KABUR : THE RED STAR.
story by Jean-Marc Lofficier; art & cover by Mike Ratera;
colors by Peru Bros & N. Sayago.
7x10 squarebound comic,
7x10 squarebound comic,
64 pages color
ISBN-13: 978-1-64932-163-3.
ISBN-13: 978-1-64932-163-3.
US$19.95
Over a hundred million years ago...
KABUR of Thule has reigned over the kingdoms of Hyperborea for decades... Then, like all must do, he died; however, his name became legend...
Several centuries later, Earth was conquered by the monstrous HEMOCRATS, the Wan Lords of the RED STAR, cosmic vampires who came from a far away, nameless region of space...
Thus KABUR was summoned back from the dead by his ancient foe, the mysterious REAPER, and with his help, and that of the brave young feline MIRAMAZE, he took up once again his legendary Spear to free his world and reclaim his throne...
This fantastic saga of King Kabur by Jean-Marc Lofficier and renowned Spanish artist Mike Ratera completes the cycle of the adventures of the classic heroic fantasy character created in 1975 by Claude J. Legrand and Luciano Bernasconi.
I noted before that I was a little put off by the artwork in this series so was expecting the same reaction once I opened this book up> I was surprised. For me the art is looking so much better -I write that knowing that there are people who disagreed with me regarding the previous books and loved the art style. What do I know -I am old! Bright and scene setting colours that add so much more to this book and we already know that the story is going to be a good read!
There are some very nice pin-up style illoes at the back of the book Ratera's Portfolio) that would make good posters. That Kabur was brought back from the dead was weird to see and his appearance throughout the story was a reminder of this but at least in the end we got to see him as he was in his previous life. It's a story adding to a legendary character and what of the future?
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