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Set
between his leaving Sunnydale after Wild at Heart and
his return in New Moon Rising, Dark Horse's Oz
mini-series sees Willow's former boyfriend searching for a cure
in Tibet for his lycanthropic tendencies.
Since
it's the first part in a trilogy, there's a lot of space devoted
to seen setting and introducing the guest characters, notably
Oz's companion for the story, the demon-girl Jinan.
Things
start to pick up towards the end, with the pair searching for
a monk, and finding a trail of dead bodies, but the story is
hardly rivetting stuff at this stage. Oz's non-talkative nature
is reflected in the limited amount of speech during his and
Jinan's journey, which helps things move along fairly quickly.
It's
not helped by some artwork that makes you wonder if Buffy
newcomer Logan Lubera has actually seen the show since his likeness
of Oz leaves a lot to be desired. Photo-realism is one thing,
but most readers would expect the lead character to look something
like the actor who plays him on television.
Not
a particularly good start then, so we can only hope that now
that the introductions are over, things will be picking up over
the next two installments.
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Writer:
CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN
Pencils: LOGAN LUBERA
Inks: CRAIG YEUNG
Cover: JOHN TOTLEBEN
RATING: 4/10
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