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The Strange Talent Of Luther Strode (2012)

by Justin Jordan(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1607065312 (ISBN13: 9781607065319)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Image Comics

series

Luther Strode

review 1: The Strange Talent of Luther Strode is sort of a superhero story and sort of isn’t. It borrows much in terms of background from the violence and characters of Kick-Ass but ups the violence to new levels and tosses in a dose of the titular “strange” into the mix. Luther Strode is sort of your average geek. He lives with his mother and together he and his mom have survived they abuse of his father who is now in jail. On a whim Luther orders a goofy strength training manual and despite initial misgivings he finds that it works…maybe a bit too well. The primary question that the comic asks is what would happen if someone was given these amazing powers. We’ve seen this explored through Spiderman’s “with great power comes great responsibility.” But with the Luthe... morer Strode that line seems to be more “with great power comes great power.” We all like to think we would be heroes but The Strange Talent of Luther Strode examines the question of just how much a hero an average person given seemingly unlimited power can be. This is an often shockingly violent comic, to the point of almost near nausea, but one whose violence is almost hipnotic and intrinsicly tied to the story’s plot. It is rendered in style thanks to the dynamic art by Tradd Moore whose style is similar to, and on par with if not better than, John Romita Jr.. The colorist Felipe Sobreiro deserves recognition for the vibrant work that makes the art pop and the fact that the copious amounts of red splashed across many of the pages manages to never grow tiresome on the eyes. This is an entertaining book that tells a complete and satisfying story with an ending that will weigh heavy on the reader’s imagination but will hopefully spawn future adventures in this universe
review 2: This book is basically Kick-Ass meets Invincible. The Kick-Ass elements make it fabulous. The hyper-gore makes it less so. There's nothing much to say about the book other than that you should go out and get it and read it right this minute. Even though I'm sick to death of Image's tendency toward ultraviolence these days, it's a damn fine book. The combination of art by Tradd Moore and colors by Felipe Sobriero is a perfect match for the writing. Well played all around, gentlemen. less

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