Agon #0 + #1
Publisher: Zenescope Entertainment
Writer: Scott Burn
Artist: Paul Roper
When I first saw Agon in Previews a couple months back I knew it would make its way onto my pull-list; an inter-galactic contest of champions putting Earth’s greatest warriors in a battle to the death, with the fate of the entire planet at stake! From reading issues #0 and #1 I’m getting a Seven Samurai (or for those of you unfamiliar with Akira Kurasawa’s work just think of The Magnificent Seven) kinda feel with a little Gladiator thrown in for good measure!
Minor spoilers ahead!
Issue #0 is your typical run of the mill intro comic, it gives you a little background and insight into what’s going on. You get to see a giant six-armed blue ape creature battling a giant centipede monster. You are introduced to the main protagonist, who is a misunderstood scientist whose theories are first scoffed at, but they end up being true. Here is the basic run-down of what I’ve been able to piece together story wise: 50,000 years ago an advanced alien race came to the planet Earth and held a gladiatorial type challenge spanning the galaxy, with the winner earning a grand prize.
The one problem I have with this book is one that is shared by many sci-fi comics and stories- it takes a while for the story to get going. However once the plot gets into a rhythm I think it will lead to some interesting places. There are a wide array of characters that have been chosen by Earth to represent humanity in this inter-galactic competition. The combatants each seem to have their own qualities that lead me to believe each will have a specific role to serve once they begin the competition. Things do seem to be heating up at the end of issue #1, with the combatants being selected and on their way to this battle royal!
It’s just too early to tell on this one as we haven’t even seen the alien contestants yet! It has all the makings of a great sci-fi epic. But until i get to read a little more of this series, I can’t tell how things will play out. I’m gonna have to go with a “lets wait and see approach” on this one! Agon #1 hits shelves today, so be sure to check it out!
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Scott Andrews
scott@comicattack.net
Sounds interesting enough but is this a mini or an ongoing series?
Very nice artwork, and the story seems interesting as well.
It’s a mini series, It looks promising.
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Sounds like a cool idea!
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