Cover by Carlos Dattoli, best known for his work on Power Rangers from BOOM! Studios.
THE FUTURE'S MOST DANGEROUS SPORT JUST GOT A NEW PLAYER.
RAMGOD follows Clint Bowler, a former troubled star athlete turned NCPD Beat Cop, as he tries to balance his dueling responsibilities as a cop and as a father. But his teenage son, Malcolm, wants nothing to do with him. That is until Clint is recruited by Malcolm's favorite team in the world's most dangerous sport, RAMGOD, after a video of him chasing a perpetrator goes viral.
With a second shot at his dreams, a more
RAMGD #1 begins a cyberpunk tale about a cop on the trail of bank robbers who may have a connection to the world's most popular sporting event. The Rosenblums put in overtime to think through every facet of the world and characters to present an environment that feels authentic, while Canaan White's miraculously detailed art is the highest of quality. That said, the plot suffers from pacing problems in the middle of the comic. Read Full Review
In the end, Ramgod is better viewed as a dystopian drama than a sports comic. The artwork is solid, but the game at the heart of the story is more confusing as Quidditch. Despite this, the solid character work and intriguing setting make up for this one flaw. Read Full Review
I did not know what to expect from this. I picked it up because it looked interesting and I love cyber punk themes, but the fact that this series revolved around some sort of sport kind of tempered my expected interest in it. Turns out, this issue left an impression on me, with the very concept around that sport being intriguing and the connection between the issue's opening events and the revelation towards the end made this memorable. The art style is my speed (along the lines of Fabok), and the dialogue felt natural. I'm absolutely going to pick it up again.
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