A review by carroq
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Volume 1: The Coulson Protocols by
4.0
This book was included in the September 2016 Comic Bento box, which was full of books related to TV shows. Marvel has had a surge of live action shows recently and there are a plethora of animated series that could have been linked into this box. Having watched the first three seasons of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. recently, I'm glad they chose this book.
There are some similarities between this book and the show, particularly the appearance of the main group of characters. All of them are featured on the show and the character art is influenced by the actors. Some people might not like that aspect, but I think it is great. It gives a sort of cohesion between the two mediums. There are some noticeable differences as well, but I won't mention specifics due to potential spoilers.
Anyway, in this book someone has attacked the Pentagon and stolen some information. This causes Coulson to reach out to his old girlfriend, Lola, to find out more about what is going on. From there, it leads to a chase for the perpetrator, which gives the creators an opportunity to bring in some Marvel heroes that couldn't appear in the show.
The characters felt pretty true to what I expected from them. The book is able to capitalize on the relationships built into the show despite the deviations. It even carries some of the same type of humor. I enjoyed the art style quite a bit. The colors worked perfectly and there is some great detail work. I'm interested to see what's in store for the team.
There are some similarities between this book and the show, particularly the appearance of the main group of characters. All of them are featured on the show and the character art is influenced by the actors. Some people might not like that aspect, but I think it is great. It gives a sort of cohesion between the two mediums. There are some noticeable differences as well, but I won't mention specifics due to potential spoilers.
Anyway, in this book someone has attacked the Pentagon and stolen some information. This causes Coulson to reach out to his old girlfriend, Lola, to find out more about what is going on. From there, it leads to a chase for the perpetrator, which gives the creators an opportunity to bring in some Marvel heroes that couldn't appear in the show.
The characters felt pretty true to what I expected from them. The book is able to capitalize on the relationships built into the show despite the deviations. It even carries some of the same type of humor. I enjoyed the art style quite a bit. The colors worked perfectly and there is some great detail work. I'm interested to see what's in store for the team.