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We The People Gets Reviewed
Tue, 1 September 2009 by Huckleberry
We The People Vol. 1
by SebastianPiccione
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Title: We The People Vol. 1
Publisher Name: Outlaw Entertainment
Writer: Ricardo Villa & Jason M. Burns
Art: Joe Eisma
7.99, 112 pages, Color
Safety Content Label: T+ TEENS AND UP - Appropriate for most readers 13 and up, parents are advised that they might want to read before or with younger children.
Publishers Blurb:
Cover Artist: Scott Schomburg
Description: In reality, the legendary characters of Zorro, Robin Hood, and Sinbad the Sailor are not just the stuff of fiction, but instead, a long lineage of skilled protectors who vow justice for the innocent. Now in 2009 the mask, the bow, and the sea will call out a to a new generation, and in the process a group of unlikely heroes will arise, one that promises to clean up a city where the streets have run rampant with corruption and injustice.
Reviewer Comments:
Bumping HAT TRICK to a close second, WE THE PEOPLE is EASILY the greatest book fledgling company OUTLAW ENTERTAINMENT has done to date!
This book has all the cool-factor of Marvel's original YOUNG AVENGERS series mixed with the relevance and literary savvy of Alan Moore's LEAGUE OF EXTRAORIDINARY GENTLEMEN.
When estranged friends Talia, Adir, and Xavier take on a college genealogy assignment, they discover they are the descendants of Robin Hood, Sinbad, and Zorro. This knowledge comes at a time when a corrupt NYC Mayor is "cleaning up the streets" by arresting and eliminating anyone he deems "undesirable". So, our young heroes adopt the mantles of their ancestors to make the city safe for We, the people.
How can you NOT love a concept like that?
working from the concepts created by Ricardo A. Villa and Tony Hobdy, Jason M. Burns does some of his best writing here. The story grabbed on page one and didn't let up until I'd completely ignored my dinner and read all 112 pages.
Joe Eisma's artwork is simply fantastic, calling to mind Terry Moore, Bill Willingham, and even a touch of Steve Rude. And when you add Giuseppe Pica's flawless colors, you get one beautiful book!
This book is the surprise find of the year, and perhaps one of the best original graphic novels I've ever read it.
Go buy it. You'll thank me later.
