Kevin Smith (script), Phil Hester (breakdowns), Jonathan Lau (pencils), Ivan Nunes (colors), Alex Ross (cover)
Rating: will read again, after the whole story is out
Kevin Smith's The Green Hornet has done for the Green Hornet what Ron Moore did for Battlestar Galactica: made it relevant and compelling. I've been a fan of the Green Hornet since I heard the radio show on cassette tapes that my dad bought for me back in the day, and I love that one of my favorite creators is breathing new life into it.
I like Kato's daughter being "his" Kato. I like the ne'er-do-wellson trying to avenge his father. I like the original Kato serving as Yoda. It's interesting. I like the tongue in cheek examination of how the Hornet did his business.
This issue was a quick read. Lots of action, not a lot of exposition. This issue was setting up Britt's assumption of his father's life and the first major encounter with the Black Hornet, whose identity was revealed. There's also a mysterious bit about a cool anti-gravity fighter plane, which will hopefully be used in battle soon.
(What's the old axiom? Show a gun on the wall in act one, and it must be fired by act three.)
I guess that's a lot of exposition, after all.
Still, this feels like a chapter one. I want to reread this, but I'll wait a few months until this little arc is complete, then reread it. It's worth picking up, even if you want to wait until the trade comes out.
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