Namor: The Sub-Mariner – Conquered Shores #5 (of 5)
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A/CA) Pasqual Ferry
Rated T+
In Shops: Feb 08, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Who will survive in this fallen world? Who will rebuild it? Atlantis? The machines? A long-suffering humankind? Namor faces off against the Original Human Torch one last time… and then his own underwater empire. In the end, will anything be left to rule on these conquered shores?
Namor: The Sub-Mariner – Conquered Shores #4 (of 5)
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A/CA) Pasqual Ferry
In Shops: Jan 18, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Namor confronts the original Human Torch and his hidden machine enclave in the Arctic Circle. What are these machines’ true intentions? The death of surface-dwelling humans? The overthrow of Atlantis itself? Old grudges will reignite as the Torch and Sub-Mariner take their battles to the skies and seas once more!
Namor: The Sub-Mariner – Conquered Shores #3 (of 5)
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A/CA) Pasqual Ferry
Rated T+
In Shops: Dec 21, 2022
SRP: $4.99
Namor and Luke Cage trail the Human Torch to the ruins of Latveria, encountering ghosts of the past… and GOLEMS OF THE PRESENT. Plus, a startling revelation about the surface-dwelling refugees here causes Namor to spiral? Is a conspiracy afoot? And will his roiling feelings for the Torch cloud the truth or reveal an awful reality too late?
Kevin Costner is one of those actors whose resume is more prolific than most living actors. When I think about the breadth of movies he has starred in, I often look at the diversity of roles he has occupied. The only other actor to have done as much may have been Robert Redford. It helps that both often take on roles to subvert their looks.
As Costner has played in every genre, with his most complex being, his current one on Yellowstone. My personal favorite being his role in Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves. One of his most lauded was Waterworld, whose premise was laughed at, but we fast forward to the present, and it seems more like a reality. In Namor: The Sub-Mariner – Conquered Shores #1, we see through another lens just how the world would be ran undersea ruler.
We are taken to a dystopian future where most the world is underwater and the iconic Statue Of Liberty can only be seen through the hand holding her flame. We soon find out that the Kree is responsible for the accelerated state of Earth, leaving human to hide and plunder resources where they can, while Namor’s people live in … world supremacy. This leads to Namor retiring and letting his younger cousin, Namorita, take the throne in his stead. We are taken to “Dry Man’s Land”, where humans tear each other apart for nothing at all, as an older Captain America tries desperately to keep the peace as much as possible. As Luke Cage sees different, wanting more than what the Atlanteans give them to survive. By Issue’s end, the peace between the two factions ends abruptly, as an unlikely hero emerges from Namor’s past.
Overall, Namor: The Sub-Mariner – Conquered Shores #1 is an intense story that will remind many of DMZ but set in a sunken future. The story by Cantwell is astounding. The art by the creative team is marvelous. Altogether, a more than worthy addition to this complex antagonist who will soon see screen time .
Story: Christopher Cantwell Art: Pasqual Ferry
Color: Matt Hollingsworth Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy
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Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling reviews of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full one for.
These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.
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Chicken Devils #1 (Aftershock) – Brian Buccelato’s Chicken Devil is back for another volume with a new artist (Mattia Monaco) and a side of domestic drama to go with the hot chicken vigilantism. Monaco brings a dose of anarchy to the comic with bursts of color any time something violent or stressful happens like Mitch dealing with an Albanian biker gang or trying to save his marriage in an Ikea. He trying to have a normal life in the midst of working with the cops to cover up his murders makes Chicken Devils darkly humorous like the early seasons of Breaking Bad. However, by the end of the first issue, the scope of the series expands with Mitch putting the restauranteur and dad hats to the side and embracing the vigilante label with some help. Talk about the ultimate mid-life crisis. Overall: 7.7 Verdict: Buy
The Least We Can Do #2 (Image) – The second issue of The Least We Can Do slows down and focuses on Uriel’s training to fight against the Eden Army. Predictably, it doesn’t go too well, and artist Elisa Romboli uses dynamic paneling to show Uriel get her ass kicked over and over again as she struggles to use her Medium in combat. And speaking of Mediums, Iolanda Zanfardino and Romboli provide a lot more information about the different kinds, and how it’s difficult to use one if it was stolen, not found. The Least We Can Do #2 is kind of heavy on telling/exposition, but I feel like I have a little better grasp on this world after reading. Overall: 7.1 Verdict: Read
Namor: The Sub-Mariner – Conquered Shores #1 (Marvel) – Just in time for his live action debut, Christopher Cantwell, Pasqual Ferry, and Matt Hollingsworth turn in a story of a victorious, aging, and regretful Namor in a world where the heroes are gone and waters cover the Earth. Ferry uses wide layouts for Atlantis and tighter ones for the oxygenated area of Atlantis and the human dwellings in New York to contrast their plight and provide motivation for Namor, who is retired as king and works to find some kind of equality between humans and Atlanteans. Having him be a kind of diplomat is interesting characterization, but the bruises he gets from Luke Cage’s men might put at end to that. All in all, Conquered Shores #1 is an interesting dystopian story illustrating the simple fact that getting what you always wanted isn’t always fulfilling plus it features gorgeous, at times haunting visuals from Pasqual Ferry and Hollingsworth and real world parallels to climate change and inequality. Overall: 8.6 Verdict: Buy
Well, there you have it, folks. The reviews we didn’t quite get a chance to write. See you next week!
Please note that with some of the above comics, Graphic Policy was provided FREE copies for review. Where we purchased the comics, you’ll see an asterisk (*). If you don’t see that, you can infer the comic was a review copy. In cases where we were provided a review copy and we also purchased the comic you’ll see two asterisks (**).
Namor: The Sub-Mariner – Conquered Shores #1
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A/CA) Pasqual Ferry
Rated T+
In Shops: Oct 12, 2022
SRP: $4.99
A century into the future, not much land remains on Earth. A combination of a worsening climate and a devastating war with the Kree has left the surface of the planet mostly inhospitable, with an ever-dwindling population of air-breathers and a profound lack of super heroes to protect them. Enter NAMOR, who these many years on is no longer King of Atlantis…but ruler of the entire world.
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Namor: The Sub-Mariner – Conquered Shores #1
(W) Christopher Cantwell (A/CA) Pasqual Ferry
Rated T+
In Shops: Oct 12, 2022
SRP: $4.99
A century into the future, not much land remains on Earth. A combination of a worsening climate and a devastating war with the Kree has left the surface of the planet mostly inhospitable, with an ever-dwindling population of air-breathers and a profound lack of super heroes to protect them. Enter NAMOR, who these many years on is no longer King of Atlantis…but ruler of the entire world.
