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Dial H for Hero Vol. 1: Enter the Heroverse
by Sam Humphries
There is something about the H Dial that I always found captivating. The sole concept: dialing a phone and becoming a hero is the absolute dream of most comic book fans, but then again, "Dial 'H' for Hero" has had some weird runs that never satisfied my expectations. Of course, this is my personal appreciation.
This time, we have these endearing kids (Miguel and Summer), some fantastic art by Joe Quiñones, and the dial. So far so good. But whenever the dial is actually used, the story gets disrupted somehow. The writer, Sam Humphries, set every new hero under a different narrative style (both in art and text). As an idea, I like it, as part of the story, this creates a break into the story that I find hard to deal with. It's like watching a movie and then, all of a sudden, in the actual climax, the one sitting next to you yells "This is fake".
Of course, this little "yell" jumps at me with every issue, and it seriously began to bug me.
As for the story, it was nice, a bit slow, but quite enjoyable.
I read it in single issues (and now I'm onto the second set of this series).
This time, we have these endearing kids (Miguel and Summer), some fantastic art by Joe Quiñones, and the dial. So far so good. But whenever the dial is actually used, the story gets disrupted somehow. The writer, Sam Humphries, set every new hero under a different narrative style (both in art and text). As an idea, I like it, as part of the story, this creates a break into the story that I find hard to deal with. It's like watching a movie and then, all of a sudden, in the actual climax, the one sitting next to you yells "This is fake".
Of course, this little "yell" jumps at me with every issue, and it seriously began to bug me.
As for the story, it was nice, a bit slow, but quite enjoyable.
I read it in single issues (and now I'm onto the second set of this series).