Alpha: Big Time (USA) di Joshua Hale Fialkov

Azrael · 15 Febbraio 2013, 11:46:52

PREVIEW: ALPHA: BIG TIME #1 di 5

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STORY BY
Joshua Hale Fialkov
ART BY
Nuno Plati
COVER BY
Humberto Ramos, Joe Quinones

Green Hankey · 15 Febbraio 2013, 12:05:47

ma neanche in una mini a se riescono a trovare disegnatori degni

Mi devo bullare poco, perchè dopo Stegman su SS, arriva il DEMONIO

Azrael · 15 Febbraio 2013, 14:59:56

Ma lo scopo di questa mini?

Green Hankey · 15 Febbraio 2013, 15:05:00

Citazione di: Azrael il 15 Febbraio 2013, 14:59:56
Ma lo scopo di questa mini?

far sapere a tutti che Alpha è tornato a rompere i coglioni

Jabberwocky · 16 Febbraio 2013, 14:04:44

Nuno Plati?

Azrael · 21 Febbraio 2013, 00:35:56

4/5

CVine: http://www.comicvine.com/alpha-big-time-/37-387251/staff-review/

Azrael · 22 Febbraio 2013, 14:02:37

3.5/5

CBR: http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=5711

Azrael · 26 Febbraio 2013, 20:13:01

Introduced in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man Alpha was supposed to be the foil to Peter Parker. Irradiated by "Parker Particles," Andy Maguire gained access to a host of powers, and Spider-Man was charged with teaching Andy how to use them. The problem was that Andy was nowhere near like Peter — no humility, no desire for justice, and no need to put everyone else before himself.

These exact traits are what makes Alpha: Big Time a difficult book to write. Andy Maguire is nowhere near as personable as Peter, and his personality is as flat as a playing card. Fialkov barely gives readers enough time to feel sorry for Andy before he's made back into a superhero, and this is one of the major failings of the book. Readers cannot identify with Andy, so therefore his subsequent conflicts don't carry the same emotional weight as Peter's.

While Andy starts the issue with the mindset that he's learned his lesson, clearly his actions don't reflect this belief so when he encounters a villain, he fails to do the right thing and while the climax has a possibility for serious ramifications, Andy is no more humbled by the end of the issue. Peter lives by the code "With great power comes great responsibility," but even when he tries to impart this wisdom onto Alpha (albeit through Doctor Octopus), the advice doesn't stick, and we're left with a hero whom we disliked from the beginning, and one in whom we haven't seen any growth. At the end of the issue, Andy Maguire is still just as unlikeable, and therefore not a very marketable character.

Where the book works, occasionally, is in Nuno Plati's art. His style is simplistic, but his pacing — particularly when he tries humor — makes the book a better read. He has an ability to use the beats well to communicate the comedy of the book, but these moments are utilized far less than they could be. And where Humberto Ramos was the initial designer of the character, his crisp, angular style is noticeably missing from this book.

If Alpha: Big Time is going to make Andy Maguire into a hero, it needs to do so quickly. Maguire is not a likable character, and this introductory issues doesn't go far enough in making him into more than "not Peter Parker." My one hope is in the artistic team. Fialkov has proven his ability to write a strong story, and Plato has what it takes to make Alpha look good. Now, they need to get beyond the character shell and show readers that despite his initial run in Amazing Spider-Man, the character still has a lot to offer.

4/10

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Azrael · 08 Marzo 2013, 13:20:57

PREVIEW: ALPHA: BIG TIME #2

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Azrael · 08 Marzo 2013, 21:08:53

ALPHA: BIG TIME 5 (OF 5)
JOSHUA FIALKOV (W)
NUNO PLATI (A)
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
The greatest superhero story ever told comes to a startling conclusion!
Alpha and the Superior Spider-Man team up to fight ZETA!
The Marvel Universe ends HERE*!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$2.99
* Marvel Universe may not actually end.