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− | '''''Metroid''''' is a two-volume graphic novel written by [[Kouji Tazawa]] and drawn by [[Kenji Ishikawa]] and published in Japan by [[Magazine Z]] from November 2003 to May 2004. It was created as the backstory of the [[Metroid (universe)|Metroid series]] particularly the events leading up to and including Samus's [[Metroid: Zero Mission|Zero Mission]]. | + | '''''Metroid''''' is a two-volume graphic novel written by [[Kouji Tazawa]] and drawn by [[Kenji Ishikawa]] and published in Japan by [[Magazine Z]] from November 2003 to May 2004. It was created as the backstory of the [[Metroid (universe)|''Metroid'' series]] particularly the events leading up to and including Samus's [[Metroid: Zero Mission|Zero Mission]]. |
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==Review== | ==Review== | ||
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===Good=== | ===Good=== | ||
* A lot of the drawings in the comic are really nice, especially the action sequences. | * A lot of the drawings in the comic are really nice, especially the action sequences. | ||
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* How is it a group of pirates are often more powerful than the entire Federation's military? I get that they have Mother Brain to guide them, but they were practically annihilated, and then, after only a decade or so, they become powerful enough to take on a multi-planet federation. | * How is it a group of pirates are often more powerful than the entire Federation's military? I get that they have Mother Brain to guide them, but they were practically annihilated, and then, after only a decade or so, they become powerful enough to take on a multi-planet federation. | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Metroid - Magazine Z - Volume 1 (Translated).pdf|Volume 1 (Translated to English). | Metroid - Magazine Z - Volume 1 (Translated).pdf|Volume 1 (Translated to English). |
Revision as of 21:45, 16 May 2019
Metroid is a two-volume graphic novel written by Kouji Tazawa and drawn by Kenji Ishikawa and published in Japan by Magazine Z from November 2003 to May 2004. It was created as the backstory of the Metroid series particularly the events leading up to and including Samus's Zero Mission.
Status
I don't own this comic, but I have read a translated copy.
Review
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- A lot of the drawings in the comic are really nice, especially the action sequences.
Bad
- The story is pretty juvenile and trope-heavy.
- I don't care much for the character design of Samus as an adult, particularly because her forehead seems too big.
- A lot of characters are new: the living Chozo, Samus's side-kicks, etc. However, since they don't appear in any of the games, and only play minor roles in the comic, it's hard to care about them.
- There are a lot of action panels which are either so close up or so abstract that I can't tell what's going on.
- Chibi and super-deformed artistic styles shouldn't be part of a comic with an adult theme, it just ruins the seriousness of it all.
- A quibble, but, when Samus gets the Varia, her suit doesn't change to the Varia design.
Ugly
- Over all, I didn't find the comic very interesting.
- Despite taking you through all the major events of the Zero Mission, the comic ends without the game's resolution. This wouldn't be a problem since the game resolves the main plot line, but the comic created about a dozen ancillary characters with plot lines that abruptly stop with the comic, never seeing closure.
- How is it a group of pirates are often more powerful than the entire Federation's military? I get that they have Mother Brain to guide them, but they were practically annihilated, and then, after only a decade or so, they become powerful enough to take on a multi-planet federation.