KABUR #11: THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON by Jean-Marc Lofficier, art by José Luis Ruiz Perez, Moacir Muniz, Mario Guevara, Roberto Castro; cover by Mario Guevara.
7x10 squarebound comic,
76 pages b&w
ISBN-13: TBA.
US$12.95
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33. THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON by Jean-Marc Lofficier; art by José Luis Ruiz Pérez.
THE SEA SERPENT story by Jean-Marc Lofficier; art by Moacir Muniz
THE JUSTICE OF KABUR story by Jean-Marc Lofficier; art by Mario Guevara.
THE STAR PRINCE story by Jean-Marc Lofficier; art by Roberto Castro.
PIN-UPS
The last obstacle Kabur must cross on his way to Arkhanal are the fearsome Mountains of the Moon, home to a race of savage wolf-men. But these are engaged in a merciless war against the once-peaceful Stone Men, led by a wild creature known as Zhagrid… Will the Prince of Thule thwart the diabolical plans of his sworn enemy, Selinor Psah, before he finds the one he has been looking for…
Plus three "TALES OF KABUR" recounting heretofore untold adventures of our hero and his friends.
There is something about black and white artwork that it has to be done correctly and the black needs to balance out with the white -which sounds odd but true. The DC Showcase and Marvel Essentials collections all showed just how good b&w art is -often looking better than the published colour work.
Now, the stories in this comic are going to be solid and well paced. I've not found one yet that has failed in that aspect. But comics (much to the annoyance of some "super star" writers) is a visual medium. This book proves how true that is.
José Luis Ruiz Perez turns in more excellent work and his style is a treat to look at. Moacir Muniz has now put him on my list of artists to keep an eye on -lovely work; the splash page and art that follows shows that he could well become a master of horror comics! Mario Guevara's work in this issue I think is possibly his best to date and I've actually gone through those pages a few times. Roberto Castro also turns in some great pages.
The art, story and characters just pull you in and I have no idea why I was surprised (I may be getting old). I think that added colour would have detracted from the art (and made the book far more expensive). All of this behind an eye catching cover -this is a good way to celebrate Kabur's 50th!
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