Northern
Adventure Quarterly
Format: Running
Series (Available both in print and digital format) – Issue 1.
Full Colour
Publisher: Frozen
Light Comics
Created by Andre
St-Amour
A digital copy of Northern Adventure Quarterly (NAQ) was kindly
sent onto us here at Wicked Comics for reviewing purposes buy its creator and
publisher Andre St-Amour.
I don’t
know where to start with this comic, I seriously enjoyed it so much and I
cannot wait for issue #2! So I guess I’ll start by saying that it was truly an
amazing read. It’s very pleasing to the eye with the stylish illustration and
characters that are very inviting, fun and keep you laughing throughout.
In this
debut issue there are three stories focusing on the adventures of The Guard, Miss
M and Zodiac, three unique superheroes each with their own tale to tell. In the
first story you have The Guard who is a very funny, witty character that has no
clue why his enemy, who he calls Lug Nuts, is attacking him. Lug nuts is like a
parrot in the sense that he repeats himself constantly, its monotonous but in a
very humorous way.
In the
second story we have Miss M who is a feisty little superhero with an attitude
and she won’t let anybody get in the way of her saving the planet and the
creatures it inhabits. And then last but not least we have Zodiac who was my
personal favorite because he possesses the power of each zodiac sign and all of
their elements which is really bad-ass! He kind of reminded me of the Ben 10
cartoon the way he could call on a power and then poof! He is whatever sign he
chooses to call on.
When
reading NAQ I got the same vibe derived from Stan Lee’s work in the golden age
of comics. It has the same innocence, corny superhero and villain theme where
the good guys always come out looking amazing even if they don’t really do
much! In this day and age it is somewhat refreshing to see some creators
incorporate old school elements and creating fun all ages comics.
I found
the artwork and plush colouring very appealing and again reminiscent of “old-
style-comic-book”. I can also see a bit of Bruce Timm’s batman the animated
series in the art which is awesome!
During
my time reading the comic I could picture a parent reading this to their child
to introduce them to comic books, it’s the type of story that both adults and
kids can enjoy in equal measures.
To
think that Andre St-Amour wrote, illustrated, edited and published this himself
is astounding! Especially when one factors in the high quality of the delivery.
He was born to make comic books and really knows how to lure in the reader with
his magnetic writing style that keeps you wanting more.
Those
with a penchant for superheroes and Saturday morning Cartoon lovers will
definitely get a kick out of this book. And if you have never read a comic,
this is a great way to start!
give
this issue a 5/5.
Review
by Charlene Bennett
Edited by Chris Le Galle
Get your own copy of Northern Adventure Quarterly from:
http://frozenlightcomics.blogspot.com
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