Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist #1

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• 6.0

  CHUD - Jeb Delia

  Dec 05, 2011

  The cover is Alex Ross to the nines, all photorealism and big, bold style. This feels antiquated after all these years, with Flash posed the same as seemingly all of Ross' heroes, depicted as part-statue, part pro-wrestler. That can work to this story's advantage, as it harkens back to the old Doc Savage paperback covers by James Bama, but here it feels like Ross on autopilot. Still, there's no denying the provocative contrast between Ming and Hitler, with Flash caught in the middle (I especially like one of Ming's bizarre, colorful ships sneaking in amongst the German bombers). The low angle, as well, positions Flash and the villains as being above the reader, which is mimicked by Indro with the interior art. Ming's and Flash & Dale's introductions are all at low angles, preparing the reader for a tall tale and larger-than-life personalities. The interior art is atomic retro cool, especially a two-page spread of newsreels showing Ming's natural disaster attacks around the world, a Read Full Review