"JOHNNY'S STORY," Part 1. See The Karate Kid in a whole new light in this retelling through the eyes of Johnny Lawrence, two-time All Valley Tournament Champion. When the new kid makes moves on the girl that broke Johnny's heart, he vows to settle the score and win back her love. Or so goes the story Sensei Lawrence tells his students nearly 35 years later. Written by Denton J. Tipton (X-Files) and illustrated by Kagan McLeod (Infinite Kung Fu). Based on the hit YouTube Original series Cobra Kai!
* The classic Karate Kid movie story told for the first time from Johnny Lawrence's POV!
* Each issue features exciting variant cover art wi more
No matter if you're a fan of the original movie, or have only caught the Cobra Kai series on Youtube, this book is gonna be a great compliment to the story of Johnny Lawrence. Is it worth the $4? I'd say so. It's definitely worth picking up. Read Full Review
Cobra Kai is a fun book and well worth it to just have more Kagan McCloud on a printed page, once again drawing martial arts. If you loved the movie and like the show, you'll totally be into this. It's fast and fun. Throw in McCloud's art and you have a book that should be checked out. Read Full Review
If anyone ever wondered about what made the bad guy from the original Karate Kid tick, then here's your answer. Apparently he was from a broken home and was misunderstood and neglected. Now he may have lived long enough to have regrets. Read Full Review
The comic delivers potential. It's the build-up to the story we know from the film but doesn't quite deliver that yet. Instead, it focuses on Johnny the person adds some depth to him and shows us where he's coming from. Now, we can get to the interesting stuff we all came for to start. Read Full Review
If you're a die hard fan of the franchise there is maybe something to be found here, but even that feels like a stretch. Read Full Review
Most of this was just recap of the first movie, nothing much new to be told.