and preponderance of big-busted "ladies of the night" knocks at least one whole star off the rating for me...
I did like the "mystery" behind whether The Black Pearl would turn out to be a good guy or a bad guy...or a little of both...