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Steve Skroce Lary Stucker Richard Starkings and Comicraft and Kiff Scholl Awesome Colours Comicraft's John Marasigan Eric Stephenson |
| YOUNGBLOOD #2
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Alan Moore
Steve Skroce Lary Stucker Richard Starkings and Comicraft and Kiff Scholl Awesome Colours Comicraft's John Marasigan Eric Stephenson |
| Wow. Wow. Wow.
Forget The AVENGERS. Set aside the JLA. Leave the X-MEN in
the pile. Alan Moore's YOUNGBLOOD is the best team book in the business
today. And that's solely on the basis of two spectacular issues.
Imagine if we got one every month ... The mind boggles at the glorious
possibilities.
Sentinel, free from Supreme's Hell of Mirrors, recruits a new team of bad guys (BadBlood) to attack Shaft & Co. and take back the Youngblood name, which Sentinel believes is rightfully his. Before I get into Alan Moore's
writing, I'd first like to mention Steve Skroce's art, which is
lovely. Each character looks distinct and unique; the women
looks quite pretty, without succumbing to the "bad girl" disease of
super-sized breasts, insanely curved bodies and legs reaching from here
to the moon; the action scenes are fluid and exciting; the backgrounds
aren't skimped upon at all but are filled with detail. The
super-speed effects are also something to behold. Instead
of speed lines or lightning bolts, Skroce uses a brilliant combination
of speed lines and multiple images, making a very visually stunning
effect.
 In particular, the third to last page was just gorgeous. Big Brother and Atomo going toe-to-toe, while Doc Rocket and Speedwell run and fight, literally all over the page. Also, Atomo's facial expressions were priceless (particularly on pages 17 and page 21). Speaking of super-speed, Alan Moore obviously knows what he's talking about. Instead of silly comic pseudo-science, Moore uses *real* science when dealing with his speedsters, such as friction heat and kinetic energy. Another nice bit about the speedsters was the time interval(s). From when Rachel can first spot Speedwell to the conclusion of their battle barely two seconds pass in time. The dialogue in this issue was
particularly good. Leonard, in particular, got off a number
of choice lines. Not to mention Waxey ... heh. Besides the
great lines, just the concept of fighting crime with wax is so ludicrous
... And the Lounge Lizard's reaction to the wax was priceless.
 Moore's YOUNGBLOOD is simply brilliant. Wonderful dialogue, simple yet superb plots, and spectacular art by Steve Skroce have all coupled to create the greatest team book of the year. At least for two issues. Score: A
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