I have a collection of all the old radio shows of The Shadow and I was looking forward to a new modern comic, but this was such a disappointment.

I was hoping for a grudge, noir looking comic; matching the cover art. Instead, the illustrations look like you’re playing one of those click-though graphic games instead of reading a pulp fiction comic, using computer generated graphics instead of traditional art. While the art was pretty, it didn’t fit with this comic at all. It doesn’t work with The Shadow, modern stories or not.

That plot wasn’t all that great in itself, either. Bringing back his arch enemy Shiwan Kahn isn’t such a bad way of getting The Shadow back in action, but reviving the old days by having multiples of old characters coming back in their grandchildren pushed the story.

The worst part of the comic is The Shadow, himself. The comic tries to humanize his character, but in doing so he loses that strong air of mystery that is essential to the character and the comic.

OMG - love, love, love! This was great. I enjoyed everything - storyline, drawings, presentation. Awesome!