Review of Chuck Dixon and Joe Bennet’s
new comic and hero, The Horseman.
I just finished reading the New
Horseman graphic novel By Dixon and Bennet. I have to say I really liked it a
lot. There was really no bad to this one. If I have anything negative to say,
it’s that his background felt a little rushed. There was no build up as to
where he got the inspiration to do this (I know that accident that cost his
sister the use of her legs, but it was glossed over.) or how he got his
equipment, and maybe a little more about him. What made him join the army in
the first place? Etc. That’s the only bad I have to say, and it’s not so bad.
Now on to the good. This thing had
some spectacular art by Joe Bennet. I think he may have drawn some Spider-Man before,
at least that’s where I think I recognize his art from. But he’s one hell of an
artist. The multiple splash pages leapt off of the book while Chuck’s dialogue
was exciting and intriguing. You can consider this the first arc of the character;
at least I hope you can. It ended fairly definitively, though it left the
opening for another volume. It was extremely good and I read it in one sitting.
These guys are at the top of their
game with this character. It was that good. What I loved about this, besides the
constant action and thrills, was that there was no ridiculous agenda in it.
That’s what kills modern day comics. This was just great storytelling. Even The
coloring was fantastic and moody! This
was everything it was sold to be; a great new comic that had a solid story and
was filled with action. This book was spectacular! I hope there’s a number #2
on the horizon, because I’m really looking forward to it!
