Fist of the unloved is the Japanese series, often synonymous with weakness and product for thirsty geeks violence. But comics, rock and video games have long been the scapegoats of this censorship and in this degraded Fist of the North deserved a second chance.
This version DELUXE brings out all the interest: planks expanded, entire episodes color beautifully printed, printing errors corrected from the first volume, and volumes of 400 pages.
In many ways it all enormously aged: minimalist dialogues, repetitive situations and Manichaean characters: a very nice against evil villains. In terms of scenario, it is clear that we are not at Tezuka Taniguchi and much less in terms of humor, absolutely not at Toriyama.
Yet the series has retained much of its charm, if only by drawings of a formidable precision and ultra dynamic cutting reminiscent of comics. Moreover, the authors of scattered here and there winks at the world of Xmen: thugs appear with the visor of Cyclops, others with Wolverine's claws and his "Snikt" feature.
It is caught in the game of the charismatic and taciturn Kenshiro, and the story very slow pace, devoid of any subplot takes off in length .In this mixture of martial arts films, Mad Max and Western, the reader is caught in a unique atmosphere, oppressive and always very violent almost 30 years after the creation of the character. The authors put their characters in absolutely appalling situations and BD will rarely offered to the reader as a sinister cast of characters.
THE cruelty of certain situations, the cruel death of innocent people, no concession is reminiscent of the twilight western gifted Garth Ennis. Indeed, some boards may recall the style of Carlos Ezquera
But the authors undeniably have a story to tell and stages of the characters with a strong personality and adult tone. Beyond the inevitable violence, the claim says Ken peaceful community of history, nonviolent lost in a world gone mad. Awaits her savior in the person of a mysterious and ruthless character. If this scenario is silly, especially burn all Eastwood movies that leave on the same premise ....
In the end, the 700 pages of the first two volumes read in one sitting. Not bad for a qualified long history of "stupid" ...