WWE Heroes #1

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• 4.0

  Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson

  Mar 27, 2010

  For all the mockery heaped on the announcements of this book, it's not actually all that bad. The plot is pretty epic and 'Lord of The Rings'-y, maybe even too much so for one twenty-odd page comic book. We're given glimpses of the King of Shadows, and enough character bits to understand some of his evil plan, but the reasons for the Firstborn being hidden among the WWE superstars aren't really clear. The dialogue is pretty much standard-issue tough-guy stuff, partly due to the sheer number of WWE characters showcased within. And speaking of which, if you don't know your superstars already, there's not a lot of context to try and figure out what all is going on. For instance, Kane appears, but is never named, and a quick shot of a Royal Rumble match gives us several characters whom even *I* can't quite identify. Overall, the art isn't bad, but suffers from the same problem that comics based on real characters always do: likeness issues. There's also a notable dearth of the identifying Read Full Review