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Reviewed by Kevin Hill MBQ. For a while I wondered what MBQ stood for. Evidently it's McBurger Queen, the ficticious fast-food restaurant that plays a small part (so far) in this first volume, but in this volume that's less important, but for the introduction of Jeff, an MBQ employee, and lead character Omario's housemate. Smith does a good job of characterisation, helped in part by his expressive artwork, giving each character a very seperate identity. Omario proves to be a likeable character, and with his interactions with Dee and Jeff, you start to take an interest in who he is. Where MBQ really shines, however, is in Smith's artwork. It's energetic, detailed, and as I said before, expressive. His character designs are superb, and rival those of Santa Inoue, someone who Smith clearly has a great deal of respect for with a volume of the Tokyo Tribes comic making a cameo. Smith also handles action scenes well, with the store hold-up being impressively realised. One thing I can't shake off, about his art, is that I know it from somewhere. I'm not sure where, but it does have a familiar, yet unique, quality to it. Of Tokyopop's current Western manga line-up, I consider this by far the best, as it has all of the hallmarks of Japanese comics, without the deficiencies many Western creators bring from Western comics. To be honest, I'd say it even ranks alongside their more prestigious translated books, but adds a unique American brand to it. I can't wait to see more from Felipe Smith, and certainly look forward to more MBQ. Comments ([an error occurred while processing this directive]) |
1 September 2010
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