Remplacée par Genevieve Valentine sur Catwoman, la scénariste Ann Nocenti change de décors avec la nouvelle série Klarion the Witch Boy qu’elle écrit pour le dessinateur Trevor McCarthy.
Klarion le jeune sorcier (personnage créé par Jack Kirby en 1973) sera cette fois-ci accompagné de nouveaux « amis » dont la jeune Zell et ses cheveux magiques; la plante Weed; l’occultiste Rasp (descendant de Rasputin); et Noah & Pipper, deux puissants sorciers prêts a sauver le Monde ou, dans le cas contraire, à le quitter au plus vite via une porte dimensionnelle. Leur première épreuve ? L’émergence de techno-sorciers et une scission au sein du monde de la magie en plein centre de Gotham, rien que ça.
C’est rigolo, Ann Nocenti avait écrit la série régulière « Kid Eternity » dans la foulée d’une mini de Grant Morrison qui avait exhumée ce vieux perso des sixties, si mes souvenirs sont bons. Ici c’est un peu pareil : à croire que les éditeurs pensent que Nocenti et Morrison ont des points communs, niveau écriture et thématique…
Autre détail amusant : un perso qui s’appelle Weed, ce n’st guère étonnant pour Nocenti, qui fut la rédactrice en chef de…« High Times », le magazine préféré de l’internationale des fumeurs de ganja !!
[quote]KLARION #1
Written by ANN NOCENTI
Art and cover by TREVOR McCARTHY
1:25 Variant cover by FRAZER IRVING
On sale OCTOBER 8 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
Klarion the Witch Boy makes his New 52 debut and stands for the forces of chaos in this new ongoing series![/quote]
Un premier épisode très rempli à tel point que je me demande si Nocenti a conscience du format. J’ai eu l’impression qu’elle écrivait au fil de l’eau en oubliant qu’il faut remplir 22 pages avec du rythme.
Elle a sûrement beaucoup de choses à raconter.
Si mon premier avis est positif, c’est aussi en raison du boulot « WilliamsIIIien » de McCarthy très en forme.
[quote]Klarion #2
Written by: Ann Nocenti
Art by: Trevor McCarthy
Cover by: Trevor McCarthy
Variant cover by: Andrea Sorrentino
Klarion just can’t help himself when he battles the friend he made on his first day on Earth. The War of the Witches escalates when Tech-Wizard Coal releases a robot without a killswitch, Klarion has to learn how to control his rampaging powers, and a kiss changes everything.
U.S. Price: 2.99
On Sale Date: Nov 12 2014[/quote]
STORY BY
Ann Nocenti
ART BY
Trevor McCarthy
COLORS BY
Guy Major
LETTERS BY
Pat Brosseau
COVER BY
Felipe Smith
PUBLISHER
DC Comics
COVER PRICE:
$2.99
RELEASE DATE
Wed, December 10th, 2014
Agents from S.H.A.D.E. are hot on Klarion’s trail, Zell’s powers are out of control, there’s a spy in the Moody Museum and buddybots are taking over the city! As if that weren’t bad enough, Klarion’s pagan magic finds its match in the tech wizardry of Coal and the Necrots. Will Klarion save his first new friends on Earth – or will he slip out a dimensional back door?[/quote]
[quote]KLARION #6
Written by ANN NOCENTI
Art by TREVOR McCARTHY
Cover by SZYMON KUDRANSKI
On sale MARCH 11 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T • FINAL ISSUE
Klarion has wrecked his relationships with everyone at the Moody Museum and seems ready to live a life dedicated to evil! Is our hero a hero no more?[/quote]
[quote]Klarion #4
Story by Ann Nocenti
Art by Fabrizio Fiorentino, Szymon Kudranski
Colors by Guy Major
Letters by Pat Brosseau
Cover by Tradd Moore
Publisher DC Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Wed, January 14th, 2015
Klarion does a very, very bad thing. Just how evil is Klarion, and how much damage will he do? Find out in “The Swarm Abides,” when Klarion drives the devil’s car and falls into a hell of his own making.[/quote]
[quote]KLARION #5
Written by Ann Nocenti
Art by Trevor McCarthy, Szymon Kudranski, and Guy Major
Published by DC Comics
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Coal’s buddybots are making people happy. Happier than they’ve ever been before. So why is Klarion on a mission to destroy all buddybots? Why is Klarion willing to lose his new friends to obliterate the friendly little bots? An all-battle issue as Klarion battles Zell, Piper, Noah and Rasp![/quote]
[quote]Klarion #6
Story by Ann Nocenti
Art by Trevor McCarthy
Colors by Guy Major
Letters by Pat Brosseau
Cover by Szymon Kudranski
Publisher DC Comics
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date Mar 11th, 2015
Klarion has wrecked his relationships with everyone at the Moody Museum and seems ready to live a life dedicated to evil! Is our hero a hero no more?[/quote]
