December 7, 2011 by

Mediocrity at its finest.

Author Jon Goff, in collaboration with Stan Lee and Japanese musician Yoshiki, give a rather boring tale that fails to amass interest and leaves the reader with an unpleasant taste.

The story follows Yoshiki, a very successful Japanese musician, who we find cannot remember the events that transpired the night before. A dark priest comes to warn Yoshiki that the threat of his enemy, Oblivion, will destroy the world if he does not transform into his super-human self and defeat the monsters terrorizing the earth. Through the power of his music, he is able to transform and embody the power of the dragon.

The premise is absurd. So absurd that it could only be seen in a Japanese manga or anime. The events in the book seem random as if a child had strung them together. The plot could be related to that of a middle schoolers daydream power fantasy put into comic form. It's almost laughable.

The art leaves very little to be desired. It is a mix of American and Japanese styles. American with its stylized look, and Japanese with its muted color pallet. Sadly the art does not do much to give the book much personality. Characters are stiff and backgrounds are left white and incomplete.

The stories odd presentation and ludicrous premise do a poor job in maintaining curiosity. The reader will be left with a feeling of regret knowing that he or she spent money on this amateurish attempt at a comic.

5.0 Mediocre

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