varasa's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
mjthomas43's review
3.0
Not bad. Kinda fun. Not familiar with any previous White Tiger storylines (or Iron Fist or Luke Cage). Certainly visually appealing ;) and Spiderman is always entertaining.
babyfacedoldsoul's review
4.0
Knowing next to nothing about Daredevil or White Tiger I still really enjoyed this. I like how human they made the characters, and the artwork was beautiful. Definitely worth checking out.
thestackscat's review against another edition
5.0
Tamora Pierce is a masterful storyteller in any medium.
narflet's review against another edition
3.0
For the most part I enjoyed reading this. The more I read, the more into I got but it was a little confusing at first if, like me, you didn't know the back story from previous Daredevil issues and the larger Marvel universe story lines. However, by the 2nd and 3rd issues the introductory recap blurbs do their job and help to clarify and explain things (although the 'flashback' panels start to grate after a while, feeling like wasted space sometimes). There are still a few points where the story telling and art are confused though, even resorting to arrow guides on the panels at one point(!). At other times though there are real bits of brilliance, as I'd expect from Tamora Pierce - she particularly seems to manage to capture the essence and voice of Spidey. (I don't know how much input Tim Liebe had in the story - he was credited for every issue but was initially stated to only be co-writing issues 3&4.) If Marvel and/or Tamora is ever interested in another foray into the comics world then a Spidey story would be an excellent match I feel (although I'd rather see something entirely stand alone and not tied to a larger universe). The three pages on Angela's rooftop in issue five are a particular high point.
Other supes pop up left, right and centre in this limited series. Some seem a little pointless and their appearances redundant to the story - Lizard and Deadpool primarily. Lizard in particular was never explained and it felt odd. I'm aware that both characters were there to cause disruptions and additional hardships, but quite frankly these could have happened in other ways without throwing more characters at us for the sake of cameos (not like there wasn't enough!) - it started to feel a little chaotic and the Emma Frost confusion was amusing enough by itself, it didn't need any more. The foreign supes at the airport was the most confused (and unnecessary I felt) point, in both art and writing. I think perhaps it was tying into the larger Marvel universe story lines but there was plenty of other references and coupled with the confusing art (it looks like the supes have shrunk with no discernible explanation?!) it felt like a wasted page. I would have expected this White Tiger run to be more self contained and accessible for a limited series, especially one that I imagine Marvel must have hoped would attract fans of Tamora Pierce to read comics for the first time, potentially adding to their reader base.
The art was solid - in the large, full page spreads it was brilliant (again, the last page of the rooftop scene, issue 5, stands out along with the first costume shot, issue 1, and all the introductory recap pages), and in the panels it went from good in larger panels, to serviceable in smaller ones to occasionally a bit rough and unclear in some smaller panels or backgrounds. The costume design was a plus point - it looked modern, clean and fresh without looking daft like a lot of costumes can. On the whole, solid art - not brilliant, but I've seen much, much worse! David Mack's covers, however, are a different kettle of fish. Those are brilliant and I really loved them. The high key white on white is stunning (issues 1, 6 and the tpb do this best), the water colours sublime and the detailing and depth to the art is silencing. If I were Tammy I'd have all seven pieces as clean, beautifully printed screens hung in my house! Hmm, makes me wonder where the originals are.
Overall it was mostly solid, but not as good as either a. Tamora's novels or b. other comics/graphic novels that I have read. I did enjoy it however and it certainly got stronger as it went along. As a first run at comics writing it was above par and, as I said before, I'd really be interested in seeing Tamora write for comics again as it is a medium I'm very fond of. However, I really like to see something original from her and not universe based, then I think (combined with the right artist) she'd really knock things out of the park.
Other supes pop up left, right and centre in this limited series. Some seem a little pointless and their appearances redundant to the story - Lizard and Deadpool primarily. Lizard in particular was never explained and it felt odd. I'm aware that both characters were there to cause disruptions and additional hardships, but quite frankly these could have happened in other ways without throwing more characters at us for the sake of cameos (not like there wasn't enough!) - it started to feel a little chaotic and the Emma Frost confusion was amusing enough by itself, it didn't need any more. The foreign supes at the airport was the most confused (and unnecessary I felt) point, in both art and writing. I think perhaps it was tying into the larger Marvel universe story lines but there was plenty of other references and coupled with the confusing art (it looks like the supes have shrunk with no discernible explanation?!) it felt like a wasted page. I would have expected this White Tiger run to be more self contained and accessible for a limited series, especially one that I imagine Marvel must have hoped would attract fans of Tamora Pierce to read comics for the first time, potentially adding to their reader base.
The art was solid - in the large, full page spreads it was brilliant (again, the last page of the rooftop scene, issue 5, stands out along with the first costume shot, issue 1, and all the introductory recap pages), and in the panels it went from good in larger panels, to serviceable in smaller ones to occasionally a bit rough and unclear in some smaller panels or backgrounds. The costume design was a plus point - it looked modern, clean and fresh without looking daft like a lot of costumes can. On the whole, solid art - not brilliant, but I've seen much, much worse! David Mack's covers, however, are a different kettle of fish. Those are brilliant and I really loved them. The high key white on white is stunning (issues 1, 6 and the tpb do this best), the water colours sublime and the detailing and depth to the art is silencing. If I were Tammy I'd have all seven pieces as clean, beautifully printed screens hung in my house! Hmm, makes me wonder where the originals are.
Overall it was mostly solid, but not as good as either a. Tamora's novels or b. other comics/graphic novels that I have read. I did enjoy it however and it certainly got stronger as it went along. As a first run at comics writing it was above par and, as I said before, I'd really be interested in seeing Tamora write for comics again as it is a medium I'm very fond of. However, I really like to see something original from her and not universe based, then I think (combined with the right artist) she'd really knock things out of the park.
erutane's review against another edition
2.0
I don't know, the dialogue was really bad which pretty much wrecked it for me. It's been a few years since I've read anything from Pierce, but I was certain she wrote better than this. I did enjoy the individual cover art for each issue; I'll give it that much.
ajenndae's review against another edition
3.0
Even without knowing all the back story, this comic was disjointed and a little confusing. I feel like there was a lot that Tamora Pierce wanted to do but was unable to do in just six parts. I still give it three stars because it was well written and the art was good, but the story was definitely lacking.
jrt5166's review against another edition
2.0
I have recently been planning to try reading more comics and graphic novels, so when I saw this in a used bookshop I figured why not.
To be honest, I wasn't that into it. Some of the writing was witty and made me laugh, but mostly I felt a bit out of the loop. Perhaps it would be a more interesting read for someone with a stronger background in comics.
To be honest, I wasn't that into it. Some of the writing was witty and made me laugh, but mostly I felt a bit out of the loop. Perhaps it would be a more interesting read for someone with a stronger background in comics.
macthekat's review against another edition
4.0
Loved it! It was just great!
I have wanted to read this comic for years, but never got around to buying it until now. I really wish there were more than the six issue that I got. I really liked Angela Del Toro as a person as a super hero. She really kicks ass, she is sassy, snarky and generally awesome. The story is really funny at times, entertaining and compelling. I could not stop reading - I had to read all six in a row. I love Angela's interactions with the other superheros like Black Widow (who takes her costume shopping), Daredevil (who is having her back) and Spiderman who constantly brings her donuts (cop joke). The only downside, now I really want to read another Tamora Pierce book and I got too many other good books I want to read. The art is so so by the way.
I have wanted to read this comic for years, but never got around to buying it until now. I really wish there were more than the six issue that I got. I really liked Angela Del Toro as a person as a super hero. She really kicks ass, she is sassy, snarky and generally awesome. The story is really funny at times, entertaining and compelling. I could not stop reading - I had to read all six in a row. I love Angela's interactions with the other superheros like Black Widow (who takes her costume shopping), Daredevil (who is having her back) and Spiderman who constantly brings her donuts (cop joke). The only downside, now I really want to read another Tamora Pierce book and I got too many other good books I want to read. The art is so so by the way.
amyoftortall's review against another edition
2.0
Darn-it! I am a huuuuge Tamora Pierce fan and Marvel was very smart to get her and her husband to write this because of her amazing work in female warrior writing. Also it gets people like me to pick up a Marvel comic. I heard Tamora talk at my local comicCon and explain that she was very unhappy with how White Tiger came out because Marvel edited it like crazy and pretty much took away the story from her. She said F* you and will never work with them again.
Knowing that she didn't have full control of the story I wanted to still read it because, come on, it's still Pierce.
The dialog was great and jokey but on the whole it was a bad read. It jumped around and the scenes weren't well followed through. Darn-it Marvel, you could have really done something great here but you messed it up.
Knowing that she didn't have full control of the story I wanted to still read it because, come on, it's still Pierce.
The dialog was great and jokey but on the whole it was a bad read. It jumped around and the scenes weren't well followed through. Darn-it Marvel, you could have really done something great here but you messed it up.