Now this isn’t a regular review from me (though I’ll admit that I read the issue and felt it was great.)
But this is from perhaps our Littlest Shiny Robot!, Son of Swank-mo-tron, Anakin Young. He’s 11 and read this book and insisted on reviewing it. For my part, I checked it out as well. Red Circle, who put the book out, is an imprint of Archie Comics, as they kick off their superhero line of books separate from the Riverdale gang. The Fox is really a guy named Paul Patton, Jr., a photojournalist and unpowered, costumed adventurer. The fifth issue of “The Fox” teams him up with the Archie comics hero The Shield as they battle the Druid.
It’s classic silver-age hijinks and dialogue and I enjoyed it. But I’m not here to review the book. Son of Swank-mo-tron is, so, without further ado, here’s his take on the book:
THE FOX #1 (monthly comic series, full color, Red Circle Comics, $2.99) (7.5 out of 10)
WHO’S RESPONSIBLE? J.M. DeMatteis (script); Dean Haspiel (art); Allen Passalaqua (colors) and John Workman (letters).
“The Fox” is a story that takes place 70 years ago, when World War II was happening. I have only read the 5th issue and it is a pretty okay comic book.
Anyways so this issue is about The Fox and he is accompanied by three other superheroes. They are pretty cool. One of their names is The Shield and he reminds me a lot of Captain America. I don’t know if i’m the only one who thinks that, but whatever. So, moving on well they did not really tell the the names of the other two or I might have forgot them, so I will just describe them. One is a Japanese samurai and has a green laser-like sword thing. The other one is a German dude. The German dude’s superpower is that he shoots blue lightning bolts out of his hand. That’s a pretty cool power to have when and if you are a superhero fighting a guy like Aquaman.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, something you have not been waiting for: the super villain. The super villain that the Fox and friends encounter is named The Druid. He is a really big, god-like super villain (with a fine mustache and beard, I myself will say) who has been sleeping for a like a really, really, really long time. The other villain is named Unity.
What I liked about this comic was that the story was cool. I liked that it had cool bad guys and action. And The Druid’s beard and mustache were excellent. That the Fox didn’t know what was going on in the beginning made me laugh, too.
I’d advise you to read it. You can get it at your local comic book shop, probably for 2.99, to learn about the rest of the story.