Written by Dan Watters
Art by Piotr Kowalski & Ronilson Freire
Colors by Brad Simpson & Greg Menzie
I have enjoyed the Wolfenstein video games, so I figured I would pick this one up off this week’s new release shelf. It’s the first Titan Comics video game based comic booked I have pick up. I like a lot of Titan titles . . . .
And I thought ‘It can’t be as bad as Dynamite’s ATARI line.’
Uh, wrong.
I don’t know where to start, but Wolfenstein #1 and I got off to a bad start as soon as I opened the cover and saw a two page The Story So Far . . .
It never recovered after the bad start, and I found myself disconnected from Wolfenstein from the very beginning. The story seemed to meander without any real plot (or story) or direction and just revealed itself to be a complete mess.
The dialog didn’t help as it felt wooden and hard to read.
The art is the strongest point in the book, characters look nice and distinct and the muted colors give the right dystopian feel. However, it doesn’t help elevate the book. In fact there are some scenes where the art is just as confused and baffling as the story.
Overall, Wolfenstein falls flat and disappointing.
Remember the two page The Story So Far . . . I mentioned? While that is what got everything off to a bad start, I have to say it was the best part of the title. It told a better story then the actual comic did.
FINAL THOUGHT:
Not worth the time.
RATING: 4 – Skip It.
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