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| Via Hero Tomorrow |
From 2013.
The backstory is pretty interesting. Apparently this comic is based on an indy film, Hero Tomorrow, from the same creators, Ted Sikora and Milo Miller. And, what the heck is an apama? It's a ferocious animal that took itself out of history, king of the beasts, unwanted and uninvited but better than all of them.
Anyway, the comic itself reads a lot like a lost Silver Age adventure (minus gratuitous exclamation marks!!!), with this issue a whole origin story in kind. If you're nostalgic for that kind of thing, that might be reason enough to check out Apama. If you've never read that kind of thing, this might actually be an excellent way to sample it.
The art is another thing that evokes a previous era. Benito Gallego, whether intentionally or not, has a style similar to Joe Kubert. Don't believe me? Feast a look:
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| Via Comics Bulletin |
It's the kind of comic that can feature a cameo from Flaming Carrot. It's a comic, basically, for comics fans, probably first and foremost, a nostalgia comic (there are certainly plenty of those!), but one that probably stands on its own, too.
Worth a look.
It reminded me of Greatest American Hero, except the suit in that I think actually did stuff, whereas this guy just seemed completely out of it. The delusional "superhero" is something I tried to do since the early 90s but it's become kind of a cliche now in Hollywood.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah and the concept of the Apama kind of reminds me of "Manbearpig" from South Park.
ReplyDeleteI cannot say I'm familiar with this particular South Park character...although I can easily imagine it, now...
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